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BOOM! Studios Solicitations - Last Six Months

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA: OLD MAN JACK #1

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writers: John Carpenter, Anthony Burch
  • Artist: Jorge Corona
  • Main Cover: Stephane Roux
  • Movie Poster Intermix Cover: Sam Bosma
  • Action Figure Subscription Cover: Michael Adams with Marco D'Alfonso
  • Connecting Variant Cover: Will Robson
  • Variant Cover: Paul Pope
  • From John Carpenter (director of Big Trouble in Little China, Halloween, The Thing, Escape from New York) and Anthony Burch (writer of Borderlands 2) comes the story of old man Jack Burton’s final ride in the Pork-Chop Express.
  • The year is 2020, and hell is literally on Earth. Ching Dai, sick of relying on screw-ups like Lo Pan to do his bidding, has broken the barriers between Earth and the infinite hells, and declared himself ruler of all. Sixty-year-old Jack Burton is alone in a tiny corner of Florida with only his broken radio to talk to, until one day it manages to pick up a message. Someone is out there in the hellscape, and they know a way to stop Ching Dai.

LAZARETTO #1 (of 5)

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Clay McLeod Chapman
  • Artist: Jey Levang
  • Cover Artist: Ignacio Valicenti
  • After a pandemic strikes, a dorm complex at a small American college is quarantined with all of the students trapped within. What first starts out as youthful freedom from authority soon devolves into a violent new society—it’s Lord of the Flies on a college campus.
  • From writer Clay McLeod Chapman (Spider-Verse, Ultimate Spider-Man, American Vampire, Vertigo Quarterly), whose most recent play, “Stump Speeches,” was a New York Times Critics’ Pick; and introducing artist Jey Levang.

BOLIVAR HC

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  • Publisher: Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $29.99
  • Writer: Sean Rubin
  • Artist: Sean Rubin
  • Cover Artist: Sean Rubin
  • Meet the dinosaur next door in Sean Rubin’s debut graphic novel, and explore this love letter to
  • New York City in an all-ages adventure perfect for anyone who’s ever felt out of place.
  • Sybil knows that there is something off about her next-door neighbor, but she can't seem to get anyone to believe her. Everyone is so busy going about their days in the busy streets of New York City that they don't notice Bolivar. They don't notice his odd height, his tiny arms, or his long tail. No one but Sybil sees that Bolivar is a dinosaur!
  • "Bolivar is a very special book, a wonderful new mix of comics and prose—like a new Maurice Sendak treasure. It is beautifully drawn as a love letter to charming New York City neighborhoods.. and the dinosaurs that may live in them." –David Petersen (Mouse Guard)

CURSED PIRATE GIRL ADULT COLORING BOOK SC

  • *****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR NOVEMBER 2017*****
  • Publisher: Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $16.99
  • Writer: N/A
  • Artist: Jeremy A. Bastian
  • Cover Artist: Jeremy A. Bastian
  • Experience the stunning world of Jeremy A. Bastian’s graphic novel series Cursed Pirate Girl with this beautiful, ornate coloring book.
  • Boasting over 50 astonishingly detailed black-and-white illustrations showcasing the nautical fairytale environments, characters, and creatures from across the mythical Omerta Seas, readers of Cursed Pirate Girl and colorists alike can bring this intricate world to life.
  • The Cursed Pirate Girl Adult Coloring Book also features select illustrations with empty word balloons so colorists can fill them in and tell their own story of artful adventure.

THE POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL #7 (of 12)

  • Publisher: Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writers: Simon Spurrier, Phillip Kennedy Johnson
  • Artists: Kelly and Nichole Matthews
  • Main Cover: Mike Huddleston
  • Subscription Cover: Sana Takeda
  • As Thurma and Kensho continue their journey together, Jen is in hot pursuit, rediscovering the world he’s ruled and neglected.

SLAM!: THE NEXT JAM #1 (of 4)

  • Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Pamela Ribon
  • Artist: Marina Julia
  • Main Cover: Veronica Fish
  • Subscription Cover: Jen Bartel
  • Get ready for another lap around the track in this follow-up series to Pamela Ribon’s critically acclaimed SLAM!
  • After breaking one of the biggest rules in derby (not to mention an actual collarbone), Knockout and CanCan have a lot of work to do to rehabilitate their bodies and improve their standings in the league.

