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A First Look at The Thrilling Adventure Hour #1 from BOOM! Studios

BOOM! Studios has released a first look at The Thrilling Adventure Hour #1, the first issue of an all new series by creators Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, along with rising star artist M.J. Erickson, to be released on July 18th. Based on the wildly popular Hollywood stage show and podcast, Frank and Sadie Doyle are the toast of the upper crust – headliners on the society pages…and they see ghosts. When one night of having a drink (or ten) with friends goes horribly, and perhaps predictably, wrong at a haunted house, the Doyles find themselves in a situation beyond belief.

Created in 2005 by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, The Thrilling Adventure Hour is both a popular Hollywood stage show and podcast that pays homage to the timeless Hollywood radio serials. These original and exciting stories crossing a myriad of genres have been performed by actors and comedians such as Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Nathan Fillion, Linda Cardellini, Patton Oswalt, Neil Patrick Harris, and more.

The Thrilling Adventure Hour #1 features a main cover by Jonathan Case, along with variant covers by Natacha Bustos and the award-winning The Little Friends of Printmaking.

Also in stores on July 11th, The Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Spirited Romance Discover Now Edition is a comic shop-exclusive collection of The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: Beyond Belief limited series (previously published by Image Comics) from Acker, Blacker, and artist Phil Hester (Green Arrow), which introduces readers to Frank and Sadie Doyle for the first time. This collection carries an MSRP of $14.99 and features a cover by Hester.

In October, a standard edition of The Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Spirited Romance, featuring a different cover and including additional behind-the-scenes material, will be released to comic shops and bookstores worldwide, with an MSRP of $14.99. While this standard version will remain in print, The Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Spirited Romance Discover Now Edition will be strictly limited to the initial print run and then never reprinted again.

Vertigo is Relaunching With 7 New Titles

DC Entertainment‘s Vertigo imprint is celebrating their 25th anniversary and this fall the line of comics will relaunch with seven original series that look to take on hot button topics. The creators attached feature long time comic creators as well as new voices such as Zoe Quinn, Nine Inch Nails art director Rob Sheridan, and sex education podcaster Tina Horn. The comics have no problem taking on touchy subject matter like white supremacy, virtual reality deities, and sex work. DC describes the line as “modern, socially relevant, and high-concept.”

These seven new series are on top of the new line of Sandman titles previously announced. In the announcement Vertigo executive editor Mark Doyle said:

It’s time to rebuild DC Vertigo. We’re returning to our roots by spotlighting the most exciting new voices in comics, as well as bringing new voices to comics. From the corners of television, games, music, activism, podcasting, comics and more, all of our creators are passionate and have something to say. These sophisticated stories have amazing new characters and vast worlds to explore. That’s what it has always been about for me — new stories, new voices, new possibilities. We’re creating a new generation of DC Vertigo classics for readers of all genres.

Vertigo launched in 1993 to publish more adult and graphic content that couldn’t be printed under the Comics Code Authority. It allowed more freedom than the DC line would allow. The line saw such titles as Sandman, American Vampire, Astro City, Daytripper, 100 Bullets, DMZ, Human Target, iZombie, Northlanders, Y: The Last Man, Sweet Tooth, and so much more by some of the best in the buesiness.

The series are:

Border Town by Eric M. Esquivel and Ramon Villalobos

When a crack in the border between worlds releases an army of monsters from Mexican folklore into the small town of Devil’s Fork, Arizona, the residents blame the ensuing weirdness—the shared nightmares, the otherworldly radio transmissions, the mysterious goat mutilations—on “God-dang illegals.” With racial tensions supernaturally charged, it’s up to new kid in town Frank Dominguez and a motley crew of high school misfits to discover what’s REALLY going on. (September 2018)

Hex Wives by Ben Blacker and Mirka Andolfo

“The women are too powerful. They must be tamed.” A malevolent conspiracy of men brainwashes a coven of witches to be subservient, suburban housewives. But it’s only a matter of time before the women remember their power… (October 2018)

American Carnage by Bryan Hill and Leandro Fernandez

In this thrilling crime saga, disgraced FBI agent Richard Wright, who is biracial but can pass for white, goes undercover in a white supremacist group believed to be responsible for the death of a fellow agent. (November 2018)

Goddess Mode by Zoë Quinn and Robbi Rodriguez

In a near future where all of humanity’s needs are administered by a godlike A.I., it’s one young woman’s horrible job to do tech support on it. But when Cassandra finds herself violently drawn into a hidden and deadly digital world beneath our own, she discovers a group of super-powered women and horrific monsters locked in a secret war for the cheat codes to reality. (December 2018)

