Award-winning
comic book publisher BOOM! Studios and its imprints, KaBOOM!, BOOM! Box, and Archaia, announced today it will return to exhibit at Comic-Con
International in San Diego (San Diego Comic-Con, as it’s commonly called,
or SDCC), to be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego,
California July 23-27, 2014.
BOOM! and
its imprints can be found at Booth #2229 on the show floor and will host
an army of creators for signings. Scheduled to appear are:
•
Bob Scott & Vicki
Scott (PEANUTS)
•
Caleb Monroe (DAWN OF THE PLANET OF
THE APES: CONTAGION)
•
Chris Miskiewicz (THOMAS ALSOP)
•
Christopher Sebela (DEAD LETTERS)
•
Collin Kelly (HACKTIVIST)
•
David Petersen (MOUSE GUARD)
•
D.S. Talon & E.G. Thompson
(BEAUTIFUL SCARS)
•
Elena Casagrande (SUICIDE RISK)
•
Eric Powell (BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE
CHINA)
•
Frank Barbiere (BLACK MARKET)
•
Frank Gibson (THE AMAZING WORLD OF
GUMBALL)
•
Grace Ellis (LUMBERJANES)
•
Ian Herring (HACKTIVIST)
•
Jackson Lanzing (HACKTIVIST)
•
James Tynion IV (THE WOODS)
•
Jeff Stokely (TRANSLUCID)
•
Jeremy Sorese (STEVEN UNIVERSE)
•
Joshua Williamson (ROBOCOP)
•
Max Bemis (EVIL EMPIRE, POLARITY)
•
Marcus To (HACKTIVIST)
•
Megan Hutchison (AN AURORA GRIMEON
STORY: WILL O’ THE WISP)
•
Michael Alan Nelson (DAY MEN, 28 DAYS
LATER, PROTOCOL: ORPHANS)
•
Minty Lewis (REGULAR SHOW)
•
Natasha Allegri (BEE AND PUPPYCAT,
ADVENTURE TIME WITH FIONNA AND CAKE)
•
Noelle Stevenson (LUMBERJANES)
•
Palle Schmidt (THOMAS ALSOP)
•
Paul Jenkins (DEATHMATCH, FAIRY
QUEST)
•
Rebecca Sugar (STEVEN UNIVERSE)
•
Royden Lepp (RUST)
•
Shannon Watters (LUMBERJANES)
•
Tyson Hesse (THE AMAZING WORLD OF
GUMBALL)
•
Vanesa R. Del Rey (THE EMPTY MAN,
HIT)
There will also be a few surprise guests throughout the show. A
signing schedule will be released before the start of SDCC.
In addition, the BOOM! Studios booth will host sketch artists
all weekend, including:
•
Coleman Engle (STEVEN UNIVERSE, BEE
AND PUPPYCAT)
•
Ian McGinty (ADVENTURE TIME: CANDY
CAPERS, BRAVEST WARRIORS)
•
Jen Bennett (ADVENTURE TIME
2013 SPOOOKTACULAR, ADVENTURE TIME: MARCELINE AND THE SCREAM QUEENS)
•
MAD Rupert (REGULAR SHOW: SKIPS,
ADVENTURE TIME: BANANA GUARD ACADEMY)
•
Travis Hill (ADVENTURE TIME)
For $30,
fans can request and purchase custom sketches to be drawn on blank Get-A-Sketch
covers.
BOOM! will
have a wide selection of exclusive SDCC variants available for purchase at
its booth (while supplies last), including:
ADVENTURE
TIME: BANANA GUARD ACADEMY #1
$10, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Coleman Engle
Writer: Kent Osborne
Artist: Mad Rupert
Not only are the Banana Guards hilarious as the Candy Kingdom’s
protectors, but this series is written by Kent Osborne, one of the longtime
writers of the ADVENTURE TIME show. Turns out that there is a lot to being a
Banana Guard—but being a Banana is not mandatory. This crazy adventure follows
Root Beer Guy as he starts his search for new recruits among Ooo’s citizens.
Only the best will do in his quest to protect the Candy Kingdom!
THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL #1
$10, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Coleman Engle
Writer: Frank Gibson
Artist: Tyson Hesse
Gumball, Darwin, and all of their friends take on the world of
comics! Gumball thinks he’s the coolest kid on the block, but his little sister
Anais begs to differ, and Darwin just wants to keep them all out of trouble.