BAD MASK OGN

  • *****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR NOVEMBER 2017*****
  • Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $39.99
  • Writer: Jon Chad
  • Artist: Jon Chad
  • Cover Artist: Jon Chad
  • Bad Mask pushes the boundaries of comics storytelling in a way rarely seen before in a multimedia box set that encourages readers to discover a mysterious organization through newspapers, magazines, comic books, trading cards, digital files, and more!
  • A young girl named Gaby has joined a superpowered terrorist organization called Bad Mask, a group eternally struggling against the world’s savior, a super-intelligent robot named Metal Metro. But what if Metal Metro isn’t all it seems to be? And what if Bad Mask isn’t what Gaby expects either? It’s up to you to help Gaby get to the bottom of this mystery!
  • Perfect for fans of Chris Ware’s Building Stories.

SABAN’S GO GO POWER RANGERS #3

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Ryan Parrott
  • Artist: Dan Mora
  • Main Cover: Dan Mora
  • Civilian Intermix Cover Miguel Mercado
  • Locker Variant Cover: Michelle Wong
  • Homage Variant Cover: Natacha Bustos
  • Paper Doll Variant Cover: Audrey Mok
  • In the wake of their win against the evil space witch, Rita Repulsa, the newly formed Power Rangers team test the limits of their new abilities when morphed. Meanwhile, Rita plots her revenge by uncovering the Rangers true identities.

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #19

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Kyle Higgins
  • Artist: Hendry Prasetya
  • Main Cover: Jamal Campbell
  • Connecting Variant Cover: Steve Morris
  • Variant Cover: Dan Mora
  • Action Figure Variant Cover: Joshua McDonald
  • Eager to maintain a relative peace from Rita Repulsa’s alien hordes and seek a new path to heroism, the Rangers look to Grace's organization, Promethea, for help.

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS POSTER BOOK SC

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Format: 11" x 16", 42 pages
  • Retail Price: $19.99
  • Writer: N/A
  • Artists: Kelsey Beckett, Ricardo Bessa, George Caltsoudas, Jamal Campbell, Richard Chang, Mingjue Helen Chen, Janice Chu, Abigail L. Dela Cruz, Felipe Massafera, Goñi Montes, Dan Mora, Dustin Nguyen, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Joe Quinones, Nick Robles, Babs Tarr, Kevin Wada, Scott Wade, and Xermanico
  • Cover Artist: Dan Mora
  • Featuring 20 removable posters of iconic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic book artwork, this curated collection showcases the diverse talents of renowned and emerging illustrators alike. Perfect for framing, add a morphinominal touch to any room to turn it into your own personal Command Center with these large-format, high-quality posters.

PLANET OF THE APES/GREEN LANTERN SC

  • *****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR NOVEMBER 2017*****
  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $19.99
  • Writers: Robbie Thompson, Justin Jordan
  • Artist: Barnaby Bagenda
  • Cover Artist: Ethan Van Sciver
  • The Universal Ring wields the strength of the entire Lantern spectrum, making it too powerful for any one being. The Guardians had no choice but to erase it from the Book of Oa and hide it within another universe...on the Planet of the Apes. When Cornelius unearths this ring, Hal Jordan and the Green Lanterns will have to outrun Sinestro, who is bent on claiming the ring for himself.
  • From writers Robbie Thompson (Silk, Spidey) and Justin Jordan (Green Lantern: New Guardians, Luther Strode), and artist Barnaby Bagenda (Omega Men) comes a universe-spanning epic that pits Lantern against Ape in the ultimate fight for power.
  • Collects the complete limited series.

BILL & TED SAVE THE UNIVERSE #4 (of 5)

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Brian Joines
  • Artist: Bachan
  • Cover Artist: Derek Charm
  • After the inter-family conflicts came to a most bogus head last issue, Ted’s brother Deacon has gone missing!

