Archaia, the only non-explosion-themed imprint of BOOM! Studios and the one most likely to publish an "artsy" comic, has announced a new graphic novel hitting stores next May from writer Marcos Prior and artist David Rubín The Grand Abyss Hotel is described as "a politically satirical look at democracy today through the lens of hyper-violence and[...]
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Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has revealed their plans for the milestone 25th issue of the Steven Universe comic book: an "epic new storyline" featuring fan-favorite space hero Lars of the Stars Writer Terry Blas and artist Gabriele Bagnoli reveal Lars and the Off Colors' "hidden truths," as Steven and Connie head to space for "a mind-bending[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has revealed two covers for Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 and #2, respectively by Jen Bartel and Ryan Inzana Executive Editor Jeanine Schaefer comments on Bartel's cover for Buffy #1:
This cover is a celebration of the three girls at the core of Buffy, who fight the good fight against not only[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced a new series by superstar creative team Greg Pak and Giannis Milonogiannis, set in an alternate-history 19th-century where Japan, Korea, and China are devastated by a mysterious apocalyptic event, leaving the survivors to flee to a secret island From the press release:
BOOM! Studios today announced RONIN ISLAND #1, kicking[...]
Explosive comic book publisher BOOM! Studios has released a first look at Klaus and the Crying Snowman #1, kicking of a brand new story in the reimagined Santa Claus mythology from comics wizard Grant Morrison and artist Dan Mora BOOM! revealed the preview via Morrison mentally projecting the terrifying images directly into the minds of[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has released a first look preview of their upcoming Ben 10 graphic novel, which is not, as the title implies, an X-Files crossover (though it should be) Ben 10: The Truth is Out There is written by C.B Lee with art by Lidan Chen, and is the first title in a line[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced that they will publish Margaux Motin's Plate Tectonics: An Illustrated Memoir next June, an original graphic novel about being a single mother in the modern world "Life is full of little earthquakes," a press release explains "When the dust settles, how do you rebuild?" Life sounds alot like comic books,[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has unveiled a first look at Cullen Bunn and Jesús Hervás' The Empty Man #2, due to hit stores next month Following up on the original Empty Man series by Bunn and Vanesa Del Rey, the new book, which Bunn has a secret name for…
I've been calling the new series THE EMPTY[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has revealed a new variant cover for Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2 by Celia Lowenthal Matthew Taylor is drawing the regular cover for issue #2, which we saw yesterday, and the book will also feature variants by Kevin Wada, Ryan Inzana, and Audrey Mok.
A press release has the details on the "reimagined"[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced a new middle-grade OGN by writer CB Lee and artist Mattia Di Meo for Summer 2019 Ben 10: For Science! will be published as part of BOOM!'s KaBOOM! imprint for young readers, and is the second in a series of graphic novels produced in partnership with Cartoon Network, with[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has released an unlettered first look preview at Smooth Criminals #1, the first issue in a new series by writers Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith and Kurt Lustgarten and artist Leisha Riddel The story:
There are certain things Brenda expects to find while hacking: money, secrets, occasional pictures of cats She is NOT expecting[...]
The comic book continuation of Adventure Time from explosive publisher BOOM! Studios is so successful, it seems, the first issue of Adventure Time Season 11 has sold out at the distributor level and will go back for a second printing with a brand new cover by Jon Vermilyea.
Of course, the success of Adventure Time Season 11[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced a new graphic novel by David Jesus Vignolli, said to blend fantasy and history while exploring the cartoonist's personal heritage by telling a story about the European discovery of the Americas The book is hitting stores next Summer from BOOM!'s Archaia imprint.
The discovery of the Americas forever changed the[...]
According to a press release from explosive publisher BOOM! Studios, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #31, kicking off a post-Shattered-Grid storyline called Beyond the Grid, as well as a new era under the creative team of Marguerite Bennett and Simone di Meo, has sold out and will go back for a second printing.
Even more impressive, BOOM![...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has released a first look preview at Aventure Time Season 11 #2, the comic that officially continues the award-winning Cartoon Network series' continuity Written by Sonny Liew and Ted Anderson with art by Marina Julia, the comic is published under BOOM!'s middle-grade KaBOOM! imprint, and #2 will feature a cover by[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has released a first look at The Great Wiz and the Ruckus, the new OGN from cartoonist Joey McCormick with colors by Whitney Cogar coming to stores in February The comic will be released through BOOM!'s equally explosive but less consistently capitalized middle-grade readers imprint, KaBOOM! There must be a lot[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has revealed your first look at Black Badge #4, the series which asks the question everyone has been dying to know: what if the Boy Scouts were an elite team of black ops soldiers? Hey, don't look at us You're the ones who keep asking the question.
