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1 SDCC exclusive hard cover Creators: Frank Miller, Steven Grant Publisher: Boom Available: Booth #2229 High concept: Collects the nine issue 2003 Avatar Press series that was adapted from Frank Miller's original Robocop 2 script by Steven Grant with art Juan Jose Ryp It's limited to just 250 copies for $35 at the show. Format:  The hard cover collects the[...]

Bleeding Cool Magazine interview with Matt Gagnon and Michael Alan Nelson BOOM! has a lot of exciting new projects coming up in their summer lineup But one of the books that has the most interesting twist is the upcoming title, Day Men Written by Matt Gagnon and Michael Alan Nelson with art by Brian Stelfreeze, this[...]

He's the new kid on the block at BOOM!, working on the Freelancers series, and a guy who is very passionate about comics And we had the opportunity to bring his youthful enthusiasm to a candid conversation with Steven Grant, a legend in the comics community and the creator of 2 Guns, a soon to[...]

And today Boom! appear to have launched theirs. Split into four sections, a home page that looks at current, upcoming and recently published comics, a shop to buy stuff from and annoy comic store retailers with, a page for upcoming events, signings, launches, convention appearances and… "Trending" Which is basically their news page, given a funky[...]

Coming on Wednesday, more Fabulous Killjoys, the beginnings of Trinity War, more Superman Unchained, new Ghosted and Sheltered, more Walking Dead, the new

$6.99, 41% off full price. There's also meant to be a • BOOM! Studios – Adventure Time Bundle but at the time of writing that hasn't gone up yet Shame, it may be the most popular of the lot! (UPDATE: Apparently it's geoblocked… the UK aren't allowed!) ComiXology are also allowing people to subscribe to ongoing series,[...]

BOOM! Studios are offering four pre-order packages of exclusive titles and variants available at San Diego Comic Con this year. No rushing to get in line first, no having to choose between one booth and another, this is your luxury comics collector-and-flipper experience But you'll have to buy in bulk, you'll need to take one of[...]

We also check in on three more publishers: Boom!, Valiant, and Zenescope, to see how they're doing with female creators. DC COMICS April wasn't great for DC, with a notable decline overall and some poor totals by category In April 2013, DC released 69 new comics with 618 credited creators, 552 men and 66 women Here are[...]

Allegedly. Boom! Studios has just bought Archaia Studios, Deadline reports: IP is a precious commodity in Hollywood, and now comic book company BOOM! Studios is adding more original properties to its catalog The award-winning comics and graphic novel publisher behind Universal's 2 Guns has acquired Eisner and Harvey Award-winning indie label Archaia Entertainment, which will live on as a BOOM! imprint. Archaia, established in 2002,[...]

Thanks a lot, Drew. Well, you continued with the anthology books when you drew some stories for Boom! Studios' Cthulhu Tales and Zombie Tales, respectively And on Zombie Tales you got to work with one of my favorite writers, Tom Peyer What was that experience like? Around the time that Tokyopop started its descent into reality TV show[...]

That's what it looks like, anyway...

Two launches from two companies today. Both involving various post apocalyptic scenarios, and both heavy on the media satire. Six Gun Gorilla reminds me

Alasdair Stuart writes for Bleeding Cool; Six Gun Gorilla, out this week from Boom!, sounds like the sort of book that will trade off the pure pulpy joy of its title That joy is certainly there, but this is a Si Spurrier book so it's got a lot more going on besides 'Look! A gorilla with[...]

Cameron Hatheway writes; The Fearless Defenders #5 by Mark Brooks Ah, this cover brings back some awesome memories from my childhood. Arriving over at

Paul Jenkins on his New 52 experience: "Contrast that to the manipulative behavior demonstrated by the people behind the Dark Knight book, and it leaves one rather puzzled: why would one series be untouched and another be micro-managed with absolutely no creative direction whatsoever?  I think there are some obvious answers but I would prefer[...]

Last week, Paul Jenkins wrote an open letter about his decision to leave the likes of Marvel and DC behind and work exclusively on comic books through Boom! Studios Lines like I'm going to remove myself from working for the foreseeable future with Marvel or DC, and I'll be working exclusively from now on with BOOM![...]

