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Ross Richie Replaces Scott Lenet As Boom's Chairman Of The Board
Ross Richie, Co-Founder and CEO of Boom Studios for over 16 years, has been appointed to Chairman of Boom Studios' Board of Directors Boom Studios PR states that "In this new role, Mr Richie will continue to provide vision and strategy for the company, targeting new business activities and arrangements to take the company to[...]
The Many Breakouts Of Laila Starr
A couple of days ago, my colleague James Hepplewhite wrote a largely positive review of Ram V. and Filipe Andrade’s The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1.
Buffy of Future Past or Crisis on Infinite Buffy?
A couple of weeks ago, Boom Studios released Buffy The Vampire Slayer #25 which they claimed would "kick off the biggest Buffy story of the century." Which begs us to ask the question – did it? Perhaps. When Boom first snagged the Buffy The Vampire Slayer license from longtime publisher Dark Horse Comics they caused waves[...]
Is Save Yourself! Boom’s Next Wynd or Seven Secrets?
With seemingly every new Boom Studios launch breaking one record or another, we turn our attention to their next debut FOCing this coming Monday The series in question, Save Yourself! by Bones Leopard and Kelly and Nichole Matthews, asks a question that probably every millennial growing up asked at some point – What if Sailor[...]
Sarah Gailey and Pius Bak launch Eat The Rich from Boom Studios
Boom Studios are kicking off August 2021 with a new series by Sarah Gailey and Pius Bak, Eat The Rich Gailey's alternate history novella River of Teeth was a finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella, the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella, and the 2018 Locus Award for Best Novella, and they[...]
Keanu Reeves arrives for the John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum' L.A. Special Screening on May 15, 2019 in Hollywood, CA. Editorial credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com
Running over three days next week, the $35 ticket will include featured speakers, including Oprah Winfrey, Elizabeth Warren, and a certain Keanu Reeves. Who has a certain graphic novel to talk about, BRZRKR from Boom Studios And he will be joined by co-writer Matt Kindt, and artist Ron Garney His launch issue set records in comic[...]
Which 2019 Image Launch Did Boom’s Good Luck Outsell at FOC?
Last week, we noted publisher Boom Studios recent solid streak and pondered if they could keep it up with up-and-coming creators like Matthew Erman and Stefano Simeone on the launch of their series, Good Luck, which FOC'd this week As it turns out, the short answer is yes. As we understand it, the orders for Good[...]
TOLDJA: Eve #1 Sells Out Ahead of Issue #2 FOC
As we previously informed you, Boom Studios' Eve by award-winning novelist Victor LaValle and Dark Crystal artist Jo Mi-Gyeong was ordered up in a big way by comic shops Now we're seeing signs that it's connecting with readers and collectors in the way that retailers bet it would. We were also the first to tell you[...]
Cullen Bunn's Highest Sales Ever With Basilisk #1
What's up with Cullen Bunn? Bleeding Cool has kept an eye on Boom Studios launches of late, including series like Wynd, Seven Secrets, and We Only Find Them When They're Dead in 2020, and Once & Future and Something Is Killing The Children in 2019 2021 has had strong launches such as The Many Deaths of[...]
PrintWatch: Marvel
No covers yet. PrintWatch: From Boom Studios, Magic #2 and Proctor Valley Road #1 also get second printings for the 2nd of June No covers yet. PrintWatch: While Scott Snyder, Tony S Daniel, and Tomeu Morey's Nocterra #2 gets a third printing and #3 gets a second printing from Image Comics And, thankfully, covers for both, NOCTERRA #2[...]
Something Is Killing The Children #16 Has Orders Of Over 155,000
Might other more established publishers in the industry prefer the last six months of sales charts were not made publicly available? In any case, with publisher Boom Studios releasing a SIKTC-related issue, Enter The House Of Slaughter, for Free Comic Book Day in August and the cover revealing an homage to the first issue of the[...]
Going BRZRKR For Keanu Reeves
But no doubt the larger collecting frenzy around BRZRKR is due to fans betting on Netflix announcing a feature film and anime series in development with publisher Boom Studios starring Keanu. BRZRKR #2 had has just under 170,000 copies printed, including the second printing, but there should still be plenty of copies around as it was[...]
Firefly Comic Makes A Big Change To The 'Verse (Spoilers)
Will the rest of us Firebronies take to the change? Firefly #27 is published this week from Boom Studios. FIREFLY #27 BOOM! STUDIOS JAN210950 (W) Greg Pak (A) Ethan Young (CA) Bengal New Characters! New Enemies! A Brand New Era continues… but what happened to Mal Reynolds? Mal Reynolds has left everyone and everything behind after the deaths of Wash and[...]
Boom Studios Cited In #DisneyMustPay Legal Fight, Over Buffy Comics
Foster's work, stating "In this scenario, Company A might sell a property to their sister Company B to get out of paying royalties." And that is what they appear to have found in Boom Studios. They state "This situation is no longer hypothetical Fox had licensed the comics rights to Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Dark[...]
PrintWatch: Ultramega, Chasing The Dragon and Laila Starr
Ultramega #2 and Ultramega #1 reprints will be available in comic book shops on Wednesday, the 26th of May; PrintWatch: Ultramega by James Harren #2, second printing Cover A by Harren – MAR218742  PrintWatch: Ultramega by James Harren #2, second printing Cover B 1:5 copy incentive – MAR218743 Ultramega by James Harren #1, third printing Cover A by Harren –[...]
The Once And Future Fate of Boris Johnson (Spoiler)
Once & Future is a comic book series by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora and Tamra Bonvillain series from Boom Studios, Once & Future A storyline that merges British myths together, including Camelot and King Arthur, Beowulf and Hot Fuzz, of late, it has featured Prime Minister Boris Johnson (in shadow) as an incarnation of Bors The Younger,[...]
Something Is Killing The Back Issue Market
There may not be a property in the comic market hotter right now than Something Is Killing The Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera. Not
BRZRKR #2 Gets Red Stripe And Anti-Red Strips Surprise Variants
Retailers report to Bleeding Cool that tomorrow's delayed release of Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt and Ron Garney's BRZRKR #2 from Boom Studios has gained a little surprise. The main cover to issue  2 by Rafael Grampa has been split into three, including two 1:20  Black & White Surprise Variants (with Red Stripe and Without Red Stripe)[...]
Boom Studios July 2021 Solicits And Solicitations
We mentioned that Sas Milledge had a new comic book coming from Boom Studios, and now it's in the solicitations for July Also debuting that month is LaToya Morgan's new comic Dark Blood, with artist Walt Barna, the return of Mouse Guard, a new WWE Power of Positivity comic by Evan Narcisse, Austin Walker and[...]
Magic: The Gathering #1 Tops 100,000 Orders From Boom Studios
As we predicted, now that Boom Studios first issue of their Magic The Gathering comic book series has hit store shelves, they've had to go back for a third printing despite it already being the highest selling Magic comic book in history And that's after having to fire up a second printing before the first[...]
We Only Find Bigger Trade Orders Than Something Is Killing The Children
As we mentioned earlier, Boom Studios' smash hit series Something Is Killing The Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edara returns in May, but that's not the only Must Read series returning from the publisher that month Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo's We Only Find Them When They're Dead also returns to store[...]