BOOM Studios releases for January 13, 2009

THE ANCHOR #4

Written by Phil Hester
Drawn by Brian Churilla
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Brian Churilla & Phil Hester

The Anchor’s battle with the offspring of the demonic Breeder comes to an earth shattering conclusion, but will victory require a sacrifice The Anchor is not prepared to make? Plus, the mysterious Wound holds the key to The Anchor’s forgotten past, but is he friend or foe? Answers revealed, arcs concluded, minds blown, comic racks melted. You are with this comic or against it, and being against it is not good for your health, chief. A new BOOM! ongoing series, brought to you by Eisner Award-nominated writer/artist Phil Hester and fan-favorite artist Brian Churilla.

CARS #0

Written by Alan J. Porter
Drawn by Allen Gladfelter
SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Allen Gladfelter

An all-new CARS storyline from BOOM! Kids! Lightning McQueen organizes a rally race on the dirt roads around Radiator Springs to raise money for his favorite charity. Along with McQueen’s friends, comes some rivals–both old and new–who want Lightning to eat their dust!

DIE HARD: YEAR ONE #4

Written by Howard Chaykin
Drawn by Stephen Thompson
24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Dave Johnson & Joe Cusko & Jock

The conclusion of the first DIE HARD arc! It’s 1976, the Bicentennial in NYC. John McClane’s on a luxury boat…that’s targeted by eco-terrorists! McClane has to take out the villains and save everyone, for the first time in his life! Think his luck will get better in the future?

FARSCAPE: D’ARGO’S QUEST #2

Written by Keith DeCandido & Rockne S. O’Bannon
Drawn by Caleb Cleveland
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (2 of 4), SRP: $3.99
Covers by Chad Hardin & Caleb Cleveland

D’Argo has seen war, his family ripped apart and a host of horrors aboard Moya. Now he faces his greatest challenge of all. He must work with Raxil! The motor mouth of a drug dealer is now forced to be D’Argo’s aide as he tracks down his greatest prey of all! Written by FARSCAPE’s Keith R.A. DeCandido and Executive Produced by show creator Rockne S. O’Bannon.

THE INCREDIBLES #4

Written by Mark Waid and Landry Walker
Drawn by Marcio Takara
24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Marcio Takara & Ramanda Kamarga

The hit series featuring everyone’s favorite family of superheroes continues—only from BOOM! Acclaimed writers Mark Waid and Landry Walker (SUPERGIRL: COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8th GRADE) join forces to tell an all-new Incredibles adventure!

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK VOL. 1 HC

Written by Don Rosa
Drawn by Don Rosa
HC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $24.99

Greed is good! BOOM Kids! proudly collects the first half of THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK in a gorgeous hardcover collection — featuring smyth sewn binding, a gold-on-gold foil-stamped case wrap, and a bookmark ribbon! These stories, written and drawn by legendary cartoonist Don Rosa, chronicle Scrooge McDuck’s fascinating life. See how Scrooge earned his ‘Number One Dime’ and began to build his fortune! Collecting the first six chapters of the award-winning twelve part epic adventure, see how Scrooge earned his ‘Number One Dime’ and began to build his fortune!

THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK #1

Written by Roger Langridge
Drawn by Roger Langridge
Covers by Roger Langridge
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99

Roger Langridge’s celebrated run on THE MUPPET SHOW continues with this first issue of the new ongoing series! With the theater in disarray after the events of PEG-LEG WILSON, the Muppet gang decides to take their show on the road! Is the world ready for traveling Muppet minstrels?

THE REMNANT TPB

Written by Stephen Baldwin, Andrew Cosby and Caleb Monroe
Drawn by Julian Totino Tedesco
SC, 128 pgs, FC, SRP: $16.99

Actor Stephen Baldwin and writer Andrew Cosby’s (creator of Sci-Fi Channel’s EUREKA) critically acclaimed story of espionage and the supernatural is collected for the first time! C.I.A agent David Sacker is thrust into a domestic terror case that questions everything he knows about reality. The action-packed thriller that introduced phenom artist Julian Totino Tedesco (UNTHINKABLE) to the comics industry!

WALT DISNEY COMICS AND STORIES #702

Written by Alessandro Ferrari
Drawn by Emilio Urbano
Covers by Magic Eye Studios
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99

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 main man Mickey himself, as they take on the Phantom Blot and his nefarious group of ne’r do wells! At stake…nothing less than the riches in Scrooge McDuck’s Money Bin!

Preview: The Muppet Show Comic Book #0

THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK #0

Written by Roger Langridge
Drawn by Shelli Paroline
Covers by Roger Langridge
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99

The Muppets Present… PIGS IN SPACE! Fozzie Bear and Rizzo the Rat try to pitch a PIGS IN SPACE movie to a Hollywood producer! What could go possibly go wrong? This is a stand-alone story that serves as a prelude to the launch of next month’s new ongoing series and is written by acclaimed scribe Roger Langridge, who continues his celebrated run on THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK !

