Boom! Studios
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Boom! Studios is an independent comic book company. It was founded in June 2005 with Zombie Tales #1. The company was named Wizard Magazine's Best New Publisher of 2005, only four months after their first book was published.[citation needed]
Company history
Boom! Studios was founded in 2005 by Ross Richie, who worked at Malibu Comics from 1993 to 1995 and re-launched Atomeka Press in 2004. The company publishes a wide variety of material, from the humor of Hero Squared, Planetary Brigade and What Were They Thinking to horror with Cthulhu Tales and Fall of Cthulhu, to crime with 2 Guns and sci-fi with Salvador.
Andrew Cosby, creator of the Sci-Fi Channel TV show Eureka, is co-founder and partner with Richie. The duo originally met working together at Malibu Comics in the early 1990s, and left the comic book business to pursue careers in feature films.
Prior to Boom!, Richie and Cosby were involved producing the feature film adaptation of Mage by legendary comic book creator Matt Wagner with Spyglass Entertainment, and had various projects with Mike Medavoy (Phoenix Pictures), Mark Canton (The Canton Company), kiva Goldsman, and Casey Silver.
At the 2007 San Diego Comic Con Boom! have announced they will be launching a new imprint, called Zoom!, producing comics for children. [1] They also announced the appointment of Mark Waid as Editor-in-Chief.[2] [3]
Paramount Pictures and Boom! Studios have announced that they are teaming to create a The Godfather comic book, based of course on the classic film series of the same name.
Writers
Boom! is notable for its emphasis on working with notable writers.
Comic book writers:
- Dan Abnett
- Ian Edginton
- Keith Giffen
- Alan Grant
- J. M. DeMatteis
- Mike Mignola
- Steve Niles
- Mark Waid
- Joe Casey
- Michael Alan Nelson
Hollywood screenwriters:
- Andrew Cosby [4]
- Dave DiGillio [5]
- Michael and Mark Polish [6]
- John Rogers
- Johanna Stokes [7]
- James L. White [8]
Titles
Original titles and spin-offs
- 2 Guns - Undercover cops end up on the same case, unbeknownst to each other
- Cover Girl (co-written by Andrew Cosby) - A Hollywood action star finds himself at the mercy of a female bodyguard
- Enigma Cipher - DaVinci Code style mystery
- Fall of Cthulhu - Nyarlathotep plots Cthulhu's downfall in this ongoing
- The Dominion - aliens have invaded Earth by way of viruses that mutate people
- Fear the Dead - Zombie Survival Handbook
- Foundation - ???
- Giant Monster (written by Steve Niles) - An astronaut arrives back on earth, turned into a giant monster. Three Prestige Format Books.
- Hero Squared (by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis) - A real superhero from one dimension ends up in another.. where he didn't get superpowers and is a slacker
- Planetary Brigade (written by J.M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen) - Captain Valor, from Hero Squared, and his team's adventures before he left his dimension
- Jeremiah Harm (written by Alan Grant and Keith Giffen) - A criminal is released to track down more criminals
- Hunter's Moon - from the director of the film [[Ray (film)}Ray]], an African American man goes on a hunting vacation with his son, who is kidnapped in a white-only town.
- Left on Mission - An FBI Agent must stop the sale of a critical hard drive
- Mr. Stuffins - Stuffed bear gains Artificial Intelligence
- North Wind - Post Apocalyptic, Antarctic Adventure
- Potter's Field (written by Mark Waid) - A man wants to find the identity of an unidentified grave. This series was supposed to be published near the start of Boom!'s launch, with the title John Do.
- Salvador - a genetically engineered being, who can fly but is made out of glass, becomes his peoples' savior.
- Savage Brothers (written by Andrew Cosby and Johanna Stokes) - Post-apocalyptic tale
- Tag (comic book) (written by Keith Giffen) - A man falls victim to a plague that is eating his body. Optioned as a film.
- Tag: Cursed - Tag's sequel
- Talent (comic book) (written by Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski) - A plane crashes, with one survivor... who inherits the talents of the others. Optioned as a film.
- Second Wave - Invading Martians return to Earth. Sequel to War of the Worlds.
- What Were They Thinking - Comic books under public domain are parodied
- X Isle (written by Andrew Cosby and Michael Alan Nelson) - Researchers land on a mysterious island full of beasts
Graphic Novels/One-Shots/Tales
- 10 (written by Keith Giffen) - Ten people are each given a gun and 10 bullets... and forced to hunt each other down
- Black Plague (written by Joe Casey) - The mob goes to war with a supervillain empire, while another criminal wages war on both
- Cthulhu Tales - Short Lovecraftian horror stories. Three Exist.
- Fused Tales (written by Steve Niles) - A man becomes fused in a robotic suit
- GI Spy (by Andrew Cosby) - World War II based spy comic
- In The Blood (created by Steve Niles) - Werewolf horror
- Ninja Tales - Ninja short stories
- Pirate Tales - Pirate stories
- Zombie Tales - Short story anthology featuring zombies. Two Exist, plus the Two part Death Valley.
Carry Over Series
- Hero (By Yoshitaka Amano) - an English translation of his story, moved over from Speakeasy Comics
- Whisper -Continuing First Comics's assassin's adventure, this one-shot features a new Whisper.
- Stardust Kid (written by J.M. DeMatteis with art by Mike Ploog) - formerly published by Image Comics in its first three issues, BOOM! published issues 4 and 5, finishing the series.
Reprints
- Jenny Finn - BOOM! reprinted the first two issues of this series (originally released by Oni Press) in Jenny Finn: Doom, then completed he rest of Mike Mignola's story in the 56 page Jenny Finn: Messiah.
- Trencher (by Keith Giffen) - Image comic series, published as a trade paperback
Warhammer
In 2006 Boom! Studios got the license from Games Workshop to produce a line of comic books and graphic novels based on international hit tabletop miniatures games Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000. [9][10] These comics are particularly notable for featuring the work of fan favorite Warhammer novelist and comic writer Dan Abnett.
Series so far include:
- Warhammer 40,000:
- Damnation Crusade (by writers Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton)
- Blood and Thunder
- Warhammer Fantasy:
- Forge of War (by writers Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton)
- Convention Special
Film adaptations
- Tag will be produced as a film by Universal Studios. [11]
- Talent will be produced as a film by Universal Studios. [12]
- The Foundation will be produced as a film by Paramount Pictures. [13]
- Ten is being developed by Dimension Films to star Ice Cube [14]
References
- ^ SDCC ')&: The Boom Panel, July 28, 2007 Newsarama
- ^ Mark Waid Named EiC of Boom! Studios, Comic Book Resources, July 27, 2007
- ^ Richie & Cosby on The Future of Boom!, Comic Book Resources, September 13, 2007
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1184676/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226547/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/company/co0026920/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2374583/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1343803/
- ^ Games Worksop announcement about Damnation Crusade
- ^ Boom! Studios press release
- ^ http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=4497
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002650921
- ^ http://www.superheroflix.com/news/36/20736.php
- ^ http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33667