DEATH BE DAMNED SC

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  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $14.99
  • Writers: Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Andrew Miller
  • Artist: Hannah Christenson
  • Cover Artist: Hannah Christenson
  • Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker (The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Deadpool) and Andrew Miller, with illustrator Hannah Christenson (Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Dragons, Harrow County), Death Be Damned is an unflinching Western with a supernatural twist that explores the toll Miranda Coler will pay while on a quest for revenge.
  • Collects the complete limited series.

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES #3 (of 4)

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: David F. Walker
  • Artist: Jonas Scharf
  • Main Cover: Mikhail Borulko
  • Subscription Cover: Jay Shaw
  • The division between Caesar and Red has created a schism between the apes.

GRASS KINGS #7

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Matt Kindt
  • Artist: Tyler Jenkins
  • Main Cover: Tyler Jenkins
  • Intermix Cover: Matt Kindt
  • Robert’s search for the serial killer has driven Bruce to bring in his estranged wife to try to talk sense into him.

GODSHAPER #6

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Simon Spurrier
  • Artist: Jonas Goonface
  • Cover Artist: Jonas Goonface
  • Final issue! Caught between the Demonstrators and the mob with his friends’ lives on the line, Ennay has one last chance to use every bit of cunning and shaping ability he has to get himself out of this mess.

THE UNSOUND #4

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Cullen Bunn
  • Artist: Jack T. Cole
  • Cover Artist: Jack T. Cole
  • Ashli makes a startling discovery about Dr. Kearney and comes face-to-face with “the administrator” running this twisted hospital.

VICTOR LAVALLE’S DESTROYER #5 (of 6)

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Victor LaValle
  • Artist: Dietrich Smith
  • Cover Artist: Micaela Dawn
  • As government forces close in on Akai, Dr. Baker, and the Monster, the Director unleashes a new player in the race to help capture the Frankenstein family.

MECH CADET YU #2 (of 4)

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Greg Pak
  • Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa
  • Main Cover: Takeshi Miyazawa
  • Connecting Subscription Cover: Marcus To
  • It’s Stanford’s first day at school, and he and his mech will have to see if they can keep up with the other students.

THE WOODS #35

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: James Tynion IV
  • Artist: Michael Dialynas
  • Cover Artist: Michael Dialynas
  • The penultimate issue of this GLAAD Award-winning series! As the end nears, more lives are lost in the great battle between the alien moon and humanity itself.

SISTERS OF SORROW #3 (of 4)

  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writers: Kurt Sutter, Courtney Alameda
  • Artist: Hyeonjin Kim
  • Main Cover: Taj Tenfold
  • Intermix Cover: Andre De Freitas
  • Dominique, Greta, and Sarah force Misha to choose between her morality and obtaining justice for her dead son.

THE WOODS VOL. 8 SC

  • *****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR NOVEMBER 2017*****
  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $14.99
  • Writer: James Tynion IV
  • Artist: Michael Dialynas
  • Cover Artist: Michael Dialynas
  • Every 100 years, the Black City has selected a remote population from Earth and transported them to the woods. These civilizations have not always lived in harmony… but now, they must either fight in unison to turn their weapons against the technology that brought them here in the first place, or meet total elimination in the face of Isaac’s unworldly power. Will this unification of factions be enough, or are they all doomed?
  • Written by James Tynion IV (Detective Comics, Memetic) and illustrated by Michael Dialynas (Gotham Academy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), The Woods Vol. 8: The Final War collects issues #29-32 of the GLAAD Award-winning series.

WWE #9

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Dennis Hopeless
  • Artist: Serg Acuña
  • Main Cover: Dan Mora
  • Bray Wyatt Variant Cover: Eric Garza
  • Sgt. Slaughter Variant Cover: Frank Zerilli
  • Action Figure Variant Cover: Adam Riches
  • Royal Rumble Variant Cover: Brent Schoonover
  • Roman Reigns has fended off all challengers during the start of his Championship run, but will the rising Roman Empire be able to survive the Wyatt Family?

