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Eureka TV show creator Andrew Cosby’s new adventure comedy HUNTER’S FORTUNE debuts this October, scripted by Caleb Monroe (THE REMNANT) with interior art by superstar newcomer Matt Cossin and A covers by JONAH HEX’s Phil Noto.
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SDCC’09: Mark Waid is…
It’s the final slide shown during the Boom! Studios panel at the con. Is this a new project, or is this another clue as what is going to happen in Irredeemable?
I’m gonna have to bug the crap out of Chip Mosher to find out what’s going on with this. That or stalk Mark Waid on Twitter until he gives up the goods.
SDCC’09: Major Spoilers Podcast spawns Comic-Con panel
For the last two months I’ve been trying to nail Boom! Studios’ Chip Mosher down to get Shannon Wheeler back on the Major Spoilers Podcast to record the next installment of Comic Book Marketing 101. Chip was a little cryptic in his replies, and asked a time or two if I was going to be at the San Diego Comic Con this year, and now I know why. Check out this panel scheduled for Thursday, July 23rd:
12:30-1:30 Indie Comics Marketing 101- Too Much Coffee Man’s Shannon Wheeler has gone from minicomics to self-publishing to Dark Horse and now to The New Yorker. Heidi MacDonald runs the taste-making comic industry must-read blog The Beat for Publisher’s Weekly. Marketing director Chip Mosher is part of the team that has helped rocket BOOM! into the Top 10. All of them know a thing or two about marketing indie comics, and they join forces on this wide-ranging panel where they reveal their secrets! Moderated by former manager of development and content at MySpace and architect of MySpace Comic Books, Sam Humphries. Room 4
Yup, Mosher confirmed that this panel developed thanks to the podcast. If you want to get a hint of what everyone will discuss at the panel, be sure to listen to the episode. if you are an indie comic creator, and want to figure out ways you can promote yourself more, then you REALLY need to go to this panel.
And yes, we are still working on other creators and guests for the next installment of that particular topic – now if only Scott Kurtz will return my e-mails.
SDCC’09: Share a drink with Boom! Studios
Press Release
BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid cordially invites all ComicCon attendees to the BOOM! Studios 4 Year Anniversary Drink Up* taking place at the Manchester Hyatt Grand Lobby Bar, Thursday July 23rd from 9pm to ???
Come help celebrate another year of BOOM!’s explosive growth with Mark Waid, Ross Richie, Andrew Cosby, Matt Gagnon, Chip Mosher, Ian Brill and the rest of the BOOM! Crew with various BOOM! creators in attendance for a night of relaxed fun.
This is an open invitation event. No RSVP needed. No tickets required. We’re BOOM! Studios – we don’t roll that way!
Where: Manchester Hyatt Grand Lobby Bar
When: Thursday July 23rd from 9 to ??
*For those not in the know, a “Drink Up” is just like a “Meet Up” but with people drinking. This will be a gathering of friends and fans, so make plans to stop by see what’s happening!
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry’s biggest talents, including Philip K. Dick’s DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, The Henson Company’s FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. BOOM! recently launched its youth imprint, BOOM! Kids, with Pixar’s THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney’s THE MUPPETS. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fourth anniversary.
Eleven bucks gets you five issues of Irredeemable
Boom! Studios has announced readers can pick up the first volume of Mark Waid’s Irredeemable for a mere $9.99, and then pick up issue #5 for only 99-cents. That’s five comics for eleven bucks!
“BOOM! has always been about getting comics into the hands of fans,†said BOOM! Studios Director of Marketing and Sales Chip Mosher. “IRREDEEMABLE has been a huge hit and this is our chance for fans to get caught up with the whole series for just 11 bucks. No one in their right mind will be missing out on this deal!â€
Irredeemable volume 1 and issue #5 arrive in August.
The Unknown #1 sells out, back to press
Boom! Studios announced that Mark Waid’s The Unknown #1 sold out in the first week of release, prompting the company to send the issue back to press to meet demand.
In THE UNKNOWN Waid brings us the smartest person alive, Catherine Allingham, the world’s most famous private investigator. Follow her adventures as she sets out to solve the one mystery she’s never been able to crack! THE UNKNOWN is a new original mini-series in the vein of RUSE, with international superstar Minck Oosterveer. THE UNKNOWN issue #1 sports covers by Paul Pope and Erik Jones.
“The reaction to THE UNKNOWN has been incredible,†said BOOM! Studios Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher in a prepared statement, “It’s refreshing to see the market can support a non super-hero book in this fashion. If you haven’t gotten on board for this mini-series yet, you are missing out!”
