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BOOM! STUDIOS 2011 SUMMER CATALOG BIG. BOLD. BOOM! STAN’S BACK! BOOM! Studios’ Summer 2011 lineup explodes with the welcome return of the most beloved man in comics: Stan “The Man” Lee, creator of such characters as Spider- Man, Iron Man, the X-Men and the Incredible Hulk! BOOM! welcomes Stan’s brand-new creations, SOLDIER ZERO, THE TRAVELER and STARBORN, superheroes who are sure to be fast favorites for any reader who loves action-packed adventure. Mark Waid’s Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated IRREDEEMABLE and INCORRUPTIBLE continue to pack a super-powered punch, consistently arriving atop “Must-Buy” lists and exciting reviewers and readers alike. FARSCAPE and 28 DAYS LATER continue to carry on the quality and suspense of the original franchises while the Eisner Award-nominated DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? receives constant praise, hailed as a graphic interpretation that perfectly accentuates the source material. Rounding out BOOM!’s summer offerings, Claudio Sanchez, lead singer of Coheed and Cambria, and Peter David complete their beloved science fiction epic, THE AMORY WARS: IN KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH: 3 with the ending that will have fans on the edge of their seats. CONTENTS JUNE ............................................................... p. 1 28 DAYS LATER VOLUME 4: GANGWAR IRREDEEMABLE VOLUME 6 FARSCAPE VOLUME 4: TANGLED ROOTS SOLDIER ZERO VOLUME 1 JULY ................................................................. p. 5 INCORRUPTIBLE VOLUME 4 POTTER’S FIELD DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? VOLUME 5 THE TRAVELER VOLUME 1 AUGUST .......................................................... p. 9 STARBORN VOLUME 1 THE AMORY WARS: IN KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH: 3 VOLUME 3 28 DAYS LATER STORY BY MICHAEL ALAN NELSON ART BY ALEJANDRO ARAGON SERIES SYNOPSIS There is no escape from the horrific world of 28 DAYS LATER, the graphic novel that plunges readers back into the fray of a world overrun with The Infected! The film that changed horror forever continues here! For Selena, infiltrating Great Britain has proven even deadlier than getting out. She has lost so much and so many people. Could what awaits her in London be worth it, with The Infected lurking in all corners? It's a question she lives with every day. KEY SELLING POINTS • 28 DAYS LATER revolutionized the horror genre and has been called a “stylistic tour de force” by The Los Angeles Times. • 28 DAYS LATER and its sequel, 28 WEEKS LATER, have earned over $140 million worldwide. • Find out what happened to Selena between the two blockbuster films! • With THE WALKING DEAD television series premiering on AMC this fall, the zombie genre resurgence is still going strong. • New trade paperback format makes this series more accessible for casual comic readers. 28 DAYS LATER VOLUME 4: GANGWAR ALSO AVAILABLE ON SALE 6/7/2011 ISBN-13: 978-1-60886-650-2 28 DAYS LATER VOL. 1: LONDON CALLING TPB USD $12.99, CAN $16.99 ISBN: 978-1-60886-622-9 Softcover, 7x10, 112 pages 28 DAYS LATER VOL. 2: BEND IN THE ROAD TPB Full Color Throughout ISBN: 978-1-60886-635-9 Carton Quantity: 40 28 DAYS LATER VOL. 3: HOT ZONE TPB ISBN: 978-1-60886-631-1 JUNE 1 IRREDEEMABLE STORY BY MARK WAID ART BY PETER KRAUSE SERIES SYNOPSIS When a force even greater than the all-powerful former superhero Plutonian comes to earth, will it finally be the savior the world has been waiting for...or will it prove to be an even bigger threat? See what everyone’s been talking about in this Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated superhero series from comic book legend Mark Waid! KEY SELLING POINTS • Mark Waid has written stories for every major comics publisher, and his seminal graphic novel, KINGDOM COME, is one of the bestselling graphic novels of all time. • IRREDEEMABLE was nominated for four 2010 Eisner Awards for Best New Series, Best Continuing Series, Best Writer (Mark Waid) and Best Cover Artist (John Cassaday). The series was also nominated for two Harvey Awards for Best New Series and Best Writer (Mark Waid). • First volume at special introductory price of $9.99 a la DC’s FABLES and IMAGE’s WALKING DEAD. • Mark Waid was handpicked by DC Comics to update SUPERMAN’s origin story in 2005 with BIRTHRIGHT. • IRREDEEMABLE graphic novels have seen multiple reprints, selling over 40,000 copies IRREDEEMABLE VOLUME 6 through all channels. ON SALE 6/7/2011 ALSO AVAILABLE ISBN-13: 978-1-60886-054-8 USD $16.99, CAN $20.99 IRREDEEMABLE VOLUME 1 TPB Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages ISBN: 978-1-93450-690-5 Full Color Throughout IRREDEEMABLE VOLUME 2 TPB Carton Quantity: 40 ISBN: 978-1-60886-000-5 IRREDEEMABLE VOLUME 3 TPB ISBN: 978-1-60886-008-1 IRREDEEMABLE VOLUME 4 TPB ISBN: 978-1-60886-029-6 IRREDEEMABLE VOLUME 