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Preview: The Magicians #1 (of 5)

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The Magicians #1 (Of 5)

Publisher: Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: Lilah Sturges, Lev Grossman
Artist: Pius Bak
Colorist: Gabriel Cassata
Letterer: Mike Fiorentino 
Cover Artists:  
    Main Cover: Qistina Khalidah
    Variant Cover: Alexa Sharpe
Price: $3.99

MEET THE NEW CLASS OF BRAKEBILLS COLLEGE!

Series creator Lev Grossman returns to BOOM! Studios for an all-new story in the world of The Magicians with Lilah Sturges and artist Pius Bak that features the first appearance of the next generation of heroes and villains!

Long after Quentin Coldwater has graduated from Brakebills, Dean Fogg welcomes the first class in Brakebills history to include hedge magicians, who are known for being dangerous practitioners of unsanctioned magic.

As these two student bodies clash to prove their superiority, everyone at Brakebills is forced to take a side – not realizing a new threat has targeted them all!

But the reason for this change at  Brakebills will rock them to their core – and shock longtime fans of The Magicians!

The Magicians #1 (Of 5)

Your First Look at Lev Grossman’s The Magicians #1

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at The Magicians #1, the premiere issue of an all-new original five-issue series which reunites New York Times bestselling series creator Lev Grossman with award-winning writer Lilah Sturges and rising star artist Pius Bak for an all-new story in the world of The Magicians that features the first appearance of the next generation of magic practitioners, available on November 6, 2019.

Long after Quentin and his friends have graduated from Brakebills, Dean Fogg welcomes a historic new group of students to the school – the first ever class of hedge magicians, rogue practitioners of unsanctioned magic, invited to enroll at Brakebills. But the classical magicians aren’t too thrilled to have the rule-breaking outcasts in their hallowed halls, and tempers flare as the student bodies clash to prove their superiority – not realizing a new danger has emerged to threaten them all. The malevolence behind the threat at Brakebills will rock everyone to their cores – and even shock longtime fans of The Magicians!

The Magicians #1 features a main cover by artist Qistina Khalidah, along with the first in a series of tarot card variant covers by artist Alexa Sharpe, featuring a brand new magician as the Hierophant.

The Magicians #1

The Next Generation of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians Makes Their First Appearance in a Brand New Series

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BOOM! Studios has announced The Magicians, an all-new original five-issue series in which New York Times bestselling series creator Lev Grossman returns with an all-new story in the world of The Magicians with award-winning writer Lilah Sturges and rising star artist Pius Bak that features the first appearance of the next generation of heroes and villains, available in November 6, 2019.

Long after Quentin and his friends have graduated from Brakebills, Dean Fogg welcomes a historic new group of students to the school – the first ever class of hedge magicians, rogue practitioners of unsanctioned magic, invited to enroll at Brakebills. But the traditional magicians aren’t too thrilled to have the rule-breaking outcasts in their hallowed halls, and tempers flare as the student bodies clash to prove their superiority – not realizing a new danger has emerged to threaten them all. The malevolence behind the threat at Brakebills will rock everyone to their cores – and even shock longtime fans of The Magicians!

The Magicians #1 features a main cover by acclaimed artist and illustrator Qistina Khalidah, along with the first in a series of tarot card variant covers by artist Alexa Sharpe, featuring a brand new magician as the Hierophant.

The Magicians #1

Your First Look at All-New Slayers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Ones #1

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at the oversized one-shot comic book, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Ones #1, debuting on August 28, 2019.

Buffy Summers is the “Chosen One” who must defend Sunnydale from vampires, demons and those regular monsters called high schoolers…but she wasn’t the first. Now, through three all-new stories in this landmark one-shot, see the first full appearances of the Slayers made famous on special variants covers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Writer Mairghread Scott and artist Ornella Savarese reveal the hidden origins of the Sunnydale Hellmouth in a story about a young Indigenous American woman at the turn of the 19th Century who finds out she is the Chosen One and makes a decision that changes the course of Slayer history forever! Celia Lowenthal tells the story of the young 14th-century Italian Slayer from her Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2 variant cover. And, from Alexa Sharpe, we discover the origins of the Slayer from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer #6 variant cover, in a story set in Napoleonic France.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Ones #1 features a main cover by illustrator Evan Cagle, along with variant covers by artists Helen Yoon and Alexa Sharpe.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Ones #1

Preview: Buffy The Vampire Slayer #6

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer #6

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: Jordie Bellaire
Artist: David López
Colorist: Raúl Angulo
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Cover Artists:  
     Main Cover: Marc Aspinall
     Spotlight Cover: Kevin Wada
     Chosen One Cover: Alexa Sharpe
     Preorder Cover: Becca Carey
     Incentive Cover: Ethan Young
Unlocked Human Variant: Miguel Mercado
Unlocked Vampire Variant: Miguel Mercado
Price: $3.99

Nothing will ever be the same after the attack on Xander. But with the Mistress Drusilla and Spike closer to opening the Hellmouth, Buffy is out of time to save her friend—and everyone else in Sunnydale!