There’s always another adventure to be had in their mixed-up world!
REGULAR SHOW #13
$10, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Coleman Engle
Writer: Minty Lewis
Artist: Allison Strejlau
If you're a fan of REGULAR SHOW, then this is definitely
something you don't want to miss: storyboard artist and the voice for Eileen,
Minty Lewis, will be writing this issue. And if you haven't seen the show, who
better to show you around the Park? Mordecai and Rigby are put in charge of
decorating the park for the annual park party and it’s the only job Benson is
sure they can’t screw up. A small fire, three missing children, and a crashed
blimp later, things are only going to get worse and the party hasn’t even
started yet.
STEVEN UNIVERSE #1
$10, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Coleman Engle
Writer: Jeremy Sorese
Artist: Coleman Engle
Steven
really wants to enter the annual Beach City Bike Race but everyone else is a
little worried. Steven just makes the cut-off for age, which means the other
bikers will be a lot older than him. Connie agrees to help Steven the
old-fashioned way through good ol’ exercise but Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl have
other plans...
All four of the above covers connect to form one image!
BEE AND PUPPYCAT #1
$10, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Jeremy Sorese
Writers: Natasha Allegri, Garrett Jackson
Artist: Natasha Allegri
It’s a
quirky new take on the magical girl genre with Bee, the forever unemployed main
character who can’t seem to figure out life, and the mysterious PuppyCat, a
stray...whatever it is…that she stumbled across who has a powerful secret.
Fighting bad guys has never been so funny.
BRAVEST WARRIORS 2014 IMPOSSIBEAR SPECIAL
$10, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Jeremy
Sorese
Writers: Kevin Panetta, Nikki
Mannino, Jeremy Sorese, Kevin Church, Kat Leyh
Artists: Paulina Ganucheau, Nikki Mannino, Jeremy Sorese,
Jess Fink, Kat Leyh
If there is
one sassy fur ball in BRAVEST WARRIORS that deserves it’s own comic dedicated
to how awesome he is, it’s Impossibear. Impossibear and Catbug are up to
no good with the Bravest Warriors off on a mission! But have no fear, there are
plenty of shenanigans to be had!
The BEE AND
PUPPYCAT and BRAVEST WARRIORS covers connect to form one image!
ADVENTURE TIME: MARCELINE AND THE SCREAM QUEENS MATHEMATICAL HC
$50, limited to 250 copies
Cover by Tessa Stone
Writer: Meredith Gran
Artist: Meredith Gran
Thanks to a
newfound interest in rock ‘n’ roll, Princess Bubblegum volunteers to manage
Marceline’s paranormal rock band for a pivotal tour across the land of Ooo! But
when the band is threatened by everything from snobby scenesters to beasts born
of self-doubt, can they hold it together and make it to the RADDEST GIG EVER in
time, and manage to stay friends throughout the process?! Written and
illustrated by award-winning cartoonist Meredith Gran (OCTOPUS PIE) and
featuring short stories from several indie comics superstars, including Jen
Wang (KOKO BE GOOD) and FRIENDS WITH BOYS cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks! This
totally mathematical hardcover edition features never-before-seen extras,
including an inside look at the making of MARCELINE AND THE SCREAM QUEENS!
ADVENTURE TIME: EYE CANDY VOL. 1 ENCHIRIDION HC
$50, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Zack
Sterling
Artists: Various
Debuting at
San Diego Comic-Con! Be the envy of all of your fellow Adventure Time
fans with this breathtaking collection of all of the stunning ADVENTURE TIME
cover artwork featured in issues #1-16. Now there’s one spot where art fans and
ADVENTURE TIME fans alike can see every cover image produced to date in this
stunning, oversized hardcover cover gallery! In addition to showcasing each
breathtaking cover image, this volume also includes process pieces showing how
an ADVENTURE TIME cover is created. Don’t miss out on this must-have for every
ADVENTURE TIME fan!
THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL:
THE TASKS MINI-COMIC
$30, limited to 550 copies
Cover by Jon Chad
Writer: Jon
Chad
Artist: Jon Chad
After 2012's Adventure Time and last year's Regular Show
mini-comics, Jon Chad has set his sights on The Amazing World of Gumball. In
this spectacular fold-out mini-comic, Gumball and Darwin take on the world of
video games. Plus, it comes packaged in a one-of-a-kind video game cartridge!
