BOOM! Studios has released previews of next week’s releases, including Kennel Block Blues #1, Giant Days #11, Klaus #3, The Woods #20, Regular Show #32, the last issue of Toil and Trouble, and several trade paperback collections.
Official previews:
Kennel Block Blues #1 (of 4)
Writer: Ryan Ferrier
Artist: Daniel Bayliss
What’s to Love: From Oz to Shawshank Redemption, we just love great prison dramas. But what if the prison in question is an animal shelter? Ryan Ferrier (Curb Stomp) and Daniel Bayliss (Translucid) combine the tradition of great anthropomorphic stories like Wild’s End and Blacksad with the madcap twists of Six-Gun Gorilla and Chew in their new series Kennel Block Blues.
What It Is: Oliver is a good dog. A family dog. But without warning, he’s sentenced to Jackson Kennel, where he’s instantly placed on Death Row with the rest of his fellow inmates, awaiting a lethal appointment on The Table if salvation doesn’t come. He’ll need help escaping the Kennel, but when the stress of prison life builds, he starts escaping reality instead, imagining a fantasy world of cartoon friends. It’s time to break out…into a musical number?
Klaus #3 (of 7)
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artist: Dan Mora
Klaus is caught delivering presents to the town’s children and must fight his way past Lord Magnus’s guards to avoid imprisonment.
The Woods #20
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Michael Dialynas
Karen defends Bay Point from Casey’s attack, and Isaac’s power awakens.
Clive Barker’s Nightbreed Vol. 2 TP
Writer: Marc Andreyko
Artists: Piotr Kowalski, Emmanuel Xerx Javier
In the catacombs beneath an abandoned cemetery lies the city of Midian. A home to all that have none, this sanctuary from the cruelty of man has been sought by monsters throughout time. Explore both the past and present of this clandestine tribe, unleashing new secrets and horrors as these creatures fight to coexist with mankind. From master storyteller Clive Barker, writer Marc Andreyko (Batwoman) and artists Piotr Kowalski (Dark Tower: The Drawing of Three) and Emmanuel Xerx Javier (Raven Nevermore) comes the story behind Midian’s most famous monsters and the one who is destined to save them all! Collects issues #5-8.
Regular Show #32
Imprint: KaBOOM!
Writer: Mad Rupert
Artist: Laura Howell
Rigby and Skips battle for survival in the Crystal Colosseum as Mordecai and Benson work together to steal the Crystal King’s magical jewel. It’s a prison break from the prettiest joint in the sky!
Regular Show Vol. 5 TP
Imprint: KaBOOM!
Writer: Nick Sumida
Artist: Allison Strejlau
It’s Spring Break, and Mordecai and Rigby aren’t exactly stoked to be watching over the Park while the rest of the crew kicks back, grills hot dogs, and wears awesome tank tops. Once Benson busts them for slacking off and allowing vandals to ransack the park, Rigby snaps…and when he discovers a mysterious genie lamp, it’s time for Benson to learn his lesson. But be careful what you wish for! Collects issues #17-20 of the comic based on the hit Cartoon Network animated series.
Toil and Trouble #6 (of 6)
Imprint: Archaia
Writer: Mairghread Scott
Artists: Kelly & Nichole Matthews
Final issue! Smertae must make things right with her sisters, even if it means the end of Macbeth.
Giant Days #11
Imprint: BOOM! Box
Writer: John Allison
Artist: Max Sarin
It’s Susan’s birthday and she receives the greatest gift at all: it’s time for the medical students to start cutting up cadavers.
Lumberjanes Vol. 3 TP
Imprint: BOOM! Box
Writers: Noelle Stevenson & Shannon Watters, Faith Erin Hicks
Artists: Carolyn Nowak, Various
It’s a free day at Lumberjanes camp, and the Roanoke cabin is…bored out of their skulls. With nothing to fight, the girls set themselves to earning all the badges they can that don’t involve monsters or the supernatural, which is surprisingly hard! When Mal and Molly sneak off in search of real adventure, they accidentally stumble into something more than they ever bargained for. Collects the Halloween special issue #9 written by Faith Erin Hicks, plus issues #10-12.