Poe’s Secret Revealed in July
Press Release
Many know Edgar Allen Poe as not only the father of modern horror, but also the creator of the detective genre. But did you know he was a detective himself? Enter the world of new BOOM! Studios series POE and follow the famous author of darkness as he tracks a supernatural killer ravaging the streets of Baltimore!
Written by skilled newcomer J. Barton Mitchell, POE #1 features art by fan-favorite Dean Kotz and sports two variant covers by superstars Declan Shalvey — artist on the Eagle award-winning HERO KILLERS — and IRREDEEMABLE cover artist Jeffery Spokes!
Irredeemable #2 Sells Out Before Stores Open
Mark Waid’s Irredeemable #2 arrives in stores today (May 6, 2009) and even before the stores open, Boom! Studios has announced the issue has completely sold out. So if you want to read what happens next (and it is a doozy, as readers discover how the Plutonian’s secret identity was revealed), you best get down to your store today.
Or, wait until mid-June when Boom! gets the reprint (with variant cover) to direct market shops around the country.
“The fan reaction to IRREDEEMABLE has been unlike anything that I have ever experienced,†said BOOM! Studios Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher. “With IRREDEEMABLE we have an indie superhero book going mainstream.â€
Mark Waid Signing This Weekend at UCLA Campus
Press Release
BOOM! Studios is proud to announce its participation in this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, taking place on April 25 & 26, 2009 at the UCLA campus. BOOM! Studios will be located in “The Comix Strip” section of the festival, in Booth #751 and will have a full complement of trades as well as current issues of FARSCAPE: STRANGE DETRACTORS, THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK and THE INCREDIBLES: FAMILY MATTERS on hand for fans and new readers alike.
In addition to their booth presence, BOOM! Studios will also have a panel on Saturday, April 25th, at 4 PM on the Etc. Stage. Hosted by The L.A. Times’ Geoff Boucher, BOOM! Studios luminaries Kim Krizan (BEFORE SUNSET, ZOMBIE TALES 2021), Chip Mosher (LEFT ON MISSION), Michael Alan Nelson (HEXED), Gary Philips (HIGH ROLLERS), and Mark Waid (KINGDOM COME, IRREDEEMABLE, POTTER’S FIELD) will be in attendance.
Mark Waid will be signing copies of POTTER’S FIELD at the BOOM! Studios Booth #751 for a limited time after the panel.
Boom! Studios Announces Official Unofficial Spokesmen
BOOM! Studios proudly announced today that twin brothers, John and Matthew Yuan have officially signed up to be BOOM! Studios’ “unofficial” spokesmen. The long-ranging handshake agreement hatched in a dive bar includes appearances in the “new incredibly charismatic, really, you can trust us” “READ BOOM! OR ELSE” print ad campaign. Both brothers will also be made available for interviews to any and all press outlets.
“Who’s BOOM!?” said John and Matthew Yuan, when contacted for a press release quote. “Get out of our apartment,” said the soon to be award-winning performers. “Seriously.”
John and Matthew Yuan appear in this weekend’s Seth Rogen topper OBSERVE AND REPORT, in what Daily Variety dubbed as “standout” supporting roles.
“No one ran this press release past me,” Mark Waid said when a BOOM! editorial assistant contacted him.
“Waid’s gonna say that he had nothing to do with this,” said Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher, “Truth is, Waid came over to the brothers’ apartment and looked at both of them like he was going to give them a heat vision lobotomy and… well… they just couldn’t say no.”
“Make sure you proof that thing well before it goes out,” company co-founder Ross Richie said. “I love those Yuan guys, they’re a hoot!” Richie is from Texas, where people say things like that.
Robotika Back in Previews
With the new changes in Diamond’s minimum order amounts, small publishers and indipendent creators need up their marketing tactics if they want their titles to succeed. Alex Sheikman has either read my musings on the subject, or really listened to what Chip Mosher and Shannon Wheeler had to say on the recent Marketing 101 podcast, as he took those messages to heart and contacted us about his Atomika series.
To relaunch the series, Archaia is printing a double size issue of 64 pages containing the first issue of “For A Few Rubles More”, published back in 2008, and 32 new pages of story and art.
As always, Major Spoilers is here to promote the industry and its creators no matter how large or small the company.
MSP#85: Comic Book Marketing 101
In this issue of the Major Spoilers Podcast, Stephen sits down with Chip Mosher, Marketing and Sales Director of Boom! Studios, and Shannon Wheeler, creator of Too Much Coffee Man, to discuss marketing small and independent comic books. Anyone who yearns to become a successful publisher or creator of a popular comic series needs to listen to Comic Book Marketing 101.
Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com
Music from this episode comes from Armin Brewer (intro) and James Kennison (closing) from the Nobody’s Listening Podcast. A big thanks to both of these guys for creating kick-ass music for the show!
A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.