High Level by Rob Sheridan and Barnaby Bagenda

Hundreds of years after the world ended and human society was rebuilt from scratch, a self-interested smuggler with a price on her head is forced to traverse a new continent of danger and mystery to deliver a child messiah to High Level, a mythical city at the top of the world from which no one has ever returned. (2019)

Safe Sex by Tina Horn and Mike Dowling

A dystopian sci-fi thriller about a ragtag team of sex workers fighting for the freedom to love in a world where sexual pleasure is monitored, regulated and policed by the government. (2019)

Second Coming by Mark Russell and Richard Pace

God sends Jesus to Earth in hopes that he will learn the family trade from Sun-Man, an all-powerful superhero, who is like the varsity quarterback son God never had. But, upon his return to Earth, Christ is appalled to discover what has become of his Gospel and vows to set the record right. (2019)

A New Thrilling Adventure Hour Begins In July

BOOM! Studios has announced The Thrilling Adventure Hour #1, kicking off an all-new series from creators Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, along with rising star artist M.J. Erickson, in July 2018. In this new monthly series, based on the wildly popular Hollywood stage show and podcast, Frank and Sadie Doyle are the toast of the upper crust – headliners on the society pages…and they see ghosts. When one night of having a drink (or ten) with friends goes horribly, and perhaps predictably, wrong at a haunted house, the Doyles find themselves in a situation beyond belief.

The Thrilling Adventure Hour #1 features a main cover by Jonathan Case and a variant cover by Natacha Bustos.

 

Also in stores July 2018, The Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Spirited Romance Discover Now Edition is a comic shop-exclusive collection of The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: Beyond Belief limited series (previously published by Image Comics) from Acker, Blacker, and artist Phil Hester, which introduces readers to Frank and Sadie Doyle for the first time. This collection carries an MSRP of $14.99 and features an all-new cover by Hester.

In October, a standard edition of The Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Spirited Romance, featuring a different cover and including additional behind-the-scenes material, will be released to comic shops and bookstores worldwide, with an MSRP of $14.99. While this standard version will remain in print, The Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Spirited Romance Discover Now Edition will be strictly limited to the initial print run and then never reprinted again.

Preview: Star Wars Adventures, Vol. 2 : Unexpected Detour

Star Wars Adventures, Vol. 2 : Unexpected Detour

Landry Q. Walker, Alan Tudyk, Shannon Denton, Delilah S. Dawson, Ben Blacker, Ben Acker (w) • Eric Jones, Arianna Florean, Annie Wu (a) • Nathan Greno (c)

Travel to a galaxy far, far away in this collection of Star Wars comic book tales! FN–2187 turns a bad day and troublesome pest into praise from Captain Phasma. Luke and Leia undertake a high-stakes, two-part undercover mission on Tibrin with explosive results. Plus more stories with K–2SO, Cassian, Emil, CR-8R, and the rebels vs. the Empire expand the world of Star Wars into new territory for a new generation of fans. Collects Issues #3–5.

TPB • FC • $9.99 • 80 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-169-4

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Arrives At BOOM! Studios

BOOM! Studios has announced The Thrilling Adventure Hour Vol.1 Discover Now Edition, on-sale in July 2018. This comic shop-exclusive collection of The Thrilling Adventure: Beyond Belief limited series (previously published by Image Comics) brings the stage show and podcast comedy series to life courtesy of creators Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, known for their work on Deadpool, Star Wars: Join The Resistance, and more.

Superstar artist Phil Hester provides interiors and the covers to The Thrilling Adventure Hour Vol.1 Discover Now Edition, which carries an MSRP of $14.99. This release marks the debut of The Thrilling Adventure Hour at BOOM! Studios and will be followed by a future collection including the complete The Thrilling Adventure: Sparks Nevada limited series. Fans can also look forward to all-new original The Thrilling Adventure Hour monthly comics stories in 2018 from Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, and more talent to be announced.

In Beyond Belief, meet Frank and Sadie Doyle: the toast of the upper crust. Headliners on the society pages. And, oh yes, they see ghosts. Trading quips and tossing back cocktails, the Doyles take what they want and hoodwink their clientele for the rest. Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, mummies, even diabolical gingerbread men are nothing but obstacles in the way of the liquor cabinet for our fast-talking, hard-drinking sleuths.

