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Once & Future #2 Gets a Third Printing Before Release

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BOOM! Studios has that Once & Future #2 the next chapter of the hottest original series launch of the year from New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen, Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora, and acclaimed colorist Tamra Bonvillain, has sold out of its second printing at the distributor level.

Due to enthusiastic support from retailers and fans alike, BOOM! Studios will publish the Once & Future #2 Third Printing Variant, featuring an all-new cover by acclaimed artists Jae Lee and June Chung, arriving in stores on October 9, 2019. 

Once & Future #2 follows retired monster hunter Bridgette McGuire and her unsuspecting grandson Duncan as they prepare for battle against a rising evil that plans to take over their country to bring it back to its former glory.

There’s no turning back now as Bridgette drags Duncan deeper and deeper into the heart of British mythology and folklore to search for a way to stop a rising group of Nationalists from bringing an ancient and terrible power to life. Duncan’s just battled an absolutely impossible creature from legend and been shot—by his Gran, no less!—so he feels he’s due a few explanations, starting with how his nice, perfectly normal Gran knows so much about monsters  and how to deal with them?! And what else has his family been hiding from him?

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Preview: Once & Future #2

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Once & Future #2

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artist: Dan Mora
Colorist: Tamara Bonvillain
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Cover Artist: Dan Mora
Price: $3.99

The McGuire family has held back supernatural threats for generations, but this time they messed up. As an ancient evil arises from the grave, Bridgette and Duncan find themselves up against forces bigger than they could have expected, and faces new and old are about to complicate things further.

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Once & Future #2 Gets a Second Printing Before its Release

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BOOM! Studios has announced that Once & Future #2 the next chapter of the hottest original series launch of the year from New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen, Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora, and acclaimed colorist Tamra Bonvillain, has sold out at the distributor level ahead of its September 18, 2019 release date.

Due to enthusiastic support from retailers and fans alike, BOOM! Studios has fast-tracked the Once & Future #2 Second Printing Variant, featuring an all-new cover by acclaimed artist Jakub Rebelka, arriving in stores on September 25, 2019. As with previously fast-tracked printings, quantities are limited and allocations to retailers may occur.

The newest issue of the highly acclaimed and hotly anticipated new original series, Once & Future #2 follows retired monster hunter Bridgette McGuire and her unsuspecting grandson Duncan as they prepare for battle against a rising evil that plans to take over their country to bring it back to its former glory.

There’s no turning back now as Bridgette drags Duncan deeper and deeper into the heart of British mythology and folklore to search for a way to stop a rising group of Nationalists from bringing an ancient and terrible power to life. Duncan’s just battled an absolutely impossible creature from legend and been shot—by his Gran, no less!—so he feels he’s due a few explanations, starting with how his nice, perfectly normal Gran knows so much about monsters  and how to deal with them?! And what else has his family been hiding from him?

Once & Future #2 Second Printing Variant

Once & Future #1 Gets One Last Printing, its Sixth!

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BOOM! Studios has announced that Once & Future #1 from New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen, Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora, and acclaimed colorist Tamra Bonvillain, has sold out of its fifth printing at the distributor level.

Due to the historic levels of demand from retailers and fans alike, BOOM! Studios is making the Once & Future #1 Sixth Printing Variant, featuring an all-new cover for the final printing of the phenomenal series launch by acclaimed series artist Dan Mora, arriving in stores on September 25, 2019. 

Once & Future #1 introduces readers to ex-monster hunter Bridgette McGuire, who must pull her unsuspecting grandson Duncan, into a world of magic and mysticism to defeat a legendary threat when a group of Nationalists use an ancient artifact to bring a villain from Arthurian myth back from the dead. Now Bridgette and Duncan must navigate the complicated history of the McGuire family and combat the deadly secrets of England’s past that threaten its very future.

The first printing of Once & Future #1 arrived on shelves August 14, the second printing on August 28. The third printing will be released September 4, the fourth on September 11, and the fifth arrives on September 18.

Once & Future #1 fifth printing

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Once & Future is Now an Ongoing Series

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Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, and Tamra Bonvillain‘s series, Once & Future, is now ongoing after the first issue has gone to five printings.