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA #1
$10, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Adam Hughes
Writers: John Carpenter, Eric Powell
Artist: Brian Churilla
This is the
first time any new BIG TROUBLE stories have been officially told, and we have
the film’s original director, John Carpenter, working with Eric Powell (THE
GOON) on the story. Jack Burton, a macho, truck-driving adventurer, finds a
stowaway hiding on his rig, The Pork Chop Express, but that soon becomes
the least of his troubles. He helped his best friend Wang save his fiancée from
the clutches of a demon, but now the wedding has been invaded by more evil
forces with one thing on their minds—revenge against Jack Burton!
DAWN OF THE PLANET APES: CONTAGION
$5, Convention Exclusive
Cover by Garry
Brown
Writer: Caleb Monroe
Artist: Tom Derenick
Set directly after the events of 20th Century Fox's Rise of the
Planet of the Apes film, DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES: CONTAGION follows the
story of Ellie (played by Keri Russell in the new Dawn of the Planet of the
Apes film) as she struggles to find a cure for the pandemic before it claims
her daughter forever. In this self-contained, one-shot issue, we see a slice of
the descent of mankind as they succumb to the Simian Flu pandemic from the
perspective of the CDC and various doctors and scientists trying to stop the
outbreak.
THE EMPTY MAN #1
$10, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Vanesa R. Del Rey
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Vanesa R. Del Rey
It’s been
one year since the first reported case of the Empty Man disease, and no drug
has been able to slow its progress. The cause is unknown, and the symptoms
include fits of rage, hideous hallucinations, suicidal dementia, followed by
death, or a near lifeless, "empty" state of catatonia. As murder
cults rise nationwide, the FBI and CDC enter a joint investigation of the
Empty Man, hoping to piece together clues to stop the cult and uncover a cure.
HACKTIVIST HC SDCC EXCLUSIVE BOOKPLATE EDITION
Free with purchase of HACKTIVIST hardcover, limited to 200
copies
Bookplate illustration by Marcus
To and Ian Herring
Writers: Jackson
Lanzing, Collin Kelly
Artists: Marcus
To, Ian Herring
The convention debut of Archaia's HACKTIVIST collected hardcover
features an exclusive San Diego Comic-Con tip-in bookplate signed by the
creator of the title, actress Alyssa Milano. This is a story about friendship
and freedom in a time of war, stunningly illustrated by fan-favorite artist
Marcus To (CYBORG 009, New Warriors, Red Robin) and Eisner Award-nominated
colorist Ian Herring (JIM HENSON’S TALE OF SAND, CYBORG 009, Ms. Marvel). Ed
Hiccox and Nate Graft are the young, brilliant co-founders of YourLife, a
social networking company that has changed the way the world connects with each
other. But they are also “sve_Urs3lf,” the largest black-hat hacking group on
the planet. When their operation is discovered by the U.S. Government, and
their company is taken over by military contracts and the CIA, Ed and Nate must
face the real world beyond the code and choose between friendship and what they
believe to be right.
JIM HENSON'S THE MUSICAL MONSTERS OF TURKEY HOLLOW PREVIEW
$15, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Roger Langridge
Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Roger Langridge
Artist: Roger Langridge
An exclusive look at the Lost Television Special from Jim Henson
and Jerry Juhl, adapted by Eisner Award-winner Roger Langridge. Featuring 20
oversized pages from the upcoming original graphic novel, photos of the
original puppets from The Jim Henson Archives, and character designs by Roger
Langridge and Ian Herring.
Turkey
Hollow is a picturesque town where hundreds of years ago, unbeknownst to the
citizens, a meteorite landed near a small brook on the outskirts of town. One
Thanksgiving, while young Timmy Henderson practices his guitar, he’s
accompanied by strange, unearthly, musical sounds. That meteorite wasn’t a rock
at all but an egg holding seven furry, goofy monsters, each with a unique
musical sound! After the initial shock, Timmy befriends the lovable creatures,
who follow him all around Turkey Hollow. Not everyone takes a liking to the
visitors, though, and it’s up to Timmy to protect his new friends and save
Thanksgiving!
LUMBERJANES #4
$10, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Noelle
Stevenson
Writers: Noelle Stevenson, Grace
Ellis
Artist: Brooke Allen
After a lot
of convincing, the girls are able to agree to get Jen to take them on a hike.
