Cat Wyatt 7/4/18 Cat Wyatt 7/4/18

Review: Giant Days #40

By Cat Wyatt

It’s time for another issue of Giant Days! Giant Days #40 brings us, Ed Gemmell, back, finally, but naturally, there’s an adjustment period to be had. It was revealed in the last issue that Ed had been avoiding all forms of contact with Esther, under the crazy belief that this would somehow fix what happened. Let’s hope he does better this time around…

Cat Wyatt 6/27/18 Cat Wyatt 6/27/18

Review: Lucy Dreaming #4

By Cat Wyatt

Lucy Dreaming #4 is the second to last in the series, so naturally, there’s going to be a huge revelation in this one. So far we’ve seen Lucy delve into the dream world, as she slowly learns about this new world and ability set she has. We have yet to see a major antagonist, which means we’re likely going to meet one here.

Cat Wyatt 6/27/18 Cat Wyatt 6/27/18

Review: Lumberjanes #51

By Cat Wyatt

The Lumberjanes are back for issue #51, and things are about to get interesting. Who would have thought that we’d ever see a Lumberjanes plot where half the cabin spent the entire time indoors? Technically we could say they’ve all been indoors this whole time, but the rest are only barely keeping to that promise.

Sam King 6/27/18 Sam King 6/27/18

Review: Dodge City #4

By Sam King

Dodge City #4 is the last issue in the current series published by Boom! Box. Some things wrap up rather nicely, while other threads are still left hanging. Other aspects that I wondered about were resolved in ways I found largely unsatisfying given how much time was spent mentioning them in past issues.

Press Release 6/14/18 Press Release 6/14/18

BOOM! BOX JAM: Your First Look at ALICE: FROM DREAM TO DREAM

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BOOM! Studios is proud to continue BOOM! Box Jam, a week-long spotlight on the best YA comic books and graphic novels from the award-winning imprint in the coming months, with your first look at ALICE: FROM DREAM TO DREAM, a powerful new original graphic novel from author & illustrator Giulio Macaione (Basilicò).

Press Release 6/14/18 Press Release 6/14/18

BOOM! BOX JAM: Your First Look at LUMBERJANES: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SCHEME

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BOOM! Studios is proud to continue BOOM! Box Jam, a week-long spotlight on the best YA comic books and graphic novels from the award-winning imprint in the coming months with your first look atLUMBERJANES: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SCHEME #1 from writer Nicole Andelfinger (Adventure Time Comics) and artist Maddi Gonzalez (Dream Daddy), along with a story by writer/artist Brittney Williams (Goldie Vance).

Press Release 6/12/18 Press Release 6/12/18

BOOM! BOX JAM: Your First Look at LUMBERJANES: THE INFERNAL COMPASS

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BOOM! Studios is proud to continue BOOM! Box Jam, a week-long spotlight on the best YA comic books and graphic novels from the award-winning imprint in the coming months, with your first look atLUMBERJANES: THE INFERNAL COMPASS, the historic first original graphic novel in the history of the series that’s sold over a million copies worldwide from Eisner Award-nominated writer Lilah Sturges (Jack of Fables, Justice Society of America), rising-star artist polterink (Dressed for Death).

Cat Wyatt 6/6/18 Cat Wyatt 6/6/18

Review: Giant Days #39

By Cat Wyatt

Every issue of Giant Days brings us farther and farther along in Suzie, Esther, and Daisy’s lives. In the last issue, we saw all three girls moving on and getting their own places to live – separate from each other. So it’s only natural that Giant Days #39 has them taking the next logical big leap – it’s time for a job fair.

Press Release 5/26/18 Press Release 5/26/18

Want To Know How To Move To Los Angeles To Work In Animation?

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BOOM! Studios is proud to announce I MOVED TO LOS ANGELES TO WORK IN ANIMATION in December 2018, an original graphic novel about one woman’s quest to move to Los Angeles and get a job in animation...and how you can too, by cartoonist Natalie Nourigat. When she left her life in Portland to move to Los Angeles and pursue a job in animation, Natalie Nourigat realized that despite her research, nothing truly prepared her for the wild world that awaited her in the studios of Southern California. This autobiographical how-to graphic novel explores the highest highs and lowest lows of pursuing a dream in animation with a dose of humor and advice not found anywhere else!

Cat Wyatt 5/16/18 Cat Wyatt 5/16/18

Review: Lucy Dreaming #3

By Cat Wyatt

The third installment of Lucy Dreaming is here, bringing us past the halfway point of the series (it’s a five-part miniseries). This has been an imaginative and unique series so far, and now that we know what’s happening to Lucy and why we should be free to dig into the real plot of the story.

