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PopCultHQ looks at all of the comics and trades
releasing from BOOM! Studios in November 2019…

BOOM! STUDIOS
November 2019 Solicitations
and Beyond!

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THE MAGICIANS #1 (OF 5)

Writers: Lev Grossman, Lilah Sturges
Artist: Pius Bak

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Qistina Khalidah
Variant Cover: Alexa Sharpe

Publisher: Archaia
Price: $3.99

MEET THE NEW CLASS OF BRAKEBILLS COLLEGE!

Long after Quentin Coldwater has graduated from Brakebills, Dean Fogg welcomes the first class in Brakebills history to include hedge magicians, who are known for being dangerous practitioners of unsanctioned magic.

As these two student bodies clash to prove their superiority, everyone at Brakebills is forced to take a side – not realizing a new threat has targeted them all! But the reason for this change at Brakebills will rock them to their core – and shock longtime fans of The Magicians!

Series creator Lev Grossman returns to BOOM! Studios for an all-new story in the world of The Magicians with Lilah Sturges and artist Pius Bak that features the first appearance of the next generation of heroes and villains!

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FOLKLORDS #1 (OF 5)

Writer: Matt Kindt
Artist: Matt Smith

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Matt Smith
Variant Cover: Duncan Fegredo

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99

From Narnia to Harry Potter, we’ve seen our hero leave the real world for a fantasy world—but in Ansel’s world of monsters and magic he’s haunted by visions of our world with tailored suits and modern technology!

Ansel embarks on his Quest to find the mysterious Folklords, hoping they can explain his visions…but looking for the Folklords is punishable by death. What will Ansel risk to find out about the world he has never truly belonged in?

Eisner Award-nominated writer Matt Kindt (Grass Kings, Black Badge) teams with acclaimed artist Matt Smith (Hellboy And The B.P.R.D.) challenge everything you know about the line between fantasy and reality in a new series for fans of Die, Middlewest and Fables.

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B.B. FREE #1

Writer: Gabby Rivera
Artist: Royal Dunlap

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Royal Dunlap
Variant Cover: Natacha Bustos

Publisher: BOOM! Box
Price: $3.99

b.b. free broadcasts her underground radio show from her remote swamp community, and she has no idea she’s actually the chosen one. It’s been over a hundred years since the Plague That Ate Greed wiped out half the population, and it’s the only world that b.b. has ever known. But when b.b. rebels against her overbearing father, she realizes that everything she believes in could be a lie. On the run from her own family, b.b. will learn the truth about the world she lives in, and about the power she never knew she had.

Writer Gabby Rivera and debuting artist Royal Dunlap present an adventure for fans of Blackbird and “mysterious destiny” heroic fiction like Naomi about finding your family when the whole world is against you.

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HEARTBEAT #1

Writer: Maria Llovet
Artist: Maria Llovet

Cover Artist: Maria Llovet

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99

Eva, a high school outcast, finds herself witness to a horrible secret: the most popular boy in school enjoys the taste of blood and will kill to get his hands on it. Horrified and intrigued, Eva lets herself be pulled into Donatien’s macabre world. He offers the escape she has been looking for…but how much is Eva willing to betray her moral code in order to find something that gives her life meaning? And will she—or Donatien—ever find redemption?

Maria Llovet (Faithless) presents a dark, violent, decadent, disturbing story, in which life and death, blood and love, are inextricably intertwined.

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: HELLMOUTH #2

Writers: Jordie Bellaire & Jeremy Lambert
Artist: Eleonora Carlini

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Jenny Frison
Variant Cover: Goñi Montes

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99

THE EVENT OF THE YEAR CONTINUES!

Buffy and Angel must find a way to work together as the Hellmouth begins to open and evil spreads across Sunnydale. But can Angel keep his true identity a secret from Buffy, or will the Hellmouth force him to reveal the monster within?

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #9

Writer: Jordie Bellaire
Artist: David López

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Marc Aspinall
Spotlight Cover: Kevin Wada
Connecting Cover: Goñi Montes
Preorder Cover: Ryan Inzana
Incentive Cover: Cara McGee

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99

A HELLMOUTH TIE-IN!

It’s up to the All-New Scooby Gang of Cordelia, Willow and Xander to save Sunnydale. There’s just one problem—the Hellmouth is spreading evil all over Sunnydale, putting everyone under its thrall. As the inhabitants of Sunnydale turn on one another, will the Scooby Gang be enough?

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ANGEL #7

Writer: Bryan Edward Hill
Artist: Gleb Melnikov

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Dan Panosian
Variant Cover: Jakub Rebelka
Preorder Cover: Scott Buoncristiano
Incentive Cover: Jack T. Cole

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99

A HELLMOUTH TIE-IN!