Making their way up to the tower and hoping to finally get some answers, they
make their way closer only to be stopped by the neighboring boy camp! April,
Mal, Molly, Jo, and Ripley have to figure out how to get to the tower, even if
they have to use Jen as a distraction to do it.
PEANUTS #19
$10, limited
to 500 copies
Cover by Charles M. Schulz
Writers: Charles Schulz, Andy Beall, Vicki Scott, Bob Scott
Artists: Charles Schulz, Paige Braddock, Vicki Scott
After years
without contact, Snoopy begins the journey of a lifetime, travelling through
Kansas City in search of his beloved sister, Belle. “Finding Belle” and many
more adventures await you within this month’s issue of PEANUTS. This features
the debut of Belle, Snoopy’s sister, in the KaBOOM! comics, both on the cover
and in the issue.
ROBOCOP #1
$10, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Darick
Robertson (with colors by Diego Rodriguez)
Writer: Joshua Williams on
Artist: Carlos Magno
A deadly and
charismatic criminal, Killian, is released from jail. He went into the slammer
before RoboCop hit the streets. Now he wants to take out the biggest cop in the
city. When OCP wants to take guns off the street, Killian sees it as his
opportunity to take on the former Alex Murphy!
SIX-GUN GORILLA HARDCOVER
$30, limited to 250 copies
Cover by Chris
Weston
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Artist: Jeff Stokely
The hardcover edition of the SIX-GUN GORILLA is available only
at the BOOM! Studios booth at conventions. Limited to 250 copies, this edition
includes 16 extra pages of backmatter bound in a gorgeous burgundy leatherette
with a foil-stamped cover and all-new cover art from Chris Weston. Welcome to
“the Blister,” a bizarre other-world colonized by humans sometime in the 22nd century,
which quickly became a hotly contested source of fertile land and natural
resources long ago exhausted on Earth. In this new frontier, a rogue gunslinger
and his companion wander across a wilderness in the grips of a civil war,
encountering lawlessness, natives, and perversions of civilization in a world
at the crossroads between the past and the future. The fact that said
gunslinger is a bio-surgically modified silverback gorilla toting a pair of
enormous revolvers is neither here nor there…
TEEN DOG ZINE
Free with $10 purchase of BOOM! Box titles
Cover by Jake Lawrence
Writer: Jake Lawrence
Artist: Jake Lawrence
BOOM! Box's newest series, TEEN DOG, launches in September, but
you can get your first look here in this eight-page, black-and-white preview
zine. It's free with a $10 or more purchase of BOOM! Box titles, including
MIDAS FLESH and LUMBERJANES. Skateboards, football games, prom…your teenage
years have got nothin’ on the raddest dude that’s ever graced a denim vest.
Written and illustrated by Jake Lawrence (Time Cowboy), join Teen Dog
and his best friend Mariella as they tackle typical teen life with a manic
twist. Growing up is an adventure, and you might as well rock it!
TRANSLUCID #4
$10, limited to 150 copies, available for purchase from the
BOOM! Studios booth (#2229) or the Evil Ink/Coheed and Cambria booth (#1732).
Cover by Alexis Ziritt
Writers: Claudio Sanchez and Chondra
Echert
Artist: Daniel Bayliss
THE WOODS #1
$10, limited to 500 copies
Cover by Jeff Stokely
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Michael Dialynas
On October 16, 2013, 437 students, 52 teachers, and 24
additional staff from Bay Point Preparatory High School in suburban Milwaukee,
WI vanished without a trace. Countless light years away, far outside the bounds
of the charted universe, 513 people find themselves in the middle of an
ancient, primordial wilderness. Where are they? Why are they there? The answers
will prove stranger than anyone could possibly imagine.
LUMBERJANES SCOUT BADGES
$20, limited to 500 sets
Artist: Kate Leth
A set of
four, iron-on patches taken straight from the pages of LUMBERJANES, designed by
Kate Leth. The set includes patches for the Naval Gauging Badge, Pungeon Master
Badge, Up All Night Badge, and the San Diego Comic-Con exclusive CON-Quistador
Badge. Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five best pals determined to have
an awesome summer together...and they’re not gonna let any insane quest or an
array of supernatural critters get in their way! LUMBERJANES is one of those
punk rock, love-everything-about-it stories that appeals to fans of basically
all excellent things.
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