Comic News: Boom Studios for August 5th

Boom Studios released previews of their books coming out on August 5th.


IRREDEEMABLE #5
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Peter Krause
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $0.99
Diamond Code: JUN090778

NEW ARC! AND ONLY .99 CENTS! This is your chance to hop on board the superhero event of 2009 that dares to ask: What if the world’s greatest hero decided to become the world’s greatest villain? Buy issue #5 for .99 cents and get the trade of the first four issues for only $9.99 and experience what everyone has been talking about. A “twilight of the superheroes”-style story that examines super-villains from Mark Waid writer of KINGDOM COME and EMPIRE!


IRREDEEMABLE VOL. 1 TPB
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Peter Krause
SC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $9.99
ISBN: 1-934506-90-7
ISBN13: 978-1-934506-90-5
Diamond Code: JUN090793

SPECIAL PRICE: $9.99. It’s a comic book industry event: the first four issues of the new original ongoing superhero series from Mark Waid! IRREDEEMABLE dares to ask the question: what if the world’s greatest hero decided to become the world’s greatest villain? A “twilight of the superheroes”-style story that examines super-villains from the writer of KINGDOM COME and EMPIRE! Pick up IRREDEEMABLE VOL. 1 for $9.99 and buy the start of the next arc with issue #5 for an additional .99 cents. That’s 11 bucks for 5 issues of the best superhero comic you will read in 2009.


DEAD RUN #3
Written by Andrew Cosby, Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Francesco Biagini
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (3 of 4), SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: JUN090774

“All Speed. No Limits.” The end isn’t near… it’s here. America has become a wasteland, leaving the few cities that remain transformed into impenetrable fortresses. NICK MASTERS is a driver, the best there is. If you need something picked-up, delivered, or disposed of, Nick’s your man. But when he fails to deliver… all hell breaks loose. Part three of the epic saga that redefines the science fiction action genre. From the writer of HEXED and FALL OF CTHULHU, Michael Alan Nelson, collaborating for the first time with EUREKA creator Andrew Cosby!


FINDING NEMO: REEF RESCUE #2
Written by Marie Croall
Drawn by Erica Leigh Currey
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (2 of 4), SRP: $2.99
Diamond Code: APR090734

The biggest selling DVD of all time comes to comics! Nemo, Dory and Marlin embark on a journey to save their dying reef. Facing dangerous waters and incredible odds, Nemo travels the great blue sea to save the one thing that matters most of all—home. In this issue, Nemo’s old friend Gil lends a helping fin! Series ‘A’ covers by Amy Mebberson with ‘B’ covers by Erica Leigh Currey.


MUPPET ROBIN HOOD #3 (B)
Written by Tim Beedle
Drawn by Armand Villavert Jr.
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (3 of 4), SRP: $2.99
Diamond Code: APR090739

The Muppets tell the Robin Hood legend for laughs, and it’s the reader who will be merry! Robin Hood (Kermit the Frog) and his band of outlaws steal from the rich and give to the poor. But much to the Merry Men’s disbelief, Maid Marian (Miss Piggy) has stolen Robin’s most valuable possession—his heart! Series features “A” covers from David Petersen, the Eisner Award-winning creator of Mouse Guard!