THE AMORY WARS: GOOD APOLLO, I’M BURNING STAR IV #6 (of 12)

  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writers: Claudio Sanchez, Chondra Echert
  • Artist: Rags Morales
  • Cover Artist: Rags Morales
  • As Ten Speed infiltrates Ryder's mind, Erica's fear intensifies. Is his behavior indicative of something even darker than she suspected?

THE AMORY WARS: GOOD APOLLO, I’M BURNING STAR IV VOL. 1 SC

  • *****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR NOVEMBER 2017*****
  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $14.99
  • Writers: Claudio Sanchez, Chondra Echert
  • Artist: Rags Morales
  • Cover Artist: Rags Morales
  • Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez (Translucid) and Chondra Echert (Key of Z) team up with best-selling artist Rags Morales (Identity Crisis, Action Comics) for the long-awaited next installment of The New York Times bestselling series, The Amory Wars! The evil Wilhelm Ryan remains in power while those surrounding Claudio Kilgannon are convinced he is The Crowing. Ambellina believes she and The Crowing can save Heaven’s Fence rather than destroying it. But with Ryan and a new, even bigger threat looming, will they succeed?
  • Collects issues #1-4.

THE AMORY WARS: IN KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 HC

  • *****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR OCTOBER 2017*****
  • Publisher: BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $39.99
  • Writers: Claudio Sanchez, Peter David
  • Artists: Chris Burnham, Aaron Kuder, Kyle Strahm
  • Cover Artists: Chris Burnham, Zac Atkinson
  • Acclaimed progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria bring the mythology that surrounds their albums to life in this fresh new printing of The Amory Wars: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3.
  • The New York Times bestselling author Peter David joins Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez for this science fiction franchise beloved by diehard fans! As revolution thunders throughout The Keywork, Claudio Kilgannon hears his calling as a hero. So why does he not answer it?
  • Collects complete limited series.

GIANT DAYS #30

  • Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: John Allison
  • Artists: Max Sarin, Liz Fleming
  • Cover Artist: Max Sarin
  • As Easter break looms, Esther and Susan are forced to address Ingrid’s constant crimes against household decency.

MISFIT CITY #5

  • Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writers: Kiwi Smith & Kurt Lustgarten
  • Artist: Naomi Franquiz
  • Cover Artist: Naomi Franquiz
  • Wilder and her friends draw closer to finding the treasure of Black Mary, but life is pulling them away from the path that leads to X marks the spot!

HI-FI FIGHT CLUB #2 (of 4)

  • Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Carly Usdin
  • Artist: Nina Vakueva
  • Cover Artists: Nina Vakueva
  • With Rory in danger and Chris finally in on the crew’s off-hour activities, they need a plan to get to her in time… and they find it in the most unexpected place!

LUMBERJANES #42

  • Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writers: Shannon Watters & Kat Leyh
  • Artist: Ayme Sotuyo
  • Main Cover: Kat Leyh
  • Subscription Cover: Ayme Sotuyo
  • The Roanoke gals might have accidentally… slowed down time?

GOLDIE VANCE VOL. 3 SC

  • *****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR NOVEMBER 2017*****
  • Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $14.99
  • Writers: Hope Larson, Jackie Ball
  • Artist: Noah Hayes
  • Cover Artist: Brittany Williams
  • With the Prescription One race in town, Marigold “Goldie” Vance and her biggest rival, Sugar Maple, find themselves in an unlikely alliance to find who is sabotaging the drivers before the big event.
  • Eisner Award-winning writer Hope Larson (A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel) and artist Brittney Williams (Patsy Walker, A.K.A Hellcat!) are joined by writer Jackie Ball and debut artist Noah Hayes in another exciting whodunnit adventure!
  • Collects issue #9-12.

ADVENTURE TIME/REGULAR SHOW #2 (of 6)

  • Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Conor McCreery
  • Artist: Mattia Di Meo
  • Main Cover: Philip Murphy
  • Intermix Cover: Philip Murphy
  • Subscription Cover: Bill Morrison
  • Mash-Up Homage Variant Cover: Jason Ho
  • After escaping the attacks on the Candy Kingdom, Finn and Jake are in a totally not mathematical face-off with Mordecai and Rigby.