Buffy The Vampire Slayer #6

All New Slayers Make First Appearance in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Ones #1

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BOOM! Studios has announced an oversized one-shot comic book Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Ones #1 that will debut on August 28, 2019.

Buffy Summers is the “Chosen One” who must defend Sunnydale from vampires, demons and those regular monsters called high schoolers…but she wasn’t the first. Now, discover the first full appearances of the Slayers from past eras first seen on special variants covers to Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this landmark one-shot.

In 18th century California, a young woman discovers she’s the Chosen One and changes the course of Slayer history forever, in a new story from writer Mairghread Scott and artist Ornella Savarese, that also reveals the hidden origins of the Hellmouth; the new Slayer first seen on the cover to Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2 comes to life in 14th century Italy from writer and artist Celia Lowenthal, and more.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Ones #1 features a main cover by illustrator Evan Cagle, along with a variant cover by artist Helen Yoon featuring a Slayer from 16th century Marusthali, India and a cover by artist Alexa Sharpe.

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Convention season has kicked off! Who got to go to one this past weekend? Sound off as to your favorite convention below! While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

The Comichron – February sales dip on lean new comics slate, but per-title sales improve; Marvel sees growth – For those interested in the horse race.

CNET – Captain Marvel’s early suit concepts are way different to the comic – This is cool to see.

Newsarama – Ezra Miller & Grant Morrison Writing New Flash Movie Script – Report – Well ok then.

Newsarama – David & Keown Called Back for One More Incredible Hulk Run – We’re intrigued.

The Beat – A Year of Free Comics: The Illustrated Short Horror Stories of Alexa Sharpe – Free comics!

The Beat – A Year of Free Comics: Rica March Explores the Fallacy of Good Capitalism – More free comics!

Review

The Beat – Urusei Yatsuri

Preview: Lumberjanes #58

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Lumberjanes #58

Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writers: Shannon Watters & Kat Leyh
Artist:  AnneMarie Rogers
Colorist: Maarta Laiho
Letterer: Aubrey Aiese
Cover Artists:  
    Main Cover: Kat Leyh
    Preorder Cover: Alexa Sharpe
Price: $3.99

With April’s movie night dreams dashed by clumsy yetis, she sets her sights on a different scheme for Jo’s birthday. Mal is on distraction duty, but their river rafting badge winds up off course. Stranded on an island unknown to Lumberjanes, will Jo, Barney, Jen, and Mal be able to get back to camp in time for the festivities? And does Jo even want to?

Lumberjanes #58

Your First Look at Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass

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BOOM! Studios is spotlighting the best YA comic books and graphic novels, with a first look at Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass, the historic first original graphic novel in the history of the series that’s sold over a million copies worldwide from Eisner Award-nominated writer Lilah Sturges and rising-star artist polterink.

Arriving in stores October 2018, Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass features a stunning cover by Alexa Sharpe and presents an all-new story at Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s camp for Hardcore Lady-Types when Mal, Ripley, Molly, April & Jo become separated during an orienteering outing thanks to a mysterious compass. While Molly begins to feel more and more insecure about the effect of her relationship with Mal on the other girls, a lonely woman explorer is trying to steal the compass…with the help of some weirdly polite automaton butlers, of course.

Lumberjanes Gets an Original Graphic Novel

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BOOM! Studios has announced Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass, the historic first original graphic novel in the history of the series that’s sold over a million copies worldwide. Eisner Award-nominated writer Lilah Sturges and rising-star artist polterink present an all-new story in Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s camp for Hardcore Lady-Types when Mal, Ripley, Molly, April, and Jo become separated during an orienteering outing thanks to a mysterious compass. While Molly begins to feel more and more insecure about the effect of her relationship with Mal on the other girls, a lonely woman explorer is trying to steal the compass…with the help of some weirdly polite automaton butlers, of course.

Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass featured a stunning cover by Alexa Sharpe.

Launched in 2014 under BOOM! Studios’ YA-focused BOOM! Box imprint by series co-creators Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooklyn Allen, and Noelle Stevenson,Lumberjanes was originally solicited as a limited series, but the overwhelming response from fans transformed it into an ongoing series that has become a New York Times best-seller, earned numerous nominated for prestigious awards including the GLAAD Media Award and the Eisner Awards (for which it has won twice), and have even crossed over with heroes from the DC Comics Universe (in Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy). The Lumberjanes have expanded to middle-grade novels at Abrams Books, a diverse array of merchandise from pins to patches, and a feature film in development at 20th Century Fox.

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