Thursday, March 12, 2015

BOOM! Studios Announces Talent and Exclusives for 2015 Emerald City Comicon


March 11, 2015 (Los Angeles, Calif.) - Award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios is excited to announce it will be exhibiting at the 2015 Emerald City Comicon, which will take place at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, during the weekend of March 27-29.
 
BOOM! can be found at Booth #1002 on the Sky Bridge and will host the following creators at varying times all weekend (please check at the booth for signing times):
 
  • Ben Meares & Mark Miller (Clive Barker’s Next Testament, Hellraiser)
  • Bridget Underwood (Lumberjanes, Adventure Time)
  • Bryce Carlson (Hit: 1957)
  • Christopher Sebela (Dead Letters, Escape from New York)
  • Colin Lorimer, Michael Moreci, Tim Daniel, & Riley Rossmo (Burning Fields, Curse)
  • David Petersen (Mouse Guard)
  • Ed Brisson (Cluster, Sons of Anarchy)
  • James Tynion IV (The Woods, Memetic)
  • Jerry Gaylord (Bill & Ted’s Most Triumphant Return)
  • Justin Jordan (Deep State)
  • Lissa Treiman (Giant Days)
  • Matt Gagnon (Day Men)
  • Paul Maybury (Munchkin)
  • Ryan Ferrier (Curb Stomp, Sons of Anarchy)
 
Additionally, throughout the weekend, fans can buy original customized sketches on BOOM!’s “Get-A-Sketch” covers from several different artists, including:
 
  • Carey Pietsch (Adventure Time: Marceline Gone Adrift)
  • Ian McGinty (Bravest Warriors, Munchkin)
  • Travis Hill (Adventure Time)
 
Also on the Sky Bridge, fans can meet the team behind Lumberjanes:
 
  • Noelle Stevenson
  • Shannon Watters
  • Brooke A. Allen
 
BOOM! will have Emerald City Comicon exclusive merchandise and variant covers available for purchase at its booth while supplies last, including:
 
Adventure Time: Marceline Gone Adrift #1 (of 6) ECCC Variant ($10)
Cover: Carey Pietsch
Writer: Meredith Gran  Artist: Carey Pietsch
 
Bill & Ted’s Most Triumphant Return #1 (of 6) ECCC Variant ($10)
Cover: Joe Eisma
Writer: Brian Lynch  Artist: Jerry Gaylord
 
Lumberjanes #12 ECCC Variant ($10)
Cover: Bridget Underwood
Writer: Noelle Stevenson & Shannon Watters  Artist: Carolyn Nowak
 
Munchkin #1 ECCC Variant ($10)
Cover: Paul Maybury
Writers: Tom Siddell, Jim Zub, John Kovalic  Artists: Mike Holmes, Rian Sygh, John Kovalic
 
Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens Enchiridion Hardcover ($60)
Cover: Zachary Sterling
Writer: Meredith Gran  Artist: Meredith Gran
 
Escape from New York #1 ECCC Variant ($10)
Cover: Garry Brown
Writer: Christopher Sebela  Artist: Diego Barreto
 
The debut of Lumberjanes Vol. 1 Trade Paperback with Exclusive Emerald City Comicon Badge ($20)
Cover: Noelle Stevenson
Writer: Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis Artist: Brooke A. Allen
 
Day Men Vol. 1 Limited Edition Hardcover
Cover: Brian Stelfreeze
Writer: Matt Gagnon, Michael Alan Nelson Artist: Brian Stelfreeze
 
Exclusive Jack Burton’s Fu Manchu Tank Top from Big Trouble in Little China ($30, Limited quantities)
Design: Emi Yonemura Brown
 
 
BOOM! Studios will also host a number of panels during the convention. Further details will be released next week. For tickets and more information on Emerald City Comicon, visit their site at emeraldcitycomicon.com.
 
ABOUT BOOM! STUDIOS
Founded by Ross Richie in 2005, Diamond Gem Award-winning “Best Publisher” BOOM! Studios (boom-studios.com) generates a constellation of best-selling Eisner and Harvey Award-winning original and licensed comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent. BOOM! Studios is comprised of four distinct imprints. The original Studios imprint is home to Mike Carey's Suicide Risk; James Tynion IV's The Woods; Mark Waid's Irredeemable; Sons of Anarchy; and Big Trouble in Little China. Steven Grant’s graphic novel 2 Guns was released as a feature film from Universal Pictures, starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. BOOM!’s all-ages imprint KaBOOM! publishes Charles Schulz’ Peanuts; Jim Davis’ Garfield; Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time, Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball, and Steven Universe; Mike Kunkel’s Herobear and the Kid; and Natasha Allegri's Bee and PuppyCat. BOOM!'s experimental imprint BOOM! Box publishes The Midas Flesh and Lumberjanes. In June 2013, BOOM! acquired Archaia Entertainment (archaia.com). Archaia is the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning graphic novel publisher of Mouse Guard, Cow Boy, Gunnerkrigg Court, Rust, and Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand. In October 2013, BOOM! Studios entered into a unique first-look relationship with 20th Century Fox, giving the studio access to its library of titles and giving the publisher access to Fox's vast catalog of films. In August 2014, BOOM! Studios began a similar first-look relationship with 20th Century Fox TV to develop properties for the small screen.

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