REGULAR SHOW: PARKS AND WRECK OGN SC

  • *****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR NOVEMBER 2017*****
  • Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $14.99
  • Writers: Molly Ostertag, Kevin Panetta, Derek Fridolfs, and more
  • Artists: Molly Ostertag, Rian Sygh, Mad Rupert, and more
  • Cover Artist: Jorge Corona
  • From druids, to wi-fi demons, to the dreaded Melan Collie, it’s adventure after all-new misadventure for Mordecai and Rigby. Starring characters like Skips and Benson, Eileen and Pops, this collection is jam-packed with fun for any Regular Show fan!
  • Featuring new, original short stories by Molly Ostertag (The Witch Boy), Kevin Panetta (Zodiac Starforce), Rian Sygh (The Backstagers), Mad Rupert (Sakana), Derek Fridolfs (DC Comics: Secret Hero Society), and many more!

ADVENTURE TIME #68

  • Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: Main and Subscription Covers: $3.99
  • Writer: Delilah S. Dawson
  • Artist: Ian McGinty
  • Main Cover: Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb
  • Subscription Variant Cover: Matt Smigiel
  • The hot air balloon battle takes a twist as Finn and Jake fight to get to the last statue.

ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #15

  • Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writers: Anoosha Syed, Marie Enger, Ben Passmore
  • Artists: Anoosha Syed, Marie Enger, Ben Passmore
  • Main Cover: Heather Danforth
  • Subscription Cover: Piotr Kowalksi
  • Variant Cover: Jen Bartel
  • Fed up with being called cute, BMO enlists Princess Bubblegum to help her build a buff robot bod, and Jake drags Finn to the Goblin Kingdom to witness an underground Goblin thumb-wrestling match.

ADVENTURE TIME COMICS VOL. 3 SC

  • *****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR NOVEMBER 2017*****
  • Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $14.99
  • Writers: Rii Abrego, Zachary Clemente, Cat Seaton, Jenna Ayoub, Jorge Corona, Nicky Soh, KL Ricks, Christine Larsen, Jarrett Williams, Grace Kraft, Parabot, Lucie Ebrey
  • Artists: Rii Abrego, Cole Ott, Kit Seaton, Jenna Ayoub, Jorge Corona, Nicky Soh, KL Ricks, Christine Larsen, Jarrett Williams, Grace Kraft, Parabot, Lucie Ebrey
  • Cover Artist: Greg Smallwood
  • These sweet Adventure Time shorts come in many shapes and sizes, featuring all of the beloved characters from the Land of Ooo, written and illustrated by acclaimed cartoonists and storytellers from all over the world!
  • Featuring work by Jorge Corona (Feathers, We Are Robin), Cole Ott (Dare House), Rii Abrego (Steven Universe), and many more!
  • Collects issues #9-12.

OVER THE GARDEN WALL 2017 SPECIAL

  • Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Issue/Volume Number: 1
  • Format: 40 pages, full color
  • Retail Price: $7.99
  • Writers: Jonathan Case, Gris Grimly, Cole Closser
  • Artists: Hannah Christenson, Gris Grimly, Cole Closser
  • Main Cover: Miguel Mercado
  • Variant Cover: Derek Kirk Kim
  • Wirt and Greg try to take a shortcut in the Unknown with some unexpected consequences.

OVER THE GARDEN WALL #18

  • Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: $3.99
  • Writer: Kiernan Sjursen-Lien
  • Artist: Kiernan Sjursen-Lien
  • Main Cover: Kiernan Sjursen-Lien
  • Subscription Variant Cover: Hayden Sherman
  • A fiddling cat finds that no one likes his music as he travels through the Unknown.

STEVEN UNIVERSE #8

  • Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
  • Retail Price: Main $3.99
  • Writer: Melanie Gillman
  • Artist: Katy Farina
  • Main Cover: Missy Peña
  • Subscription Cover: Paulina Ganucheau
  • Variant Cover: Sara Talmadge
  • When Peridot and Lapis turn their corn field into a “haunted” corn maze, the Gems uncover scares and secrets while trying to solve it!