5 TPB ISBN: 978-1-60886-040-1 2 JUNE FARSCAPE STORY BY ROCKNE S. O’BANNON, KEITH R.A. DECANDIDO ART BY WILL SLINEY SERIES SYNOPSIS Aeryn Sun meets up with a Sebacean sect to discover her origins, while Crichton and Chiana track down their latest tormenter. But when Aeryn uncovers an unsettling truth, the future of science-fiction’s favorite couple hangs in the balance. Written by FARSCAPE creator Rockne S. O’Bannon! KEY SELLING POINTS • Modeling the success Dark Horse Comics saw with creator Joss Whedon’s BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, the FARSCAPE series is written by the TV show’s creator, Rockne S. O’Bannon. • FARSCAPE took science fiction television to a new level and ushered in a whole host of shows that would not have been possible without FARSCAPE’s pioneering. • The FARSCAPE comic book will be taking advantage of upcoming webisodes to be produced by The Jim Henson Company. • FARSCAPE has become a global favorite, named by TV Guide as one of television’s “Best Cult Shows Ever” and most recently named by Empire magazine as one of the “50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.” • Individual FARSCAPE comics have sold over 100,000 copies in the last 6 months! FARSCAPE VOLUME 4: TANGLED ROOTS ALSO AVAILABLE ON SALE 6/7/2011 ISBN-13: 978-1-60886-637-3 FARSCAPE VOL 1: THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE BEGINNING TPB USD $12.99, CAN $16.99 ISBN: 978-1-60886-621-2 Softcover, 7x10, 112 pages FARSCAPE VOL 2: STRANGE DETRACTORS TPB Full Color Throughout ISBN: 978-1-60886-634-2 Carton Quantity: 40 FARSCAPE VOL 3: GONE AND BACK TPB ISBN: 978-1-60886-625-0 JUNE 3 SOLDIER ZERO STORY BY STAN LEE, PAUL CORNELL ART BY JAVIER PINA SERIES SYNOPSIS Stan Lee, the great innovator of the comic book industry, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics. Stan is joined by critically-acclaimed writer Paul Cornell (ACTION COMICS, DOCTOR WHO) and artist Javier Pina (SUPERMAN, BATMAN) for a modern take on classic superhero storytelling. When an alien parasite falls to Earth, wheelchair-bound war veteran Stewart Trautmann becomes infected, and goes through super-human changes that no mortal could imagine. Forced into a galactic war that’s chosen Earth as the battlefield, Stewart defends the front lines as SOLDIER ZERO. Half Human. Half Alien. All Weapon. KEY SELLING POINTS • New characters created by the legendary Stan Lee. • Stan Lee is the most recognizable name in comics, having created SPIDER-MAN, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THE X-MEN, THE FANTASTIC FOUR, IRON MAN and many others. • Series launch covered by CNN, Wired, Los Angeles Times and countless other entertainment news outlets. • STAN’S BACK online ad campaign has seen over 4 million views. • First volume at special introductory price of SOLDIER ZERO VOLUME 1 $9.99 a la DC’s FABLES and IMAGE’s WALKING ON SALE 6/7/2011 DEAD. ISBN-13: 978-1-60886-047-0 USD $9.99, CAN $11.99 Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages Full Color Throughout Carton Quantity: 40 4 JUNE INCORRUPTIBLE STORY BY MARK WAID ART BY HORACIO DOMINGUES SERIES SYNOPSIS The flip side of Mark Waid’s Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated series IRREDEEMABLE! The world's most notorious supervillain-turned- superhero, Max Damage, returns to Sky City, the scene of the Plutonian's first slaughter...and finds that being a superhero is far more difficult than he could ever have imagined. Max has to team up with his old enemies, the superhero team the Paradigm, to take out history's most dangerous criminal, Modeus, once and for all. What's more, they have to do it without Plutonian's help. Volume 4 of this super-powered hit series! KEY SELLING POINTS • Mark Waid has written stories for every major comics publisher, and his seminal graphic novel, KINGDOM COME, is one of the bestselling graphic novels of all time. • Online ad campaign has seen over 3 million views. • Mark Waid was handpicked by DC Comics to update SUPERMAN’s origin story in 2005 with BIRTHRIGHT. • INCORRUPTIBLE’s sister series IRREDEEMABLE has seen multiple reprints, selling over 40,000 copies through all channels. ALSO AVAILABLE INCORRUPTIBLE VOLUME 4 INCORRUPTIBLE VOLUME 1 TPB ON SALE 7/5/2011 ISBN: 978-1-60886-015-9 ISBN-13: 978-1-60886-056-2 USD $16.99, CAN $20.99 INCORRUPTIBLE VOLUME 2 TPB ISBN: 978-1-60886-028-9 Softcover, 7X10, 128 pages Full Color Throughout INCORRUPTIBLE VOLUME 3 TPB ISBN: 978-1-60886-039-5 Carton Quantity: 40 AND DON’T FORGET… IRREDEEMABLE VOLUME 1 TPB ISBN: 978-1-93450-690-5 IRREDEEMABLE VOLUME 2 TPB ISBN: 978-1-60886-000-5 IRREDEEMABLE VOLUME 3 TPB ISBN: 978-1-60886-008-1 IRREDEEMABLE VOLUME 4 TPB ISBN: 978-1-60886-029-6 IRREDEEMABLE VOLUME 5 TPB ISBN: 978-1-60886-040-1 JULy 5 POTTER’S FIELD STORY BY MARK WAID ART BY PAUL AZACETA SERIES SYNOPSIS Outside New York City is Potter's Field, where the unnamed dead are buried.