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Top 100 Power List of Comics, 2019 Edition
And he can always pop off to draw Reborn 2 when he feels like it. Matt Gagnon (Up) Editor-In-Chief of Boom! Studios, he's a major curator of a major line of titles in comics — as well as writer of The Day Men Matt has expanded the publisher into all ages and young adult comic books[...]
Shaping A God: Boom! Studios at ECCC 2017
Matt Gagnon joined the ECCC live stream for a few minutes to talk about new and upcoming Boom! titles. Godshaper: Set in the 1950's, every person has their own Miyazaki-esque God…except for Ennay who has the ability to mold and shape the Gods of others. Misfit City: A treasure hunting, Goonies riff story[...]
The Bleeding Cool Top 100 Power List 2015 – 58 To 56
Matt Gagnon Slowly, quietly, surely, as editor-in-chief of Boom! Studios, Matt Gagnon has been building a considerable original line, from Lumberjanes, The Woods, Six Gun Gorilla, Hacktivist, Klaus, Jonesy, Americatown, and more, as well as creating the media-enamoured Day Men. He's also lined up a licensed line that brings all the boys and girls to the yard with Adventure Time,[...]
James Tynion IV & Eryk Donovan Are Bringing Us End Of The World Series Cognetic
The upcoming series entitled, Cognetic, will be an oversized three-issue event. BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon shares his thoughts on the project by saying: James and Eryk are breaking the mould with one fantastic apocalyptic 'what if' after another Memetic was a horrifying digital apocalypse that made us all think twice about sharing funny memes, while Cognetic[...]
Boom! Studios Hires Sierra Hahn As Senior Editor
Prior to that she worked as a publicity representative for DC Comics/Vertigo. Hahn will report to Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon who had this to say:   Sierra not only brings with her years of expertise as an editor, but also the respect and admiration of some of the industry's greatest creators Sierra is a phenomenal addition to our team[...]
BOOM! Studios Day Men Adaptation Lands A Writer
The Universal adaptation of the BOOM! Studios comic Day Men has landed Will Simmons to write the screenplay. Day Men is created by Matt Gagnon and co-written with Michael Alan Nelson with art by Brian Stelfreeze The series takes a twist on the normal vampire tale as it focuses on the humans that work to protect[...]
SDCC: Breaking Into Comics Right Now According to BOOM! Studios
Michele Brittany writes for Bleeding Cool: "This is my favorite panel to do," started BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon Several BOOM! Studios writers and artists jointed Gagnon – it felt like a who's who of titles I have been reading this past year, so I was immediately anxious to hear what the panel had to say. Gagnon[...]
The Rumors Were True – Day Men Optioned By Universal
A few weeks ago we ran a story about rumors swirling around Boom! Studios new series Day Men by Matt Gagnon, Michael Alan Nelson and Brian Stelfreeze and how the studios were sneaking over to get copies of the book Well, deadline.com is reporting that Universal has indeed optioned the month old property for what is being described as "a[...]
Day Men #1 Sells Out 12,000 Print Run
 Day Men #1 has sold out at the distributor level of its full 12,000 printing after going on sale last week and Boom! are setting up a second printing,
BC Mag #5: Day Men Revealed
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[...]
BC Mag #3: Big! Bold! Boom!
Bleeding Cool Magazine article by James Kuhoric We know BOOM! Studios from the weekly comics they publish… but who really are the guys and gals making the decisions behind titles like Adventure Time, Hellraiser, Planet of the Apes, Deathmatch, and 2 Guns? What is the process they use for deciding which creators to bring in and[...]