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Bors The Younger, son of King Bors, was one of the Knights Of The Road Table in Arthurian legend, taking part in the Quest for The Holy Grail. In the Monty Python film, he is played by Terry Jones and is killed by a rabbit. In the more traditional version, he proves himself worthy enough […]
Roughly a year ago, Once And Future by Doctor Kieron Gillen and Not-A-Doctor Dan Mora was a frequent subject of conversation on this site Not only was it the first (but not last) series to join Boom Studios' 50K Club, but it famously went through eight printings on the first issue The second issue needed[...]
Last year, Boom Studios started their breakout year with Faithless #1 doubling its orders at FOC and becoming one of the biggest creator-owned launches of the year. But months later, Doctor Kieron Gillen & Dan Mora's Once & Future #1 debuted, setting a company record for it's biggest creator-owned launch and joining its prestigious 50K […]
Thanks to Richard Epstein and Sofia Annunziata, reporting for Bleeding Cool from the NYCC Diamond Retailer Breakfast. Once upon a time, Boom Studios told us that they were delivering the killing blow in The Kieron Wars (their rivalry with Image Comics for the affections of Doctor Kieron Gillen) with a sixth printing of Once & […]
Boom Studios CEO and founder Ross Richie continues to plunge his metaphorical sword into the hopes of Image Comics' publisher Eric Stephenson to win The Kieron Gillen Wars of 2019, the Marvel vs DC-esque rivalry for the affections of writer Doctor Kieron Gillen between the two companies. Boom is publishing Once & Future while Image […]
Recently Boom Studios has found itself with a couple of hits on their hands. Once & Future and Something Is Killing The Children. Which have sold out and gone to many subsequent printings. The only problem is that they have had to set those printings before orders have come in, and as a result have […]
While we reported that the (friendly?) Marvel vs DC-esque feud between Boom Studios and Image Comics to see who could launch the better-selling Kieron Gillen series (dubbed "The Kieron Wars" by, well, me) had escalated further with the sixth printing of Once & Future #1. But it looks like the hit series from Doctor Kieron […]
The war of words between Boom Studios and Image Comics over bragging rights to the relative performances of ongoing series Die by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans, and limited series Once And Future by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora.Om Thursday, Image Comics announced that Die #6 would be getting a second printing ahead of going[...]
Boom Studios took to the stage at the Diamond Retailer Lunch in San Diego Comic-Con will all manner of announcements for retailers. And they brought a couple of friends to talk about Once & Future, Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora. They met an enthusiastic retailer reception, and Kieron Gillen kept thanking the room for their […]