Said BOOM! Senior Editor Eric Harburn,[...]
Chanukah is coming two weeks early this year when explosive publisher BOOM! Studios releases the new Rugrats holiday special, C is for Chanukah The book sees Grandpa Lou and Boris arguing about which holiday is better, Chanukah or Christmas, which means now you can live the magic of your older relatives having culturally insensitive arguments[...]
Following up on news that they'd sent 20-page excerpts of their upcoming Undertaker original graphic novel to 2 million WWE Network subscribers, explosive comic book publisher BOOM! Studios continues to aggressively market the book with a preview containing some pretty big spoilers, and even bigger accusations As all WWE fans know, Undertaker's parents were killed[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced a one-shot, telling stories featuring WWE Legends for January, but more importantly, it features Michael Kingston, creator of the best wrestling fiction comic in the world, Headlocked Called WWE Forever #1, the over-sized comic's contents are revealed in a press release:
The team of Michael Kingston (Headlocked) & Michel Mulipola (WWE)[...]
What could be better than two NYCC exclusive Power Rangers variants from BOOM! Studios? How about three NYCC exclusive Power Rangers variants? That is BOOM!'s line of thinking, as the company revealed a third, unexpected variant available at the convention today and for the rest of the weekend (while supplies last, of course) The variant[...]
Phil from Boom Studios had some good news (for Boom that is) for the retailers at New York Comic Con's comic book retailer breakfast.
"BOOM Studios is beating the market 13% this year." Which means that they have increasing by 6% while the direct market has dropped 7% Ouch And the Power Rangers helped…
"One of our[...]
Earlier we learned of Aguirre's new Oni Press comic with Magdalene Visaggio, Morning in America, and here's a first look at Aguirre and writer Terry Blas's Hotel Dare, also heading to stores in 2019, from explosive comic book publisher BOOM! Studios' similarly explosive all-ages imprint, KaBOOM! A press release provides the details:
This world-hopping fantasy follows[...]
With the comic book licensing wars ramping up all over the industry, explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has revealed a new secret weapon: Lev Grossman's The Magicians For fans of the popular fantasy novels as well as the Harry-Potter-meets-softcore-porn Syfy TV show, a new graphic novel titled The Magicians: Alice's Story by Lilah Sturges and Pius Bak will[...]
Hitting stores early next year, Waves is based on Chabbert's own experiences trying to conceive, and will be published by Archaia, an imprint of explosive comic book publisher BOOM! Studios From the press release:
After years of difficulty trying to have children, a young couple finally announces their pregnancy, only to have the most joyous day[...]
Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has released a first look preview at Undertaker: Rise of the Deadman Despite the title, BOOM! and WWE are not taking a cue from Batman Damned and showing the Undertaker's penis in this autobiographical graphic novel Well, as far we know Instead, the graphic novel chronicles "the unrivaled career of The[...]
In a move Bleeding Cool saw coming, Fox has awarded the rights to Buffy the Vampire comics to BOOM! Studios, the explosive comic book publisher in which it owns a minority stake, the day after the final issue of the previous licensee's comic hit stores The license switcheroo follows a previous shift of another intellectual[...]
Explosive comic book publisher BOOM! Studios is coming to Baltimore Comic-Con two weekends from now, on September 28-30th, and if you think they're coming empty-handed, think again, pal BOOM! is bringing two EX-X-XCLUSIVE Power Rangers variant covers to the show, both by artist French Carlomagno They're not leaving empty-handed either, because each variant costs twenty[...]
This October, explosive comic book publisher BOOM! Studios is giving Garfield a Fall special Sadly, it will be hard-pressed to top the classic 1986 CBS Special, Garfield's Halloween Adventure But really, what can?
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Instead, Garfield: TV or Not TV? #1 will feature two all-new stories, as detailed in a press release:
In "Comedy of Terrors," the fan[...]
It's #MalCrushMonday, the weekly celebration for Firebronies — the hardcore fans of the prematurely canceled television show Firefly — organized by explosive publisher BOOM! Studios, publishers of the upcoming Firefly comics revival And that means it's time for BOOM! to unveil another variant cover, in this case, by superstar artist Marguerite Sauvage.
A press release elaborates:
This[...]