BOOM! STUDIOS OCTOBER 2014 SOLICITATIONS

The kind folks at BOOM! Studios have supplied ComicList with their solicitations for comics and other products featured in the August 2014 Previews, scheduled to ship starting October 2014.

MEMETIC #1 (of 3)

Retail Price:$4.99
Author: James Tynion IV
Artist: Eryk Donovan
Cover Artists: A: Eryk Donovan B: Meme Variant (INCENTIVE)

WHY WE love IT: After launching James Tynion IV’s THE woods to much acclaim, we were eager to see what other ideas he had. When James—one of our favorite new voices in comics—pitched us MEMETIC as a tale of the apocalypse in three parts, we were sold!

WHY YOU’LL love IT: MEMETIC is genuinely an event comic—three oversized, 48-page issues detailing the end of the world over the course of three days, and a wholly special take on the disaster genre. much like his work on THE WOODS, James Tynion IV and fantastic newcomer Eryk Donovan (THE house IN THE WALL) will bring horror to a whole new generation and fans of J-horror films like UZUMAKI and THE RING.

WHAT IT’S ABOUT: A Meme is an idea that starts with an individual, and then spreads throughout multiple persons and potentially entire societies. Richard Dawkins suggests a meme’s success comes from its effectiveness to the host. but history shows that destructive memes can spread just as rapidly through society. MEMETIC shows the progression of a weaponized meme that leads to the utter annihilation of the human race within 72 hours. The root of this apocalypse is a single image on the internet, a “meme” in the popular sense. A meme that changes everything.

HIT: PEN & INK #1

Retail Price:$14.99
Author: Bryce Carlson
Artist: Vanesa R. Del Rey
Cover Artists: Vanesa R. Del Rey

WHY WE love IT: After the first two PEN & INK books focused on Brian Stelfreeze and Humberto Ramos, we wanted to shine the light on one of our new discoveries, the vastly talented and Russ Manning a lot of promising Newcomer Award-nominated Vanesa R. Del Rey (THE empty MAN, ZERO). This edition takes a closer look at her timeless, haunting artwork on HIT, her comics debut.

WHY YOU’LL love IT: Our PEN & INK line is catnip for process junkies and for folks who just love “making of” stuff. This volume collects issues #1-2 of the hit miniseries, presenting Vanesa’s original linework at the true artboard dimensions of 11” x 17”, complete with creative, behind-the-scenes commentary from both Vanesa and writer Bryce Carlson.

WHAT IT’S ABOUT: get a whole new appreciation of HIT, our critically acclaimed detective noir series set in 1955 Los Angeles. While infamous gangster Mickey Cohen rots in a prison cell, clandestine groups of LAPD detectives moonlight as sanctioned hitmen known as “Hit Squads.” get a deeper understanding of the creative decisions that went into this series with insightful commentary by writer Bryce Carlson and artist Vanesa R. Del Rey.

SLEEPY HOLLOW #1 (of 4)

Retail Price: $3.99
Author: Marguerite Bennett
Artist: Jorge Coelho
Cover Artists: A: Phil Noto B: Jorge Coelho (INCENTIVE)

WHY WE love IT: As fans of the SLEEPY HOLLOW television series (now entering its second season on Fox), we knew we had to make a comic just as haunting, engaging and visually stunning as the show itself. featuring multi-layered characters, intense visuals, and creepy storylines, SLEEPY HOLLOW is primed for comics. Not only that, but

WHY YOU’LL love IT: one of the most exciting young writers working today, Scott Snyder protégé Marguerite Bennett is currently writing Archaia’s BUTTERFLY and has serviced DC’s LOBO, SUPERMAN: LOIS LANE, and BATMAN: JOKER’S DAUGHTER. even if you don’t enjoy the show, SLEEPY HOLLOW is best for fans of SUPERNATURAL. includes all-new back-up stories from Noelle Stevenson (LUMBERJANES).

WHAT IT’S ABOUT: After dying on the battlefield during the Revolutionary War, Ichabod Crane awakes in present-day Sleepy Hollow, new York. His resurrection is tied to the reappearance of the Headless Horseman, one of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Realizing it is his mission to help stop the end of the world, Ichabod teams with Lt. Abbie Mills to meet each evil danger head-on. When minor miracles start to sweep the town, they’re thankful something good seems to be happening for once. No decapitations, no headless horseman, no worries, right? but as one by one the miracles start to backfire, a lot more and a lot more violently, Abbie and Ichabod need to find time between saving the world to save the citizens of Sleepy Hollow…

UNCLE GRANDPA #1

Retail Price:$3.99
Author: Zac Gorman, Kevin Burkhalter, Pranas Naujokaitis, Jimmy Giegerich, and more
Artist: Zac Gorman, Kevin Burkhalter, Pranas Naujokaitis, Jimmy Giegerich, and more
Cover Artists: A: Bob Flynn B: Cory Fuller C: Chris McD D: Troy Little

WHY WE love IT: adventure Time. regular Show. The outstanding world of Gumball. Steven Universe. Can you tell we love cartoon Network’s shows? We’re ecstatic to welcome Uncle Grandpa to KaBOOM! comics. It’s quirknullnull

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