Sam King 5/16/18 Sam King 5/16/18

Review: Dodge City #3

Last issue, the Jazz Panda dodge ball team saw the return of a former teammate and a lot of drama was stirring up. This time we get more game and less emotional strife, but we see the team having good chemistry and teamwork. It is another fun issue that pushes the pacing up at a point where some adrenaline was definitely needed.

Sam King 4/27/18 Sam King 4/27/18

Review: Heavy Vinyl

Heavy Vinyl takes girl power, sets it in the 90's and makes a record store into a kind of vigilante headquarters. While it is not incredible at presenting a complete story by the end of the collected four issues, it excels at being cute and having a diverse cast. The diversity in the almost all girl cast pretty much just means a handful of girls with their own personalities and individual lifestyles. It is fun, but it won’t work your brain or make you believe the story can stand on its own at this point.

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Lumberjanes #49

By Cat Wyatt

It’s that time again! Time for a new issue of the Lumberjanes. Issue number 49 of the Lumberjanes starts off a new plot (and quest) for our lovely Lumberjanes. Thanks to the last issue, we now know how the Lumberjanes can tell what the weather will be like. Unfortunately forewarning doesn’t seem like it’s much of a help, when they’re looking at several days of rainstorms in a row. I think we all know that trying to keep that crew inside for an extended period of time would be a huge undertaking…

Cat Wyatt 4/18/18 Cat Wyatt 4/18/18

Review: Lucy Dreaming #2

By Cat Wyatt

Lucy Dreaming is a surreal and comical series about a young girl who learns that the dreams she has are more real than most people would like. In the last issue Lucy realized that she wasn’t actually dreaming at night, but transporting around. Here we get to see her reactions to everything she’s learned.

Cat Wyatt 3/28/18 Cat Wyatt 3/28/18

Review: Lumberjanes #48

By Cat Wyatt

It’s time for another Lumberjanes adventure! Some of the Lumberjanes have decided to team up and get the camp’s newsletter back up and running (which would have the added bonus of getting them a new badge). Oddly enough, our Roanoke cabin is not the forefront of this adventure, but instead, the Zodiac cabin is.

Cat Wyatt 3/28/18 Cat Wyatt 3/28/18

Review: Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks

By Cat Wyatt

Fans of Lumberjanes will be thrilled to have all of the short stories and single issues (so far) all in one place; Bonus Tracks. Included are some fantastic shorts, such as Beyond Bay Leaf, Makin’ The Ghost of It, Sphinxes and Riddles and Wishes Oh My!, Faire and Square, and finally Las Estrellas Del Campo: Edicion Lumberjanes. Being that these are primarily one-shot stories, the authors and artists for these issues vary pretty dramatically. But they all contain the characters we’ve come to know and love, so I’m happy with it!

Cat Wyatt 3/21/18 Cat Wyatt 3/21/18

Review: Lucy Dreaming #1

By Cat Wyatt

Lucy Dreaming is a new five-part series from BOOM! Studios that’s full of colorful art and an interesting idea come to life (literally). I’ll confess I wanted to give this series a try because Lucy with all her daydreaming and her nose stuck in oddball books reminds me quite a bit of a young me. Though I doubt that’ll be the case once she’s finished going off on all of her crazy adventures.

Cat Wyatt 2/28/18 Cat Wyatt 2/28/18

Review: Lumberjanes #47

By Cat Wyatt

Do you think the Lumberjanes will ever get tired of their explorations and adventures? We saw in the last issue that they’re capable of getting scared (not that I blame them, ’The Voice’ is super creepy). Beyond that, I’m not sure these girls are capable of slowing down. When we last saw our campers back in issue #46, they were back in their cabins, but there’s a hitch (isn’t there always for this group?); while they had given up on their quest, their newly acquired friend did not.

Cat Wyatt 2/7/18 Cat Wyatt 2/7/18

Review: Backstagers Valentine’s 2018 Intermission #1

By Cat Wyatt

This special, ahem, intermission sorry, starts off on a pretty cute (or mushy, depending on how you look at it) note; there’s a whole page dedicated to pink and red roses and the adorable couple known as…wait, is there a ship name for Jory and Hunter? I don’t know this, but I feel like it’s something I should be aware of. If there isn’t one, I call dibs on naming it!

Dustin Cabeal 8/23/17 Dustin Cabeal 8/23/17

Review: Clueless: Senior Year

By Dustin Cabeal

I’ll save you from the boring “I love Clueless” to speech and just jump right into the question I asked myself the entire time I read the new graphic novel from BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios…

“Who is this for?”

After reading the entire thing, I can confidently say… I'm clueless, and I wish that were an intended pun, but it’s just the truth.