BOOM! STUDIOS, KABOOM, AND ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT JET TO THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS FOR NEW YORK COMIC-CON!

September 30, 2013 - Los Angeles, CA - BOOM! Studios and its imprints, KaBOOM! Studios and Archaia Entertainment, are excited to announce their plans to exhibit at New York Comic-Con, the East Coast’s largest comics and pop culture convention, held at the Javits Center on Manhattan’s West Side from October 10-13! The publisher also plans to host an army of creators and sketch artists at its booth (#1344), as well as have some exciting New York Comic-Con exclusives available for sale! The exclusives include: ADVENTURE TIME ENCHIRIDION Vol. 2 Hardcover by Stephanie Gonzaga ADVENTURE TIME SUGARY SHORTS NYCC Hardcover by Dustin Nguyen ADVENTURE TIME #20 Get-A-Sketch Cover DAY MEN #1 NYCC Variant Cover by Khary Randolph, colors by Blond POLARITY Hardcover by Frazer Irving SONS OF ANARCHY #1 NYCC Variant Cover by Gabriel Hardman, colors by Matthew Wilson THE MIDAS FLESH NYCC Print by Emily Partridge POLARITY NYCC Print by Frazer Irving ROBOCOP: LAST STAND #1 by Maris Wicks and Joe Quinones  The following creators have been confirmed to attend New York Comic-Con and will appear at the BOOM! booth (#1344) throughout the weekend: For BOOM! STUDIOS Bryce Carlson (HIT) Caleb Monroe (STEED & MRS. PEEL, ICE AGE) Eric Esquivel (FREELANCERS) Jeff Stokely (SIX-GUN GORILLA, THE REASON FOR DRAGONS) Maris Wicks & Joe Quinones (ROBOCOP: LAST STAND) Max Bemis (POLARITY) Michael Alan Nelson (28 DAYS LATER, DAY MEN, HEXED) Vanesa Del Rey (HIT) For KABOOM! STUDIOS Ananth Panagariya (ADVENTURE TIME: CANDY CAPERS) Braden Lamb (ADVENTURE TIME) Madeline Rupert (REGULAR SHOW: SKIPS) Mike Kunkel (HEROBEAR & THE KID) Ryan North (ADVENTURE TIME, THE MIDAS FLESH) Shelli Paroline (ADVENTURE TIME) Yuko Ota (ADVENTURE: CANDY CAPERS) For ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT A. David Lewis (THE LONE AND LEVEL SANDS, SOME NEW KIND OF SLAUGHTER) Alex Eckman-Lawn (AWAKENING) Andrew E.C. Gaska (CLASSIC SPACE: 1999 - TO EVERYTHING THAT WAS, CONSPIRACY OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, CRITICAL MILLENNIUM, SPACE: 1999 - AFTERSHOCK AND AWE) Andrew Rostan (AN ELEGY FOR AMELIA JOHNSON) Ben Acker (THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR) Ben Blacker (THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR) Chandra Free (THE GOD MACHINE, FRAGGLE ROCK) Charles Soule (STRANGE ATTRACTORS) Cory Godbey (FRAGGLE ROCK, MOUSE GUARD: LEGENDS OF THE GUARD) Dan Fogler (MOON LAKE) David Marquez (THE JOYNERS IN 3D, SYNDROME) David Petersen (MOUSE GUARD) F.J. DeSanto (CYBORG 009) Janet Lee (RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN) Jeremy Bastian (CURSED PIRATE GIRL) Joanna Estep (FRAGGLE ROCK, THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR) Kate Glasheen (HYBRID BASTARDS!) Mario Stilla (RUBICON) Michael Dialynas (SPERA VOL. 2, SPERA VOL. 3) Neil Kleid (FRAGGLE ROCK) Nichol Ashworth (FRAGGLE ROCK) Nick Tapalansky (AWAKENING) Ramón Pérez (SIX-GUN GORILLA, JIM HENSON’S TALE OF SAND) R.J. Ryan (THE JOYNERS IN 3D, SYNDROME) Romain Hugault (THE GRAND DUKE) Royden Lepp (RUST) Saurav Mohapatra (MUMBAI CONFIDENTIAL) Shane-Michael Vidaurri (IRON: OR, THE WAR AFTER) Tom Pinchuk (HYBRID BASTARDS!) A signing schedule will be released shortly so you can plan on when to meet your favorite creators! For more information on New York Comic-Con, visit their website at www.newyorkcomiccon.com/. ABOUT BOOM! STUDIOS Founded by Ross Richie in 2005, Diamond Gem Award-winning “Best Publisher” BOOM! Studios (boom-studios.com) generates a constellation of best-selling Eisner and Harvey Award-winning original and licensed comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent. BOOM! Studios is the home of Mike Carey’s SUICIDE RISK, Clive Barker’s NEXT TESTAMENT and HELLRAISER, Paul Jenkins and Humberto Ramos’ FAIRY QUEST, PLANET OF THE APES, Max Bemis’ POLARITY and Mark Waid’s IRREDEEMABLE. Steven Grant’s graphic novel 2 GUNS was recently released as a feature film from Universal Pictures starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. BOOM!’s all-ages imprint KaBOOM! publishes Charles Schulz’ PEANUTS, Jim Davis’ GARFIELD, Cartoon Network’s ADVENTURE TIME and REGULAR SHOW, Mike Kunkel’s HEROBEAR AND THE KID, and Roger Langridge’s Eisner Award-winning SNARKED. In June 2013, BOOM! acquired Archaia Entertainment (archaia.com). Archaia is the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning graphic novel publisher of MOUSE GUARD, COW BOY, GUNNERKRIGG COURT, RUST, SPERA, JIM HENSON’S TALE OF SAND, RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN, and other many great titles.