KAIJUMAX, SEASON THREE #6
ZANDER CANNON (W/A/C/CA)
SEASON FINALE! All-Out Gang Attack has erupted in KAIJUMAX prison between the Cryptids and the old-school J-Kaiju and it’s every mon for himself amid flying claws, fire breath, and stomping action. Interspecies alliances are broken! Antediluvian lifespans come to an end! In the chaos, Mechazon and Electrogor put their risky plan to murder the crafty and sociopathic Zonn into action, but there’s just so much that can go wrong. Also: New evolved kaiju powers! Two long-awaited comeuppances! A bloodless squishing! And… a new pet for the Sharkmon?
DECEMBER 20 / 32 Pages / Mature / Sci-fi / $3.99

​It’s Stanford’s first day at school, and he and his mech will have to see if they can keep up with the other students.

Gang tensions continue to ratchet up between the J-Pops and the Cryptids as Whoofy (and his consiglieri Li'l Boy) fight The Mountain for what's left of the uranium trade. Meanwhile, the crooked Dr. Zhang gets a reminder from the Moon Bunnies that she's late on her drug payments and they stress-in no uncertain terms-that it is not healthy for her to cross them. Powerful inmates return to the prison and threaten to upend the precarious species truce. Also: Severed heads! The Sharkmon of Kaijumax! And... a pep-talk from Satan?

​After an endless onslaught of horrors plague the tribes, Ewata embarks on a journey to find the source of these attacks and face the god of this island in the authorized origin of Kong.  Collects issues #5-8.

​KAIJUMAX, SEASON THREE #5
ZANDER CANNON (W/A/C/CA)
Under the new leadership of Hellmoth, members of the Cryptid Supremacist gang doggedly seek to uncover the identity of the one who turned state’s evidence, while the Creature from Devil’s Creek comes to understand how hollow the warden’s promise of witness protection really was. The compromised prison physician Dr. Zhang has finally escaped all suspicion for sneaking in contraband uranium, and life for her and her inmate paramour Zonn has gotten much calmer… perhaps too calm. Also: Ethical quandaries! Classic evil spirit banishment! An ill-considered attack! And… “You and me, let’s take a walk.”
NOVEMBER 8 / 32 Pages / Mature / Sci-fi / $3.99

​KONG ON THE PLANET OF THE APES #1
Publisher: BOOM Studios
Retail Price: $3.99
Writer: Ryan Ferrier
Artist: Carlos Magno
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Mike Huddleston
Pulp Subscription Cover: Hans Woody
Connecting Cover: Carlos Magno
Synopsis:
- The damn dirty crossover event you demanded!
- Following the events of the first Planet of the Apes film (1968) Dr. Zaius and General Ursus lead a small group of soldiers to the Forbidden Zone to destroy any remaining evidence of Taylor’s time among them. To their surprise, they discover...A KONG!
- Now they must venture to Skull Island with Cornelius and Zira to discover the truth, but they may not survive the deadliest journey of their lives!
- BOOM Studios’ Kong comics are based on Joe DeVito’s Skull Island and Merian C. Cooper’s King Kong.

Mech Cadet Yu Promoted to Ongoing Series at BOOM! Studios

"Mech Cadet Yu #1 is perfectly paced, a fun comic for readers of all ages." - Newsarama
“...a splash of unabashed joy on the stands.” - Uproxx
“...wonderfully earthbound and entertaining…” - CBR
“[Mech Cadet Yu] recalls all sorts of classic robot fiction while still standing on its own as a wonderfully imaginative and colorful new world.” - Syfy Wire

August 19, 2017 (Los Angeles, Calif.)  – After selling out the week of release at the distributor level (copies may still be available at local comic shops) and drawing rave reviews from all corners, BOOM! Studios is excited to announce that the MECH CADET YU limited series has been upgraded to an ongoing series. 

The superstar dream team of writer Greg Pak (Hulk, Weapon X) and artist Takeshi Miyazawa (Ms. Marvel, Runaways) reunited to deliver the story of Stanford Yu, a young janitor who is unexpectedly chosen to join the sacred ranks of the mech cadets at Sky Corps Academy. Once a year, giant robots from outer space come to Earth to bond with the cadets to defend the world from terrifying aliens known as the Sharg. After he unintentionally bonds with his robot, Yu is thrown into training, hoping to prove he is worthy of being there at all.   

“I’m hugely thrilled and so grateful to all of the readers, reviewers, and retailers who showed the first issue so much love and spread the word about the book,” says Pak. “That kind of word-of-mouth means all the world to an underdog book about an underdog hero and his underdog robot, so thank you so much! None of this would have happened without you, and we're doing our best to make every issue the best and most fun it can  possibly be.”

“I feel like we would just be getting on our two feet with the first four issues, so it’s going to be amazing to see where the story goes and watch Stanford and Co. face bigger threats and become even bigger heroes,” adds Miyazawa. “Stanford has come such a long way already. I hope everyone keeps rooting for the kid!”

"Greg and Takeshi are one the of most exciting pairs of collaborators in comics, creating characters with unmatched charm and heart," says Cameron Chittock, BOOM! Studios associate editor of MECH CADET YU. "It's impossible not to root for Stanford and his fellow cadets and with even more story to be told, I cannot wait for fans to see how their relationships evolve as they face worldwide threats together."

MECH CADET YU is available for sale monthly at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies are available to purchase on digital book marketplaces, including ComiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.

