New 'Lumberjanes,' First 'Munchkin' Comic, and More in 'BOOM! Box 2014 Mix Tape'

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Published on Wednesday, November 26 2014 06:03

Written by Johnny M

November 26th, 2014 (Los Angeles, Calif.) - Remember the days when you’d carefully curate a song list and pass out mix tapes to your friends? Well, this December, BOOM! Box, the newest imprint from award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios, is putting that same love into comic form with the oversized (8.5” x 11”) BOOM! Box 2014 Mix Tape #1. Featuring new shorts from BOOM! Box comics Lumberjanes, The Midas Flesh, Teen Dog, and Cyanide & Happiness, and showcasing upcoming comics Help Us! Great Warrior and Munchkin, this is a collection of the best comics of 2014 that are truly made “for the love of it.”

“This is one of the most unique collections of short comic book stories you’ll see this year,” said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon. “The Mix Tape is our love letter to experimental comics and a platform for the BOOM! Box family of creators to cut loose!”

If you’re loving The Midas Flesh, Lumberjanes, Teen Dog, and Cyanide & Happiness, and are excited for our comics adaptation of the Munchkin card game, delve into a world of like-minded stories! From the wacky to the touching, you’ll never know what you’re going to get. Here's a tip: This collection features a brand-new Lumberjanes story written by Noelle Stevenson (Nimona) and the first-ever Munchkin comic by John Kovalic, the illustrator of the popular card game. 

We reached out to a bunch of our favorite creators with one mission in mind: to bring original, unconventional characters and stories to life. Mix Tape is an eclectic collection of stories based on characters that are anything but your average lot. Talking hamburgers, misunderstood ghosts, and punk rock grandmas are just the tip of these stories that are best described as “off the beaten track.”

The oversized BOOM! Box 2014 Mix Tape #1 arrives from BOOM! Box in comic shops on December 24th with a cover price of $9.99 under Diamond order code OCT141168. Both the main cover and the retailer incentive cover are illustrated by Jake Lawrence (Teen Dog). The Final Order Cutoff deadline for retailers is December 1st. Not sure where to find your nearest comic retailer? Use comicshoplocator.com or findacomicshop.com to find one! It’s also available for order directly from boom-studios.com.

Justin Jordan's First BOOM! Studios Original 'Deep State' #1 Sells Out, Goes to Second Printing

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Published on Tuesday, November 25 2014 15:24

Written by Johnny M

November 25,  2014 - Los Angeles, CA - Award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios is pleased to announce that Deep State #1, the new conspiracy-driven series from Justin Jordan (Spread, The Strange Talent of Luther Strode) and artist Ariela Kristantina (Death of Wolverine), has sold out at the distributor level. The publisher has rushed to a second printing. As announced on Deadline.com, the publisher has also sold the rights for the series as a television drama, as part of its first-look deal with 20th Century Fox TV, in a collaboration with producer Howard Gordon’s (Homeland, Tyrant) Teakwood Lane.

Comic book fans should bear in mind that first printings of Deep State #1 may still be found at the local comic shop nearest you. Not sure where to find your nearest comic retailer? Use comicshoplocator.com or findacomicshop.com to find one!

“Justin has hit a home run with the first of his three BOOM! original series,” said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon. “The story of Deep State is rife with mysteries and cover-ups, and Ariela’s art is perfect for it. This second print announcement comes hot on the heels of the announcement for the Deep State TV deal at Fox—it’s been a good week for Agents Harrow and Branch.”

In Deep State, John Harrow doesn’t exist, and his job is to make sure that other things don’t exist, too. At any given time, the government is running dozens of black book operations, experiments that aren’t on any official record and are never acknowledged to exist. Some of these are innocuous. Some of them are monstrous beyond reason. And most of the time, they go as expected and the public is never the wiser. Most of the time. John Harrow’s job is to handle them when things go wrong, and do anything to make sure the government’s secrets stay just that—secret. If you’re interested in conspiracy theory stories from comics like Planetary and Sleeper to films like Enemy of the State and Three Days of the Condor, you’ll be gripped by Deep State!

Praise for Deep State #1:

“Deep State #1 is a very strong debut that signifies the start of something very special." - Geeked Out Nation

"Smart, timely and stylish thanks to the creative synergy enjoyed by fan-favorite scribe Justin Jordan (Luthor Strode) and breakout artist Ariela Kristantina (Death of Wolverine), BOOM! Studios' latest foray into the shadowy world of espionage will please fans of Planetary, The X-Files, and Fringe." - Broken Frontier

"...a new well written young comic with a solid plot and fantastic art." - TMStash

"There’s some solid storytelling going on here..." - The Pullbox

"A solid, enjoyable book that has the potential to go very, very far." - Multiversity

"Although it has obvious influence from things like X-Files and MIB, it manages to add its own flair and create a really great story." - Geekorama

Deep State #1 second print ships with a modified cover by series cover artist Matt Taylor and carries a retail price of $3.99 with a Diamond Code of OCT148207. Final orders close for retailers on December 1st. It is anticipated to be in stores on December 17th.

When Everything Ends, There is Only SECRET WARS.

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Published on Tuesday, November 25 2014 17:13

Written by Johnny M

Eight-Page Preview: VALIANT NEXT Presents IVAR, TIMEWALKER #1 by Fred Van Lente and Clayton Henry – Coming in January!

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Published on Tuesday, November 25 2014 15:12

Written by Johnny M

[VALIANT NEXT TUESDAY]

• IVAR, TIMEWALKER #1 by Fred Van Lente and Clayton Henry in January
• DIVINITY #1 (of 4) by Matt Kindt and Trevor Hairsine in February
• IMPERIUM #1 by Joshua Dysart and Doug Braithwaite in February
• NINJAK #1 by Matt Kindt and Clay Mann in March
• BLOODSHOT REBORN #1 by Jeff Lemire and Mico Suayan in April