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Preview: Homies #2

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Homies #2

writer: David Gonzales, Elliot Serrano
artist: Andrew Huerta
covers: Andrew Huerta “Wraparound”
incentive cover: Andrew Huerta (B/W art)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

When budget cuts threaten to put an end to one of the most vital programs at the Homies Community Center, Hollywood and Big Loco recruit two of the world’s greatest Mexican luchadores to help put on a fundraiser! But what will they do when the good guy, Macho Mascara, gets injured before the big match? And his opponent, “El Diablo”, demands payment up front? Which of the Homies will step into the ring to save the neighborhood?

The Homies are back in a new series featuring the surprise hit of the 90’s! Low riders meet high-flying masked wrestlers in this story of good versus evil in the squared circle. Written by Homies creator David Gonzalez and Elliott Serrano (“Army of Darkness: Ash for President”), with art by Andrew Huerta!

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Preview: Homies #1

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Homies #1

writer: David Gonzales, Elliott Serrano
artist: Andrew Huerta
covers: Andrew Huerta “Wraparound” (a), David Gonzales “Wraparound” (b), Michael Adams “Vending Machine” (c)
incentive cover: Andrew Huerta “Wraparound”  (B/W art)
Fans & retailers, order the cover of your choice!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+

It’s time to go back to the barrío with the HOMIES! The surprise hit of the 90’s is back in a brand-new comic book series co-plotted by original HOMIES creator David Gonzalez and “Adventures of Grumpy Cat” writer Elliott Serrano, featuring all-new stories and never-before-seen characters.

With art and covers by Andrew Huerta, HOMIES #1 features the long-awaited wedding of Hollywood and Gata. It’s been a day that she has imagined for her entire life, but now Gata has to deal with everyone trying to ruin it! What will she do when she hears the whispers about Hollywood and his womanizing ways? Will the wedding still take place when everything that can go wrong actually does? Is Hollywood destined to be a bachelor for life, or will Gata finally get him to settle down?  It’s a day that will be full of love, laughs and heartbreak. But for whom?

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Dynamite Announces Homies Deal

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HOMIES Dynamite deal introDynamite has announced an agreement with Surge Licensing, Inc. and Homieshop, LLC to create the first-ever officially licensed Homies publications. The deal includes rights for a History of the Homies comprehensive retrospective hardcover art book, which will feature all of the toys ever released, along with behind-the-scenes art, info, and photos on the development of the characters, brand, and merchandise, including interviews with its creator, David Gonzales, and the story of how the Homies blew up! In addition, the deal includes the right to create original comics and graphic novels in all sizes, as well as reprint existing comic material.

The Homies first began as an underground comic strip created by artist David Gonzales that ran in Lowrider Magazine in 1978 and was based on his friends and lifestyle.  The merchandising of Homies began in 1994 when trend-savvy retailer Hot Topic offered the shirts for sale, which soon became hot tees in their stores. Following on the heels of a successful T-shirt run, Homies was licensed for figurines in the vending machine toy industry, where all sales records were broken, with over 150 million figurines sold worldwide. The licensing program soon spread to products such as action figures, remote and die-cast cars, notebooks, posters, plush, Halloween masks, video games, music and more, and were carried by specialty and mass retailers, such as Walmart, K-mart, Kay-bee Toys, Spencer Gifts, Walgreens and many others. Today, the Homies are enjoying a comeback with new T-shirts, toys and more in the works.

As for the characters themselves, the Homies got started as a group of tightly knit Chicano buddies: Hollywood, Smiley, Pelon, and Bobby Loco, who grew up in the Mexican American barrio of “Quien Sabe” (“who knows”), located in East Los Angeles. Over time, the Homies have expanded their crew to over 300 characters from all different cultures, genres, and even species.