PRESS RELEASE
BOOM! Studios announced today their presence at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2019 from July 17-21 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. The publisher, home to award-winning imprints BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia, will host signings at Booth #2229 and panels featuring special guests throughout the weekend.
Attendees will have an opportunity to speak one-on-one with the comic book writers and artists behind some of the most anticipated graphic fiction of 2019 during signing events with Carly Usdin, writer of Heavy Vinyl and The Avant-Guards, Dan Mora, artist for Once & Future and Klaus, Kieron Gillen, writer of Once & Future, Lev Grossman, author of the bestselling series, The Magicians, Lilah Sturges, writer of The Magicians: Alice’s Story and Lumberjanes, Matt Kindt, writer of Black Badge and Grass Kings, Ryan Parrott, writer of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers, Sina Grace, writer of Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers and Ghosted in LA, and Siobhan Keenan, artist for Ghosted in LA.
BOOM! Studios fans will also get the chance to meet some of their favorite actors and celebrities at the booth, including acclaimed puppeteer, director, and producer Brian Henson, actor Olivia Olson, the voice of Marceline on Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time™ and writer of Adventure Time™: Marcy & Simon; actors Ben Browder, John Crichton on Farscape, Claudia Black, Aeryn Sun on Farscape, Gigi Edgley, Chiana on Farscape, and Rockne S. O’Bannon, creator of Farscape; actors Karan Ashley, the Yellow Ranger on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Brennan Mejia, the Red Dino Charge Ranger on Power Rangers Dino Charge, and William Shewfelt, the Red Ninja Steel Ranger on Power Rangers Ninja Steel, and WWE Champion Kofi Kingston.
Fans will have the opportunity to get exclusive merchandise signed by these special guests at the BOOM! Studios booth. Please note that the Kieron Gillen signings require purchase of the Once & Future Limited Edition Print by Dan Mora ($10), and the Kofi Kingston signing requires purchase of the WWE Limited Edition Print: Kofi Kingston ($20). Signing and panel schedule below.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
12:00PM-1:00PM ENTERTAINMENT IS LGBTQ PANEL (Room 28DE) with Lilah Sturges (The Magicians: Alice’s Story, Lumberjanes), Zachary Barack (Spider-man: Far From Home), Sina Grace (Ghosted in La, Saban’s Go Go
Power Rangers), Noah Hayes (The Avant-Guards), Megan Townsend (GLAAD), and more. Moderated by Joshua Yehl (Senior Features & News Editor, IGN)
1:00PM-1:50PM Signing with Lev Grossman, creator of The Magicians and Lilah Sturges (The Magicians, Lumberjanes)
2:00PM-2:50PM Signing with Kieron Gillen (Once & Future) and Dan Mora (Once & Future, Sabans’s Go Go Power Rangers). Requires purchase of Once & Future Limited Edition Print by Dan Mora ($10)
3:00PM-3:50PM Signing with Sina Grace (Ghosted in LA, Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers) and Dan Mora (Once & Future, Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers)
4:00PM-4:50PM Signing with Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Gigi Edgley, Rockne S. O’Bannon, and Brian Henson (Farscape)
5:00PM-6:50PM Signing with Karan Ashley (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Friday, July 19, 2019
11:00PM-11:50AM Signing with Karan Ashley (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
12:00PM-12:50PM Signing with Matt Kindt (Grass Kings)
1:00PM-1:50PM Signing with Dan Mora (Once & Future, Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers).
2:00PM-2:50PM Signing with Lev Grossman, creator of The Magicians and Lilah Sturges (The Magicians, Lumberjanes)
3:00PM-3:50PM BOOM! STUDIOS: DISCOVER YOURS PANEL (Room 32AB) with Kieron Gillen (Once & Future), Lev Grossman (creator of The Magicians), Lilah Sturges (The Magicians: Alice’s Story, Lumberjanes), Carly Usdin (The Avant-Guards), Sina Grace (Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers, Ghosted in LA) and Matt Gagnon (Editor-in-Chief, BOOM! Studios). Moderated by Filip Sablik (President, Publishing & Marketing, BOOM! Studios)
4:30PM-5:20PM Signing with Kofi Kingston. Requires purchase of WWE Limited Edition Print: Kofi Kingston ($20).