Retailers, please note MECH CADET YU #2 is a BOOM! Studios Guarantee title, with an FOC date of August 21 and on-sale date of September 13.
Fans, place your pre-orders with your local comic shop by August 21 to guarantee your copy of MECH CADET YU #2. The issue comes out September 13.
For news on MECH CADET YU and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

ABOUT BOOM! STUDIOS
BOOM! Studios was founded by Ross Richie in 2005 with the singular focus of creating world-class comic book and graphic novel storytelling for all audiences. Through the development of four distinct imprints—BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia—BOOM! has produced award-winning original work, including Lumberjanes, The Woods, Giant Days, Klaus, and Mouse Guard, while also breaking new ground with established licenses such as WWE, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Cartoon Network, and Jim Henson Company properties. BOOM! will also bring their original series to life through unique first-look relationships with 20th Century Fox for film and with Fox Television for the small screen. Please visit www.boom-studios.com for more information. 

​Kaijumax’s last good drug connect has been gone for a while, and the kaiju inmates are fiending for uranium; enter Zonn, Terror of Nagoya and the doctor he’s got in his… er, pocket to bring the good stuff from a new operation on the moon. Meanwhile, Whoofy, the young mob boss picking up the pieces after his father’s death starts to learn what tough rules must be followed — and whose appendages must be broken — to stay in power on the inside. Also: Bullying flashbacks! Terrifying moon bunnies! And… astro-kiestering?

BOOM! STUDIOS LAUNCHES FIRST MULTIMEDIA GRAPHIC NOVEL EXPERIENCE WITH BAD MASK

Discover a New Superhero World in November 2017

August 11, 2017 (Los Angeles, Calif.) – BOOM! Studios is thrilled to announce BAD MASK, an all-new multimedia graphic novel experience debuting this November in comic shops and bookstores. Created by cartoonist, children’s books illustrator, and instructor at the Center for Cartoon Studies Jon Chad (Science Comics, Adventure Time), BAD MASK takes readers on an immersive, unpredictable storytelling journey into an original superhero universe through a variety of unique print and digital items, including a comic, newspaper, handbook, and more, packaged in a gorgeous deluxe box set.

“Bad Mask is about an organization of super-powered terrorists that want to take over the world; Metal Metro, the robot that stands in their way; and one young Bad Mask agent’s quest to destroy Metal Metro,” explains Chad. “Gabrielle, a new recruit to Bad Mask, joins to avenge the death of her friend at the hands of Metal Metro. She is dismayed to learn Bad Mask might not be the organization she thought it was, and becomes caught up in a plan to reveal Metal Metro's true nature and save the world.”

The items contained in the box include:

● A letter from one of the Great Generals of Bad Mask, explaining the contents of the box and introducing us to the world of Bad Mask.
● A comic book that introduces readers to Bad Mask’s archenemy, Metal Metro.
● A set of Metal Metro trading cards that introduces new characters and new mysteries. 
● The Bad Mask Handbook, explaining the organization’s motivation and goals.
● The Meeting Notes introducing readers to the planning and imminent action leading up to Bad Mask's attack on the Japanese city of Niigata with a mecha.
● A Newspaper that details the attack on Niigata and tells what happened when Metal Metro arrived to defend the city with its own mecha.
● A Magazine containing articles about how Metal Metro has impacted every aspect of life in the world—and not necessarily always for good.
● The Incident Report about an attack on Arctus Evil—Bad Mask’s headquarters—that reveals more of what is really going on and how Metal Metro is involved.
● Plus, Digital Components that readers can access online: videos, comics, letters, Livejournal-type entries, and audio. 

“I've been with this project since the beginning,” says Shannon Watters, BAD MASK editor at BOOM! Studios. “The tactile experience Jon has created—the thrill of discovery, of finding connections in context—is unlike anything I've ever had the pleasure of reading. It’s like discovering a relative's long-abandoned hope chest and the story told in its crumbling contents.”

Bad Mask first debuted exclusively in in the BOOM! Box 2015 Mix Tape, told in the form of Gabrielle’s comic journal “Gab Mask,” where she discusses her life and her controversial opinions on the terrorist group Bad Mask. 

Bad Mask is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ critically acclaimed BOOM! Box imprint, home to popular original series such as Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooke A. Allen, and Noelle Stevenson; Giant Days by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin; The Backstagers by James Tynion IV and Rian Sygh; SLAM! by Pamela Ribon and Veronica Fish; and Goldie Vance by Hope Larson and Brittney Williams. 

Bad Mask will be available for sale in November at local comic book shops (to find a shop near you, visit comicshoplocator.com); booksellers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million; or through the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers including comiXology, iBooks, Google Books, and the BOOM! Studios app. 

For more information about Bad Mask and more from BOOM! Studios, visit www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

ABOUT BOOM! STUDIOS
BOOM! Studios was founded by Ross Richie in 2005 with the singular focus of creating world-class comic book and graphic novel storytelling for all audiences. Through the development of four distinct imprints—BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia—BOOM! has produced award-winning original work, including Lumberjanes, The Woods, Giant Days, Klaus, and Mouse Guard, while also breaking new ground with established licenses such as WWE, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Adventure Time and Jim Henson Company properties. BOOM! will also bring their original series to life through unique first-look relationships with 20th Century Fox in film and with Fox Television. Please visit www.boom-studios.com for more information.