Angel’s in Sunnydale, so it’s up to TEAM SPIKE to save Los Angeles from a horde of demons! But can Fred and Gunn find a way to work with Spike to save their city…or does Spike have a secret agenda?

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FIREFLY #11

Writer: Greg Pak
Artist: Dan McDaid

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Lee Garbett
Preorder Cover: Joe Quinones
Incentive Cover: Juan Doe

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99

War has come to the small planet, and Mal finds himself caught between the two sides. Will Mal be able to stem the tide of war, or is he already too late to stop it? And how will the mysterious figure from his past influence his choice?

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ONCE & FUTURE #4

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artist: Dan Mora

Cover Artist: Dan Mora

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99

Gran’s monster hunting wasn’t the only thing she kept from Duncan. He’s about to discover more of the family secrets, and the sacrifices one must make to reach the Holy Grail.

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RONIN ISLAND #8

Writer: Greg Pak
Artist: Giannis Milonogiannis

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Giannis Milonogiannis
Preorder Cover: Ethan Young

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99

Kenichi’s bandits confront the Shogun’s caravan, bringing him face to face with Hana for the first time in months. Faced between her sworn word to the Shogun and her loyalty to Kenichi and the home he represents, Hana must make a final choice.

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GO GO POWER RANGERS #25

Writer: Ryan Parrott, Sina Grace
Artist: Francesco Mortarino

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: JLou
Variant Cover: Miguel Mercado
Incentive Cover: Amelia Vidal

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99

NECESSARY EVIL CONTINUES!

The Secret Origin of the OMEGA RANGERS continues as Jason and the Blue Emissary search for new recruits to the ALL NEW POWER RANGER TEAM. But when Zordon and Alpha-5 go missing, Jason must choose what’s more important – his friends or protecting the universe from the fallout of SHATTERED GRID!

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MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #45

Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Daniele di Nicuolo

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Jamal Campbell
Incentive Cover: Kris Anka

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99

NECESSARY EVIL CONTINUES!

The ALL NEW OMEGA RANGERS team up with the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for the first time! But as they battle evil forces on the moon, it’s Jason—now the Red Omega Ranger—who must face Lord Zedd alone! No matter who wins, nothing will ever be the same for any Power Ranger…

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MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS FOIL VARIANT #45

Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Daniele di Nicuolo

Cover Artist: Goñi Montes

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $4.99

Continuing a new Foil Cover initiative
from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #40-49.

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STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN #2

Writer: Jeff Loveness
Artist: Lisandro Estherren

Cover Artist: Evan Cagle

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99

The danger increases as Herring comes face to face with his nemesis, Keiner! Herring has infiltrated the bunker beneath East Berlin, where research on the mysterious being that fell from the sky has already begun, only to find an old enemy already inside. As the monster’s true powers begin to emerge, can Herring keep his cover disguised from Keiner long enough to discover what is truly hidden in the bunker?

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SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #2

Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Werther Dell’Edera

Cover Artist: Werther Dell’Edera

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99

Things in Archer’s Peak are only growing worse. Erica Slaughter is on the hunt, but the children are still dying. Angry and afraid, the inhabitants turn their suspicions on the stranger in their midst, the woman who arrived just as the killings began. Will Erica be able to save the town, or will the very people she is trying to protect turn on her?

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BOOM! STUDIOS SHORT BOX

Design by: Chelsea Roberts

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $13.99

Store your comic books in style with this printed short box, featuring character art from the best BOOM! Studios has to offer. The boxes are stackable, simple to assemble and made from sturdy double-walled corrugated material with two-layer handles and bottom. Each comic book storage box holds approximately 150-175 bagged and boarded comics. Includes lid. Interior dimensions: 7 5/8″W x 107/8″H x 15/12″D.

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SABAN’S POWER RANGERS SHORT BOX

Art by: Goñi Montes
Design by: Chelsea Roberts

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $13.99

Store your comic books in style with this printed short box, featuring exclusive art from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers cover artist Goñi Montes. This box features the Montes covers from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #0.

The boxes are stackable, simple to assemble and made from sturdy double-walled corrugated material with two-layer handles and bottom. Each comic book storage box holds approximately 150-175 bagged and boarded comics. Includes lid. Interior dimensions: 7 5/8″W x 107/8″H x 15/12″D.

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JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE #3

Writer: Nicole Andelfinger
Artist: Matias Basla

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Mona Finden
Variant Cover: Kelly and Nichole Matthews

Publisher: Archaia
Price: $3.99

When the Gelfling village of Stone-in-the-Wood is at the brink of annihilation from a terrible enemy, the great warrior Ordon is sent on a quest to retrieve the mythical weapon that promises to turn the tide of battle. Now, his quest is underway and Ordon has an ally in Fara, the future leader of the Stonewood clan. Together, they must find the Dual Glaive before their entire way of life is destroyed. But with Ordon poisoned and Fara helpless, is their quest over before it begins?

