It’s election season in Giant Days #11, and Susan’s newfound responsibilities are keeping her extra busy. Unfortunately, that’s bad news for her boyfriend McGraw. From BOOM! Box, written by John Allison, with art by Max Sarin, Giant Days continues to be a joy to read. Over the past ten issues it’s been easy to become invested in the lives of each character […]
This week sees the release of Giant Days #10 from BOOM! Box, written by John Allison, with art by Max Sarin. In issue #10, Esther’s old school friend “Big Lindsay” comes to visit and stirs things up, but where things begin is even better. Esther and Daisy venture off on their own and find themselves […]
After such a great issue last month, I was itching to get my hands on another. From BOOM! Box, written by John Allison, with art by Max Sarin, Giant Days # 9 follows Ed as he attempts to get over his crush on Esther by working at the student paper. However, things aren’t always so […]
Reading a new issue of Giant Days from BOOM! Box is like taking in a deep breath of fresh air. Sure, you’ve got pretty relatable situations being laid out in each issue, but that’s part of the fun. Written by John Allison, with art by Max Sarin, Giant Days takes a clever look at the […]
I can’t stress enough how much fun it is to read Giant Days from BOOM! Box. This week brings the release of the Giant Days Vol. 1 TP, which kind of blows my mind because I still remember the first time I encountered the comic. The series is written by awesome web-comic making machine John […]
In June, Bleeding Cool let you know that the six issue Giant Days series by John Allison and Lissa Treiman Boom! was now a 12 issue series. Well, at the Baltimore Diamond Retail Summit, as well as Kyle Higgins on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the Jonesy book and the reduction in the size of the line, Boom! let the […]
I’m always so happy when a new issue of Giant Days comes out. You may think I say that a lot, but buying a new issue of Giant Days is like grabbing a bag of your favorite potato chips. It’s always going to taste delicious and leave you thinking about the next bag that you’re inevitably going to […]
The Super Awesome Comic Review Show returns to Bleeding Cool, recorded at the one and only Astro-Zombies Comic Shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They say: Bringing you discussions of all the new exciting books in comicdom. Foxi & OVC3 are back this week for a slightly tipsy review show. Not quite the Super Drunken Comic […]
Christmas in July! From BOOM! Studios, Giant Days #5 written by John Allison, with art by Lissa Treiman takes place during a pre-Christmas ball. This issue begins with a look at the difference between girls dress shopping, and boys shopping for a suit. Of course, this is a hilarious thing to witness with this cast of characters. After the preparation […]
By Jason Karlson Fans of Boom Studios’ Giant Days got a surprise treat this month when it was announced that the series would be expanded from six issues to twelve, doubling both the series length and the time readers get to spend with the unlikely trio of Susan, Esther and Daisy in their first year […]
Oh, I adore this series. I really appreciate when comics make me laugh out loud, and that’s exactly what Giant Days does. From BOOM! Studios, Giant Days #4 written by John Allison, with art by Lissa Treiman, combines a new love with a handful of drugs, and some character history we’ve been waiting on for four issues. […]
So you know that super awesome series from BOOM! Box called Giant Days? Well, a six-issue miniseries to a 12-issue maxiseries due to popular demand. From creator John Allison (Bad Machinery, Scary Go Round) and artist Lissa Treiman, Giant Days follows the lives of Susan, Esther, and Daisy who started at university three weeks ago […]
Consider this an increasingly regular feature looking at comic books that have gone to second prints or more. Now, it is worth remembering that some publishers plan second prints automatically, whether they are needed or not and will often just run extra first print copies in the initial run, set them aside and put a […]
Maxx’s Super Awesome Comic Review Show returns to Bleeding Cool, recorded at the one and only Astro-Zombies Comic Shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosted by Maxx MacLennan. They say: Bringing you discussions of all the new exciting books in comicdom. This week of Wednesday May 13 2015 we have special guest host Dave Jordan. Dave […]
When I first started reading BOOM! Box’s Giant Days, it quickly sky rocketed to my top five favorite comics. Following the lives of Daisy, Susan, and Esther was an enjoyable entertaining experience from day one. Seeing the girls survive a crazy flu last month was pretty funny, so I couldn’t wait to see what John […]
Originally, previewing in Lumberjanes #10 the new Boom Box series Giant Days, by webcomic creator (and fellow Brit) John Allison and animator Lissa Treiman has received heaps of praise and a brisk sellout on the first issue. As a comic about three freshmen ladies adjusting to their lives at university to say it has an uphill climb […]
Since its release last month, BOOM! Box’s, Giant Days has done very well, and is speculated to be just as successful as Lumberjanes. The refreshing look into the every day lives of Daisy, Susan, and Esther are wildly entertaining, and comically honest. It’s no surprise that the comic is a hit because of creator and writer John Allison’s […]
By Chris Thompson [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/OiCPodcastEpisode124.mp3] After last week’s debut of The Real/Fake Geeks segment with Maria Norris (which you can still listen to here), this time I’m back with creator John Allison (Bad Machinery, Scary Go Round, Bobbins) to discuss the ‘return’ of Giant Days from Boom! Studios under their Boom! Box imprint. John & I […]
It’s not all about first appearances of characters appearing in movies, you now BOOM! Box, BOOM! Studios newest imprint, hit gold with Lumberjanes last year. It even got a Bleeing Cool cover, so that’s something. And the release of the first trade last week only seems to be adding fuel to that fire. Their first licensed […]
The Star Wars comic from Marvel Comics that spins out of the Star Wars Rebels cartoon, Kanan: The Last Padawan has sold out of its first print run at Diamond Comic Distributors and has gone to second print. It will be joined in that endeavour by two books from Boom!, Burning Fields #2 and Cluster #2, […]