The relaunch of Astro City from DC Comics, Daredevil Dark Days from Marvel and Screwed #1 from Zenescope. Then the week after? The True Lives Of The Fabulous Baker Boys! Superman Unchained! And Thumbprint! DARK HORSE COMICS ABE SAPIEN DARK & TERRIBLE #3 $3.50 BLOOD C GN VOL 02 $12.99 BTVS SPIKE TP VOL 01 DARK PLACE $17.99 EMPOWERED SPECIAL #4 ANIMAL STYLE (MR) $3.99 EVERYBODY[...]

  Attendees of the Bleeding Cool Fan Awards at Phoenix Comicon last night picked up a free copy of Adventure Time #16, with a Bleeding Cool variant

All very "William Blake's Jerusalem." So… massive protest against publisher Boom! Studios anyone? They'd probably appreciate the publicity… Clive Barker's Next Testament #1 is published at the end of the month. So, Clive Barker is writing a new comic book Or, rather, writing it with a friend, Mark Miller And having someone draw it[...]

Boom! is launching a new series in September called Hit, a new crime book written by Adventure Time's Bryce Carlson and Vanesa R Del Rey with the cover below by Ryan Sook. They had better hope it is also a Hit Otherwise that title could be terribly ironic But considering it's following the likes of Polarity,[...]

Regular Show #1 has sold out at Diamond two days after going on sale in comic stores. With 56,000 ordered, this is the biggest debut issue in Boom!'s publishing history, and a guarantee it will place high in May's charts It has smashed Adventure Time's previous record. The second printing will be along shortly Here's the cover[...]

Here comes the Boom! Solicitations for August 2013 – a sequel to 2 Guns in 3 Guns – which will be handy when the movie comes out Steven Grant adapting more of Frank Millers' Robocop scripts, and a reprint of Avatar's original series and Herobear And The Kid! 3 GUNS #1 (OF 6) (W) Steven Grant (A)[...]

The release of the Adventure Time covers from Boom!, this time for issue 19. We're happy to welcome them to Bleeding Cool. Finn.     There we go folks Proof that tomorrow the August solicitations will turn from a trickle into a flood The release of the Adventure Time covers from Boom!, this time for issue 19. We're[...]

Talking about his upcoming Six Gun Gorilla comic from Boom! And it's really important that you listen to him. If Warren Ellis was in his late twenties now, these are the kind of videos he'd be making. Six-Gun Gorilla: deranged comicbook from Boom! Studios by Si Spurrier & Jeff Stokely – 1st ep out 12th June 2013[...]

And when a creative haven like BOOM! offers one of music's most talented singers and lyricists a chance to delve into comics, you end up with an innovative title that pairs beautiful illustration with a uniquely powerful voice Say Anything front man, Max Bemis, steps from behind the microphone to the local comic shop with[...]

Am I the only one getting a real Scott Pilgrim vibe from this comic? Regular Show #1 (finally) out today... Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London, who

Bleeding Cool Magazine caught up with the creators and found out a little more about Six-Gun Gorilla, Suicide Risk, and which BOOM! artists "give good gorilla." MC Tell me a little about the book you're doing for BOOM Is it a new departure for you? SS This is going to be a slightly curious experience, I[...]

And now Boom! are publishing a new Robocop comic… also written by Frank Miller and Steven Grant But now with Turkish artist Korkut Oztekin and The Massive's Declan Shalvey. This now makes Boom the fifth Robocop comics publisher, following Marvel, Dark Horse and Dynamite., Can IDW be next? A few years ago, Avatar Press published a Robocop[...]

That's ok, you're among friends.) Christos Gage's Absolution, Si Spurrier's Extermination, the recent Millar release Jupiter's Legacy, Waid's Irredeemable, the new reigning champion of totally debauched superhero eviscerations, Ennis & Robertson's The Boys, most of Warren Ellis's entire Avatar output could easily slide into this list; these are the books that help break your head[...]

The first publisher to turn up the heat is BOOM! Studios with a trio of new comics that are must haves for poolside reading Let's start the summer sizzle with Suicide Risk, the first ever indie original ongoing title by New York Times Best Selling author, Mike Carey! Suicide Risk by Mike Carey Super-powered people are inexplicably[...]