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Boom! Studios sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Irredeemable #8 arriving in stores tomorrow. Take the jump to see what happens when the heroes confront their deadliest enemy.
Boom! Studios looks to have some great titles coming out next week that includes titles for kids, and some for the bigger kids. Take the jump for a peek at Donald Duck and Friends #347, Finding Nemo: Reef Rescue #4, Kill Audio #2, and The Unknown: The Devil Made Flesh #2.
Last time we visited the world of Irredeemable, we reviewed the trade paperback which collected the first four issues of this series. The trade followed that world’s greatest hero, The Plutonian, after he has decided that he has had enough of what he sees as an ungrateful world. Since then, there have been some developments in the Irredeemable world, and our beleaguered heroes still do not seem to have much hope.
If you would rather read your comics in electronic form, then you’ll be happy to hear that Boom! Studios has placed Mark Waid’s Irredeemable comic on the iPhone for all to buy. It’s all part of the deal with Comixology – which means you’ll need to buy the $1.99 Comixology app before buying the 99-cent comic.
“In superhero comics, pretty much everyone who’s called upon to put on a cape is, at heart, emotionally equipped for the job. I reject that premise,” said series writer and BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid. “IRREDEEMABLE is, in a way, my third and most complex chapter on the cost of superheroics – a pulp adventure tale of horror exploring how the lessons we learn about right and wrong as children can become warped and twisted when challenged by the realities of the adult world.”
The first four issues are available through the Comixology Comics App, now.
This weekend, at the Long Beach Comic Con, Boom! Studios is celebrating the announcement of Mark Waid’s brand new Incorruptible series with a big party.
This is an open invitation event. No RSVP needed. No tickets required.
Where: The Auld Dubliner – 71 S Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802
When: Saturday, October 3rd, from 6pm to ??*For those that might not be privy, a “Drink Up” is just like a “Meet Up” but with people drinking. This will be a gathering of friends and fans, so make plans to stop by and see what’s happening!
Boom! Studios better plan on making the trip to Kansas to attend the Kansas City Planet Comic-Con, ’cause I’m getting tired of missing all these parties.
The world’s greatest detective is back, and still has six months to live. But this time, she and James Doyle don’t know each other – or do they? Strange things are afoot, and it has to do with a mystery that took place between this series and the last.
Boom! Studios has announced a brand new ongoing series written by Mark Waid. What is sure to turn more than a few heads is the title – Incorruptible, which is strikingly close to Waid’s current series Irredeemable. What makes this an even more interesting story is how it ties into the Irredeemable series.
This should be a really good week for Boom! Studios. In stores today is the prequel to the Die Hard franchise, the first Mickey Mouse comic published in three years, the fourth installment of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, and the start of a new Unknown arc. You can see all the sneaks after the jump before you head down to your comic book store to pick them up.
Top Cow sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of The Darkness #80 and Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer #2. Both arrive in stores next week (September 30, 2009).
Top Cow has unveiled the Whilce Portacio cover to the upcoming Mark Waid penned Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer #3.
Press Release
Brave New World Comics, the 2008 Eisner award winning super store located in Los Angeles’ Santa Clarita Valley, is proud to announce the opening of their Master Class Series.
Writing for Comics with Mark Waid is the first in a brand new series of classes that the community friendly store plans to offer. “Mark is a tremendously popular and talented writer.”, says Portlyn, co-owner of the store, “We’re thrilled that he’s going to be sharing his wisdom and experience with our students!”
I am reading the news that the Boom Studios comic Irredeemable #6 has gone back to press for a second printing. To be honest, I have been away from comics for a while and some things have slipped past me in the last year or so, this being one of them. With a little research and a nice internet connection, I quickly found out that this was a series that I wanted to read.
Reason number one: the writer. I’ve enjoyed the work of Mark Waid since the days of The Comet for DC’s Impact Imprint. I enjoyed his spectacular Flash run with the Born to Run storyline, and I have bought his Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty complete run twice. I don’t believe that I even have to mention Kingdom Come or Empire, both of which put a new spin on the super hero genre as a whole. Also, he is from Alabama. As a native of Mississippi, that says something to me.
Reason number two: the reviews. Not only have I seen this series get mounds of praise from other industry sites, our own Stephen Schleicher gave the second and third issues four stars each, high praise indeed, and enough to warrant a pick-up.
Press Release
BOOM! Studios proudly announced today that IRREDEEMABLE #6 has completely sold out — after only one day.
Fans should keep in mind, while Diamond Comic Distributors is completely sold out of IRREDEEMABLE #6, the first printing may still be available from retailers across the country.
Diamond Comic Distributors is making the second printing of IRREDEEMABLE #6 available for retailers to order immediately with the item code of JUL098277.
Continuing an upward trajectory, IRREDEEMABLE #6 garnered more orders than even the first issue. Even so, demand for the latest issue has outpaced expectations. BOOM! Studios most recently released the IRREDEEMABLE Vol. 1 trade paperback for the special price of $9.99 on the same day as IRREDEEMABLE #5 hit store shelves for the introductory price of 99 cents.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry’s biggest talents, including Philip K. Dick’s DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, The Henson Company’s FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. BOOM! recently launched its youth imprint, BOOM! Kids, with Pixar’s THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney’s THE MUPPETS. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fourth anniversary.
This week, Boom! Studios sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of 28 DAYS LATER #1, THE INCREDIBLES #0, THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK: THE TREASURE OF PEG-LEG WILSON #2, THE UNKNOWN #4, JENNIFER’S BODY HC, THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK TPB, TOY STORY: THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER TPB.
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Boom! Studios sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Irredeemable #5, Dead Run #3, Finding Nemo: Reef Rescue #2, and Muppet Robin Hood #3.
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