5:30PM-6:20PM Signing with Sina Grace (Ghosted in LA, Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers), Siobhan Keenan (Ghosted in LA), and Carly Usdin (The Avant-Guards)
Saturday, July 20, 2019
11:30AM-12:20PM Signing with Lev Grossman, creator of The Magicians and Lilah Sturges (The Magicians, Lumberjanes)
1:00PM-1:50PM Signing with Kieron Gillen (Once & Future) and Dan Mora (Once & Future, Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers). Requires purchase of Once & Future Limited Edition Print by Dan Mora ($10).
2:00PM-2:50PM Signing with Olivia Olson (Adventure Time™: Marcy and Simon)
3:00PM-3:50PM Signing with Ryan Parrot (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Sina Grace (Ghosted in LA, Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers), and Dan Mora (Once & Future, Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers)
4:00PM-4:50PM Signing with Karan Ashley (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
5:00PM-5:50PM Signing with Brennan Mejia (Power Rangers Dino Charge) and William Shewfelt (Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel)
Sunday, July 21, 2019
12:00PM-12:50PM Signing with Kieron Gillen (Once & Future) and Dan Mora (Once & Future, Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers). Requires purchase of Once & Future Limited Edition Print by Dan Mora ($10).
1:00PM-1:50PM Signing with Karan Ashley (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
2:00PM-2:50PM Signing with Lev Grossman, creator of The Magicians and Lilah Sturges (The Magicians, Lumberjanes)
3:00PM-3:50PM Signing with Brennan Mejia (Power Rangers Dino Charge) and William Shewfelt (Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel)
Fans can also discover their new favorite comic books and graphic novels at panels featuring BOOM! Studios creators and staff. BOOM! Studios presents ENTERTAINMENT IS LGBTQ, in partnership with GLAAD, on Thursday, 7/18, for an in-depth conversation on LGBTQ respresentation in pop culture, and BOOM! STUDIOS: DISCOVER YOURS, where an all-star group of comic book creators get together to discuss what’s new and exciting in the world of comics on Friday, 7/19. Full details below:
Thursday, July 18th
ENTERTAINMENT IS LGBTQ
(12:00PM-1:00PM, Room 28DE)
BOOM! Studios and GLAAD present an in-depth roundtable discussion about LGBTQ representation in pop culture and the path forward to a brighter, more inclusive future, with special guests from all corners of the entertainment world including author Lilah Sturges (The Magicians: Alice’s Story, Lumberjanes), actor/comedian Zachary Barack (Spider-Man: Far From Home); author Sina Grace (Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers, Ghosted in LA), artist Noah Hayes (The Avant-Guards), Megan Townsend (Director of Entertainment Research & Analysis, GLAAD) and more. Moderated by Joshua Yehl (Senior Features & News Editor, IGN).
Friday, July 19th
BOOM! STUDIOS: DISCOVER YOURS
(3:00PM-4:00PM, Room 32AB)
Discover your new comic book obsession at Comic-Con – and we guarantee you’re going to find it at this panel! Join some of the most acclaimed and exciting creators in comics for a jam-packed, interactive panel featuring Kieron Gillen (Once & Future), Lev Grossman (creator of The Magicians), Lilah Sturges (The Magicians: Alice’s Story, Lumberjanes), Carly Usdin (The Avant-Guards), Sina Grace (Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers, Ghosted in LA) and Matt Gagnon (Editor-in-Chief, BOOM! Studios) as they discuss the diverse imprints of BOOM! Studios, Archaia, BOOM! Box and KaBOOM! with surprises for everyone in the audience. Moderated by Filip Sablik (President, Publishing & Marketing, BOOM! Studios).
For more news on BOOM! Studios at Comic Con International: San Diego, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.