Created in 2005 by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, The Thrilling Adventure Hour is both a popular Hollywood stage show and Nerdist Industry Podcast that pays homage to the timeless Hollywood radio serials. These original and exciting stories crossing a myriad of genres have been performed by actors and comedians such as Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Nathan Fillion, Linda Cardellini, Patton Oswalt, Neil Patrick Harris, and more.

In October, a standard edition of The Thrilling Adventure Hour Vol.1, featuring a different cover and including additional behind-the-scenes material, will be released to comic shops and bookstores worldwide, with an MSRP of $16.99. While this standard version will remain in print, The Thrilling Adventure Hour Vol.1 Discover Now Edition will be strictly limited to the initial print run and then never reprinted again.

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Vol.1 Discover Now Edition will be available for sale in July 2018 exclusively at local comic book shops or at the BOOM! Studios webstore, with copies arriving October 2018 at book stores.

Preview: Star Wars: DJ: Most Wanted

Star Wars: DJ: Most Wanted

(W) Ben Blacker, Ben Acker (A) Kev Walker (CA) Jeff Dekal
Rated T
In Shops: Jan 31, 2018
SRP: $4.99

When STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI takes theaters in FORCE (get it?) this December, Star Wars fans will get a peek into some new dark corners of the Galaxy Far Away…and out of one of those corners scuttles DJ, the mysterious character played by Benecio Del Toro! Who is this mystery man, and what put him in the path of our Resistance heroes? Join Ben Acker & Ben Blacker (Star Wars Join the Resistance, Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Storms of Crait) and Kev Walker (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Darkhawk) as they reveal a day in DJ’s life just before his appearance in the film!

Preview: Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Storms of Crait #1

Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Storms of Crait #1

(W) Ben Acker, Ben Blacker (A) Mike Mayhew (CA) Marco Checchetto
Rated T
In Shops: Dec 27, 2017
SRP: $4.99

This December, the soon-to-be thrilling Star Wars: The Last Jedi rocks movie screens across the world…and the reverberations are felt all around a galaxy far, far away! First up, learn the secret of the mineral planet Crait! Long before it became a battleground between the Resistance and the First Order, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa led the Rebellion there in search of a new home! From writers Ben Acker & Ben Blacker (Star Wars Join the Resistance) and artist Marco Checchetto (Star Wars: Shattered Empire) comes the backstory to this winter’s biggest adventure!

Preview: Death Be Damned SC

Death Be Damned SC

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Andrew Miller
Artist: Hannah Christenson
Cover Artist: Hannah Christenson
Price: $14.99

Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker (The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Deadpool) and Andrew Miller, with illustrator Hannah Christenson (Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Dragons, Harrow County), Death Be Damned is an unflinching Western with a supernatural twist that explores the toll Miranda Coler will pay while on a quest for revenge. Collects the complete limited series.

Review: Deadpool: Make War, Not Love

It’s Wednesday which means comics are hitting comic stores all across the world. This week from Marvel is a trade dedicated to Deadpool!

Deadpool: Make War, Not Love collects Deadpool Bi-Annual #1, Deadpool’s Art of War #1-4, Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars #1-4, and Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos #1-4 by Duane Swierczynski, Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Christopher Hastings, Peter David, Cullen Bunn, Gerry Duggan, Nick Giovannetti, Paul Scheer, Scott Koblish, Salva Espin, Matteo Lolli, and David Nakayama

You can find this trade in comic stores today and book stores on October 10.

Get your copy at comic and book stores now. To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Deadpool: Make War, Not Love
Amazon or TFAW

 

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Journey To A New Planet With Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Storms of Crait #1!

Marvel’s Star Wars comics have pulled back the curtain on fan favorite Captain Phasma, introduced the world to rogue archeologist Doctor Aphra, and crafted stories that have enthralled fans across the galaxy. This December, even more secrets will be revealed when Marvel releases Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Storms of Crait #1. Written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker with art by Mike Mayhew, the new mini-series gives fans a look behind the curtain at one very special planet in the galaxy: the mineral planet Crait.

In Star Wars: The Last Jedi, it becomes a battleground between the Resistance and the First Order,  but that wasn’t the first time Crait became a place where heroes and villains clashed in their fight for the galaxy. Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa once took up arms on Crait and led the rebellion as they as they searched for a new home – and a new base for the Rebel Alliance. Tying in to the eagerly anticipated December film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Storms of Crait promises to be a new and exciting adventure for all Star Wars fans – and a story that will change the galaxy as we know it.

Find out what mysteries Crait holds for yourself when Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Storms of Crait hits comic shops on December 27th!

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