BOOM Studios releases for October 28, 2009

DIE HARD: YEAR ONE #2

Written by Howard Chaykin
Drawn by Stephen Thompson
Covers by Dave Johnson & Jock

24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99

BOOM! Studios continues to present America’s greatest action hero translated into the sequential art form for the first time! Drunks, pimps, freaks and the debauched rich. It’s all in a night’s work for NYPD rookie John McClane. But what happens when 1976’s toughest kid on the street runs into a dark conspiracy involving a blonde on the run? With McClane, it means the fun’s just starting. Join legendary industry creator Howard Chaykin on a thrill ride that’s rung up over $1 billion in box office worldwide and become the gold standard for classic action! Yippee Ki Yay!

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? #5

Written by Philip K. Dick
Drawn by Tony Parker
Covers by Moritat & Brett Weldele

32 pgs, FC, (5 of 24), SRP: $3.99

The book that inspired BLADE RUNNER continues! The world has survived war… but is it ready for mass empathy? Everyday, the thousands left on Earth immerse themselves within the plight of Wilbur Mercer. They suffer as he does, making a never-ending climb through a Hellish terrain. Welcome to the world of Rick Deckard, the world of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?!

HUNTER’S FORTUNE #1

Written by Andrew Cosby, Caleb Monroe
Drawn by Matt Cossin
Covers by Phil Noto & Rebecca A. Wrigley

24 pgs, FC, (1 of 4), SRP: $3.99

When down-and-out slacker Hunter Prescott inherits a vast fortune from his uncle, he thinks he’s got it made. But there’s a catch. Hunter has to pick up where his famous treasure-hunting benefactor left off and find the one artifact Uncle Max never could! A careful-what-you-wish-for adventure from writers Andrew Cosby (creator of EUREKA) and Caleb Monroe (THE REMNANT). Featuring sensational interior art by hot newcomer artist Matt Cossin! Cover A by fan-favorite artist Phil Noto!

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MUPPET PETER PAN #2

Written by Grace Randolph
Drawn by Amy Mebberson
Covers by David Peterson & Amy Mebberson

24 pgs, FC, (2 of 4), SRP: $2.99

Captain Gonzo and his gang of pirates are determined to defeat Kermie Pan once and for all. And Gonzo’s crack team of inventors—Bunsen and Beaker—have devised some wacky weapons that might just do the trick! Beware of the Flying Tickles! Meanwhile, Piggytink grows increasingly jealous of Wendy. Features A covers by Eisner-award winning MOUSE GUARD artist David Petersen!

Preview: Die Hard Year One

DIE HARD: YEAR ONE #1

Written by Howard Chaykin
Drawn by Stephen Thompson
24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Dave Johnson
COVER B: Jock
COVER C: John Paul Leon

BOOM! Studios is proud to present America’s greatest action hero translated into the sequential art form for the first time! Every great action hero got started somewhere and here is John McClane (more than a decade before the first DIE HARD movie) as just another rookie cop, earning his badge in New York City during 1976’s Bicentennial celebration. Too bad for John McClane, nothing’s ever that easy.

 

 

BOOM Studios releases for September 30, 2009

DIE HARD: YEAR ONE #1

Written by Howard Chaykin
Drawn by Stephen Thompson
24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Dave Johnson
COVER B: Jock
COVER C: John Paul Leon

BOOM! Studios is proud to present America’s greatest action hero translated into the sequential art form for the first time! Every great action hero got started somewhere: Batman Began. Bond had his Casino Royale. And for John McClane, more than a decade before the first DIE HARD movie, he’s just another rookie cop, an East Coast guy working on earning his badge in New York City during 1976’s Bicentennial celebration. Too bad for John McClane, nothing’s ever that easy. Join legendary industry creator Howard Chaykin on a thrill ride that’s rung up over $1 billion in box office worldwide and become the gold standard for classic action! Yippee Ki Yay!

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? #4

Written by Philip K. Dick
Drawn by Tony Parker
SC, 32 pgs, FC, (4 of 24), SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Bill Sienkiewicz
COVER B: Moritat

Worldwide best-selling sci-fi author Philip K. Dick’s award-winning DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? - the basis for the film BLADE RUNNER – comes to comics in an innovative, ground-breaking maxi-series with the full text, fully illustrated. What secret does the Rosen Corporation keep? What happens when one bonds with John Mercer, the new messiah for a new age? What does it mean to be human? These are the questions Rick Deckard must face in his strange quest! With backmatter by Ed Brubaker!

MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #296

Written by Stefano Ambrosio
Drawn by Lorenzo Pastrovicchio
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99

First BOOM! Kids issue! One of the longest-lived, most-successful comic book series in the industry’s history comes to BOOM! and brings a little magic — presenting Wizards of Mickey! 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’s come to the great tournament to get his revenge on Peg Leg Pete, who has stolen the Rain Crystal from Miceland! Join Mickey Mouse and his friends on an epic tale of magic and wonder! Join BOOM! Kids for a whole new epoch in Disney publishing!

THE UNKNOWN: THE DEVIL MADE FLESH #1

Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Minck Oosterveer
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (1 of 4), SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Dave Johnson
COVER B: Jock

Back by popular demand, Mark Waid brings another installment of the world’s greatest detective! With only six months to live, Catherine Allingham’s condition is terminal. But nothing will stop her from trying to solve even more mysteries. It’s international suspense and hair-raising macabre as time runs out for our detective. Interior art by superstar Minck Oosterveer.