BOOM! Studios has released previess of next week’s titles, including Weavers #1, as well as new issues of The Woods, Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems, Regular Show, Giant Days, and more, as well as an original Adventure Time graphic novel, Adventure Time: The Four Castles.
Official previews:
Weavers #1 (of 6)
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Artist: Dylan Burnett
What’s to Love: From The Godfather to The Sopranos, organized crime stories have always fascinated us. Weavers is a macabre story with a twist on the familiar drama of dons, capos, and made men, mixing in supernatural elements that only writer Simon Spurrier (The Spire, Cry Havoc) could think up. It’s perfect for fans of Day Men or Scalped!
What It Is: Sid, a young man with nothing going for himself, becomes an unlikely new addition to The Weavers, a brutal, East Coast crime family whose members are bound to loyalty thanks to the supernatural spider inside each one of them, granting them powerful—and often grotesque—abilities. Once he realizes what he’s capable of, Sid sets out to pursue his own secret agenda, counter to the group’s objectives. But he doesn’t have much time—the longer the spider is inside him, the more loyal he becomes to the Weavers…
Klaus #5 (of 7)
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artist: Dan Mora
Magnus passes judgement on Klaus, and the enemy’s past is revealed.
The Woods #22
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Michael Dialynas
Calder and Sander team up in the hopes of saving Karen from herself, while the rest of the crew try to gather forces in the hopes of taking on The Horde.
Arcadia TP
Writer: Alex Paknadel
Artist: Eric Scott Pfeiffer
What’s to Love: Our long tradition of breaking new talent—like Rafael Albuquerque (The Savage Brothers, American Vampire), Emma Rios (Hexed, Pretty Deadly), and Declan Shalvey (28 Days Later, Moon Knight)—continues with the debut of Alex Paknadel and Eric Scott Pfeiffer, two new creators whose extensive world-building in the sci-fi thriller Arcadia evokes comparisons to epics like Game of Thrones, The Matrix, and Astro City.
What It Is: When 99% of humankind is wiped out by a pandemic, four billion people are “saved” by being digitized at the brink of death and uploaded into Arcadia, a utopian simulation in the cloud. But when Arcadia begins to rapidly deplete the energy resources upon which the handful of survivors in the real world (aka “The Meat”) depends, how long will The Meat be able—and willing—to help? Collects the entire eight-issue series.
Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems #2 (of 4)
Writer: Josceline Fenton
Artist: Chrystin Garland
Steven is terrified by Pearl’s story of the Glass Ghost and seeks help from an expert on all things weird.
Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake: Card Wars TP
Imprint: KaBOOM!
Writer: Jen Wang
Artists: Britt Wilson & Rian Sygh
What’s to Love: We had such a blast with the Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake mini-series created by Natasha Allegri (Bee and PuppyCat) that we couldn’t wait to rejoin our favorite heroes in an all-new story from Jen Wang (In Real Life) and Britt Wilson (Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake) that features the actual Cryptozoic card game, Card Wars, which itself was created from the game in the show. So meta!
What It Is: Cake is a Card Wars champ who can’t be beat, and Fionna…is really tired of getting beaten! They set off in search of a challenger who can really test Cake’s mettle. When they stumble across some gamer slugs, they think they’ve hit the jackpot, but these guys have never heard of Cake and refuse to even play with her! Collects the complete limited series!
Adventure Time: The Four Castles OGN TP
Imprint: KaBOOM!
Writer: Josh Trujillo
Artists: Zachary Sterling & Phil Murphy
Writer Josh Trujillo (The Reason for Dragons, Love Machines) teams up with Adventure Time veteran artist Zachary Sterling for a new original story! When Finn and Jake are approached by the mysterious Guildmaster—an adventurer claiming to represent the Heroes’ Guild of the Manyverse—they’re challenged to complete the Quest of the Four Castles to gain entrance to the guild and the right to train as “real” heroes. But there’s something fishy about this quest, and something even fishier about this Guildmaster!
Regular Show #35
Imprint: KaBOOM!
Writers: Ulises Farinas and Erick Freitas
Artist: Laura Howell
As the heroism competition between Mordecai and Rigby rages, their friends become more and more irritated by their antics.
Giant Days #14
Imprint: BOOM! Box
Writer: John Allison
Artist: Max Sarin
Nominated for 2016 Eisner Awards for Best Continuing Series and Best Writer (John Allison)! Esther, Susan, and Daisy start the search for a house to rent for their second year quite late, so their options leave a lot to be desired.