BOOM Studios releases for November 25, 2009

DIE HARD: YEAR ONE #3

Written by Howard Chaykin
Drawn by Stephen Thompson
24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Covers by Dave Johnson & Jock

John McClane didn’t think patrolling New York City’s Bicentennial celebration would be easy…but he didn’t bank on an eco-terrorist plot! Is the naïve young blonde McClane met the key to unraveling it all? Does that make her a target? Find out in this issue!

MONSTERS INC. #3

Written by Paul Benjamin
Drawn by Amy Mebberson
24pgs, FC, (3 of 4), SRP: $2.99
Covers by Amy Mebberson

After months of planning, Mr. Waternoose and Randall have come up with the ultimate plan for revenge. They’re going to steal all of Monsters, Inc’s energy canisters, plunging Monsteropolis into darkness! After they place the blame on Mike and Sully, every monster in the city will be ready to tar and feather our heroes.

MUPPET PETER PAN #3

Writen by Grace Randolph
Drawn by Amy Mebberson
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (3 of 4), SRP: $2.99
Covers by David Peterson & Amy Mebberson

Captain Gonzo and his gang of pirates are determined to defeat Kermie Pan once and for all. When Gonzo kidnaps the Darling children, poor Pan might fall right into his trap! Will the Darling children ever make it home?

UNCLE SCROOGE #385

Written by Erik Hedman
Drawn by Wanda Gattino
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers by Magic Eye Studios

Continuing BOOM! Kids’ all-new direction for everyone’s favorite-feathered penny pincher, Uncle Scrooge! Building on a tradition created by some of the greatest creators the comic book world has ever seen, like Carl Barks and Don Rosa, these issues follow Scrooge on new adventures that North American audiences have never seen! Join us in a bold new era for Scrooge that pays tribute to the past but heads into a new future!

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!

BOOM Studios releases for October 7, 2009

CARS: RADIATOR SPRINGS #2

Written by Alan J. Porter
Drawn by Albert Carreres
24pgs, FC, (2 of 4)SRP: $2.99
Covers A & B: Allen Gladfelter

Lightning McQueen is hanging out with his friends in Radiator Springs when he realizes that everyone knows his story, but he doesn’t know anyone else’s. McQueen wants to know how his friends ended up in Radiator Springs…and why they decided to stay. Issue #2 explores Filmore and Sarge’s unlikely friendship. Even though one’s a hippie and the other is a military man, the two are inseparable!

THE INCREDIBLES #1

Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Marcio Takara
24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Covers A & B: Matt Wagner

Baby Jack-Jack, everyone’s favorite super powered toddler, battles…a nasty cold! Hopefully the rest of the Parr family can stay healthy, because normal denizens of Metroville are starting to exhibit superpowers. Can The Incredibles discover the cause of both outbreaks before the city is left in total shambles?

IRREDEEMABLE #7

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

A “twilight of the superheroes”-style story that examines super-villains from Mark Waid writer of KINGDOM COME and EMPIRE! The Plutonian’s former teammates, the Paradigm, start to turn the tide against their former comrade. But you know what they say about a cornered animal…

KILL AUDIO #1

Written by Claudio Sanchez
Drawn by Sheldon Vella
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (1 of 6) SRP: $3.99
Cover A: Sheldon Vella
Cover B: Kristian Donaldson

KILL AUDIO follows the adventures of an immortal little troll who struggles to find a purpose in a land where musical and artistic creativity are controlled substances. With a growing team of misfits to keep him company on the crazy road to clarity and an aggravating nemesis setting them back at every turn, will Kill Audio ever find what he’s looking for?

WALT DISNEY COMICS AND STORIES #699

Written by Ricardo Secchi
Drawn by Stefano Turconi
Cover A: Ettore Gula and Roberta Migheli
Cover B: Magic eye studios
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99

One of the longest-lived, greatest comics in history comes to BOOM! Studios! A direct market event — the title that was host to Walt Disney’s most cherished characters that helped build a decades-spanning global empire, originally launched in 1942, has come to BOOM! Kids! Ever wondered what would happen when all the superheroes of the Disney comics universe star in an epic clash against all the super villains with the fate of the world at stake? Join The Duck Avenger, Super Goofy, and the man himself Mickey Mouse for an all-new team of heroes, an all-new era in Disney publishing!

FARSCAPE VOL.2: STRANGE DETRACTORS

Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, Keith DeCandido
Drawn by Will Sliney
HC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $24.99

TV’s Sci-Fi masterpiece FARSCAPE returns! Farscape creator Rockne S. O’Bannon continues his creation in comic book form in this second volume of all new FARSCAPE stories. After the events on Hyneria, the crew of Moya find themselves in the midst of a new, mysterious menace. But the crew will learn that their greatest enemies might just be themselves!

MUPPET ROBIN HOOD TPB

Written by Tim Beedle
Drawn by Armand Villavert Jr.
SC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $9.99

This hilarious trade collects all four issues of Muppet Robin Hood. The Muppets tell the Robin Hood legend for laughs, and it’s the reader who will be merry! Robin Hood (Kermit the Frog) joins with the Merry Men, Sherwood Forest’s infamous gang of misfit outlaws, to take on the stuffy Sheriff of Muppetham (Sam the Eagle) and the wicked Gonzo of Gisbourne!