The series follows ex-monster hunter Bridgette McGuire who recruits her unsuspecting grandson Duncan ito a world of magic and mysticism. They must defeat a group of Nationalists who use an ancient artifact to bring back a villain from Arthurian myth.

The second printing of the first issue is on sale August 28th, the third printing on September 4th, fourth printing on September 11th, and fifth printing on September 18th.

You can read our two glowing reviews here and here.

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Once & Future #2 Gets a First Look

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at Once & Future #2, the latest issue in the critically acclaimed series, following the biggest new original series launch of the year from New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen and Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora, as retired monster hunter Bridgette McGuire and her unsuspecting grandson Duncan prepare for battle against a rising evil that plans to take over their country to bring it back to its former glory.

There’s no turning back now as Bridgette drags Duncan deeper and deeper into the heart of British mythology and folklore to search for a way to stop a rising group of Nationalists from bringing an ancient and terrible power to life. Duncan’s just battled an absolutely impossible creature from legend and been shot—by his Gran, no less!—so he feels he’s due a few explanations, starting with how his nice, perfectly normal Gran knows so much about monsters and how to deal with them?! And what else has his family been hiding from him?

Once & Future #2 features a cover by Dan Mora, will be available for sale on September 18, 2019.

Once & Future #1 Gets a Fifth Printing

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BOOM! Studios has announced that Once & Future #1, the anticipated original series from New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen, Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora, and acclaimed colorist Tamra Bonvillain, has already sold out of its fourth printing at the distributor level.

Due to the historic levels of demand from retailers and fans alike, BOOM! Studios has fast-tracked the Once & Future #1 Fifth Printing Variant, featuring an all-new cover by an acclaimed artist Khary Randolph, arriving in stores on September 18, 2019. 

Once & Future #1 introduces readers to ex-monster hunter Bridgette McGuire, who must pull her unsuspecting grandson Duncan, into a world of magic and mysticism to defeat a legendary threat when a group of Nationalists use an ancient artifact to bring a villain from Arthurian myth back from the dead. Now Bridgette and Duncan must navigate the complicated history of the McGuire family and combat the deadly secrets of England’s past that threaten its very future.

Once & Future #1 Fourth Printing

Review: Once & Future #1

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Once & Future #1 is already a success going into four printings, so far, and that’s before it’s release. When a group of Nationalists use an ancient artifact to bring a villain from Arthurian myth back from the dead to gain power, ex-monster hunter Bridgette McGuire escapes her retirement home and pulls her unsuspecting grandson Duncan, a museum curator, into a world of magic and mysticism to defeat a legendary threat.

Written by Kieron Gillen, Once & Future #1 is a hell of a debut. The issue takes a relevant current issue and uses it to drive a fantastical story. Boiled down to its basics, the comic is a person trying to stop nationalists. With the rise of the alt-right and nationalists, that’s something that reflects today. But, while that’s the basics, the comic itself is enjoyable without that aspect. It’s a monster hunter trying to stop the monster. It just so happens the monster hunter is a woman in her 80s.

And that’s what makes the comic fun.

Gillen delivers characters with personality. There’s something about each of them that they stand out. They’re larger than life in a way and are familiar but still stand out. Everything is over the top in a way that forces you to just go with the ride and enjoy each beat.

That’s helped by Dan Mora whose art emphasizes each moment. With color by Tamra Bonvillain and lettering by Ed Dukeshire, that larger than life aspect applies to the characters too. Expressions are over the top in a way, but a good way. It helps create a fun aspect to it all and helps the comedic beats. There’s a solid blend of fantasy and reality to a point a mystical monster can show up and be challenged with a spear as well as a gun that’d make Rob Liefeld smile.

Once & Future #1 is a solid debut. The comic has a fun vibe about it and is able to blend a serious subject with comic fantasy. The characters all stand out and the pacing is amazing. It’s one hell of a beginning that shows off why it’s already into four printings and expect many more.

Story: Kieron Gillen Art: Dan Mora
Color: Tamra Bonvillain Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

BOOM! Studios provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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