BOOM! STUDIOS REVEALS FOC VARIANT

COVER AND RETAILER INCENTIVES

FOR GRASS KINGS #2

Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins' Grass Kings Collection Schedule for 2018

Grass Kings #2 FOC Cover by Tyler Jenkins

Los Angeles, Calif. (March 17, 2017) – BOOM! Studios is pleased to announce the addition of a brand-new variant cover for GRASS KINGS #2 just in time for Final Order Cutoff (FOC). Grass Kings, the all-new original comic book series from writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and artist Tyler Jenkins (Peter Panzerfaust), debuted March 8th and the oversized, first issue sold out the day of release at the distributor level.

In order to give retail partners further opportunity to capitalize on the heat generated by the debut, BOOM! Studios is offering a variant, open-to-order cover by interior artist Tyler Jenkins for Grass Kings #2 ahead of FOC on March 20. The issue will hit comic book shops on April 12. To further encourage retailers to take a position on what Multiversity Comics called “one of the best books of the year,” retailers who meet the minimum order requirement for the variant will receive three Grass Kings crown enamel pins shipping with issue #3. Additionally, retailers who maintain their orders on issue #1 for issue #2 will be eligible for returnability and be listed in issue #3 as the “Kings of Retail.”

Furthermore, to support the single-issue sales of a series IGN described as “the kind of slow burn book that requires a bit of faith on the part of the reader, but with creators like these, we're betting they'll deliver,” BOOM! Studios is proud to announce the first collection of Grass Kings will not be released until February 2018. The collection will include the first five issues of Grass Kings in an oversized, premium hardcover similar to the publisher’s treatment of Grant Morrison and Dan Mora’s Klaus. The collection will carry a suggested retail price of $29.99.

“We’ve been absolutely floored by the support we’ve seen for Grass Kings,” says Filip Sablik, President of Publishing & Marketing, BOOM! Studios. “When the first issue’s orders came in over 50% higher than Matt’s most recent original series, we knew our retail partners were supporting us in a big way. This is a powerful, slow burn story and we wanted to encourage fans to buy in on the singles rather than waiting for the collection.”

Grass Kings is a rural mystery centered around the tragic lives of three brothers who rule a trailer park kingdom that's a beacon for the hopeless, the lost, and the desperate poor seeking a promised land. But will one brother's decision to take in an enigmatic young woman destroy everything the Grass Kings have built?

Grass Kings is the most recent release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to ambitious original series such as Victor LaValle’s Destroyer by Victor LaValle and Dietrich Smith; Godshaper by Simon Spurrier and Jonas Goonface; The Unsound by Cullen Bunn and Jack T. Cole; Klaus by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora; and Irredeemable by Mark Waid and Peter Krause.

The cover joins the previously announced covers by Jenkins and Matt Kindt:

 
             Main cover by Tyler Jenkins                           Intermix cover by Matt Kindt

The solicitation information for Grass Kings #2 is below.

Grass Kings #2
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: Matt Kindt
Artist: Tyler Jenkins
Cover Artists:
   Main Cover A: Tyler Jenkins
   Intermix Cover B: Matt Kindt
   FOC Cover C: Tyler Jenkins
Format: 32 pages, full color
Price: $3.99
On sale: April 12, 2017 (Final Order Cutoff: March 20, 2017)
Synopsis: Robert takes in the mysterious woman from the lake and opens up to her about his missing daughter—a daughter that would be about the same age as the woman in front of him...

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About BOOM! Studios:
BOOM! Studios was founded by Ross Richie in 2005 with the singular focus of creating world-class comic book and graphic novel storytelling for all audiences. Through the development of four distinct imprints—BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia—BOOM! has produced award-winning original work, including Lumberjanes, The Woods, Giant Days, Klaus, and Mouse Guard, while also breaking new ground with established licenses such as WWE, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Adventure Time and Jim Henson Company properties. BOOM! will also bring their original series to life through unique first-look relationships with 20th Century Fox in film and with Fox Television. Please visit www.boom-studios.com for more information.