BOOM Studios releases for November 18, 2009

FARSCAPE #1

Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon & Keith DeCandido
Drawn by Will Sliney
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Joe Corroney & Dennis Calero

HOLY DREN, FARSCAPE IS ONGOING! Yes, Farscape fans have made the mini-series such successes that we made Farscape an ongoing series! Secrets are revealed, alliances are made and hearts are broken in this, the start of a new chapter in the lives of your favorite characters! Written by the creator of the show Rockne S. O’Bannon!

IRREDEEMABLE #8

Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Peter Krause
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Gene Ha & Dan Panosian

Casualties are in the millions. Panic has swept through the world. And the Paradigm have learned that in order to stop Plutonian they may have to embrace history’s deadliest criminal. Can Plutonian’s nemesis, the super criminal Modeus, be trusted in the face of Armageddon?

MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #297

Written by Stefano Ambrosio
Drawn by Marco Ghiglione
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99

The epic WIZARDS OF MICKEY tale continues! Student of the great wizard Grandalf, Mickey Mouse hails from the humble village of Miceland. Allying himself with Donald Duck (who has a pet dragon named Fafnir) and team mate Goofy, Mickey quests to find a magical crown that will give him mastery over all spells! Join BOOM! Kids for a whole new epoch in Disney publishing!

NOLA #1

Written by Chris Gorak & Pierluigi Cothran
Drawn by Damian Couceiro
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (1 of 4), SRP: $3.99
Covers by Erik Jones & Chris Brunner

After cheating death, Nola Thomas wakes up alone in a deserted New Orleans hospital. Bruised, broken, and badly burned, she emerges from the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina with one thing on her mind…revenge. From Chris Gorak, the writer/director of the critically-acclaimed film, Right at Your Door!

SWORDSMITH ASSASSIN #4

Written by Andrew Cosby & Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Ayhan Hayrula
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (4 of 4), SRP: $3.99
Covers by Dennis Calero & John Nofsinger

Toshiro Ono has spent his life making the best swords that have ever been forged and selling them to the highest bidder. When his family is killed by a blade of his own making, master swordsmith Toshiro promised to do whatever it took to make sure none of his swords ever kill again. Now that promise comes to the test in this stunning conclusion! Andrew Cosby, creator of EUREKA, and Michael Alan Nelson, creator of HEXED, bring feudal Samurai Japan to life like no other comic has done before.

THE UNKNOWN VOL.1 HC

Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Minck Oosterveer
HC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $24.99

Mark Waid’s critically acclaimed new miniseries collected for the first time! She has solved every mystery known to man. But there is one mystery that remains… UNKNOWN! Revered as the smartest person alive, Catherine Allingham is the world’s most famous private investigator. Follow her adventures as she sets out to solve the one mystery she’s never been able to crack! Join Mark Waid and international superstar Minck Oosterveer as they tell Catherine’s last tale. Or do they?

WALT DISNEY’S COMICS AND STORIES #700

Written by Giorgio Salati & Riccardo Secchi & Alessandro Ferrari
Drawn by Stefano Turconi
Covers by Dwitt/Magic Eye studios & Corrado Mastantuono
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99

The third longest-running comic book series in Direct Market history hits its 700th issue as Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories enters a bold new era at BOOM! Kids with a bang! Featuring a brand new team of super-heroes culled from Disney’s Mickey and Donald universe, come adventure with The Duck Avenger, Super Goofy, and the man Mickey himself!