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LUMBERJANES #68

Writers: Shannon Watters & Kat Leyh
Artist: Kanesha C. Bryant

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Kat Leyh
Preorder Cover: Sas Milledge

Publisher: BOOM! Box
Price: $3.99

It’s the Greco-Romans vs. the Norse Pagans, as Freya and Diane face off in the biggest battle between immortals the Lumberjanes camp has ever seen. And the prize? One little kitten named Marigold…who may or may not actually be Freya’s mythical chariot-pulling cat!

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GHOSTED IN L.A. #5

Writer: Sina Grace
Artist: Siobhan Keenan

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Siobhan Keenan
Variant Cover: Sina Grace

Publisher: BOOM! Box
Price: $3.99

Daphne settles into life at Rycroft Manor. She’s starting to warm up to Los Angeles. She’s making friends, and some of them are even alive! But everything is thrown off when an old friend comes to visit, concerned that Daphne might be losing her mind. Because, you know, the ghost thing.

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GHOSTED IN L.A. VOLUME 1 DISCOVER NOW EDITION SC

Writer: Sina Grace
Artist: Siobhan Keenan
Cover Artist: Siobhan Keenan

Publisher: BOOM! Box
Price: $14.99

In Los Angeles, finding an apartment is killer—unless you live with the dead. Rycroft Manor may be old. It may be abandoned. It may even be haunted. But Daphne Walters doesn’t care about any of that—it has a pool and the rent is free.

New to LA, coming off of a bad breakup and having a pretty terrible week, Daphne might need to crash on this haunted couch for a while, but having undead roommates might be more than she bargained for! Will the dead be able to help Daphne find the life she’s been missing in the big city?

From GLAAD Award-nominated Sina Grace (Iceman) and illustrator Siobhan Keenan (Clueless, Jem and the Holograms) comes a story about learning how to make friends, find love, and live to the fullest with a little help from some friends whose lives didn’t end at death.

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THE AVANT-GUARDS #10

Writer: Carly Usdin
Artist: Noah Hayes

Cover Artist: Noah Hayes

Publisher: BOOM! Box
Price: $3.99

Charlie’s little sister and basketball wunderkind Allie has joined the Avant-Guards, which is great for the team! But maybe not so great for Charlie, who’s having a hard time getting used to her sister being there, and all the issues that brings up.

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OVER THE GARDEN WALL: SOULFUL SYMPHONIES #4

Writer: Birdie Willis
Artist: Rowan MacColl

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Keezy Young
Preorder Cover: Missy Peña

Publisher: KaBOOM!
Price: $3.99

It’s opening day for their play, but Greg and Wirt find they can’t remember any of the words! In fact, they can’t remember any of the song they’ve sung recently. Wirt starts to panic about his missing songs, and Greg finally realizes that Beatrice is missing. Will the two brothers be able to save her in time?

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STEVEN UNIVERSE #34

Writer: Taylor Robin
Artist: S.M. Mara

Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Missy Peña
Preorder Cover: Chan Chau

Publisher: KaBOOM!
Price: $3.99

Join Lars and the Off-Colors as they begin the treacherous journey to Earth. As they travel, Lars tells the Gems about everything he misses about his home planet, becoming frustrated as the Gems can’t understand such human concepts.Will his crew ever be able to understand him, or is Lars stuck as an outsider forever on his own ship?

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 11 LIBRARY EDITION
*****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR JANUARY 2020*****

Writer: Christos Gage
Artists: Rebekah Isaacs, Georges Jeanty, Megan Levens

Cover Artist: Steve Morris

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $29.99

THE COMPLETE SEASON 11 COLLECTED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME

Buffy and the Scoobies weren’t ready for this. When a tsunami and an enormous dragon devastate San Francisco, folks connected to the supernatural are blamed for causing the catastrophe and soon have restrictions placed on them in the name of safety. Buffy must choose sides, find a way for herself and her friends to survive, determine how the disaster happened, and not lose who she is in the process.

Writer Christos Gage (Amazing Spider-Man), along with artists Rebekah Isaacs, Georges Jeanty, & Megan Levens, present the next chapter in the official continuation of Joss Whedon’s award-winning television series.

Collects Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 11 #1-12,
along with bonus material.

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BY NIGHT VOL. 3 SC
*****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR JANUARY 2020*****

Writer: John Allison
Artist: Christine Larsen

Cover Artist: Christine Larsen

Publisher: BOOM! Box
Price: $14.99

THE SECRETS OF THE OTHERWORLD ARE REVEALED.

It’s time to uncover the truth of what really happened to old Chet Charles, how the Eidolon was created…and what it has to do with Jane’s parents. But as Heather, Jane, and their increasingly improbable team come face to face with the terrible truth of Spectrum, they’ll be forced to make choices that will forever change their futures—or totally, literally blow up in their faces and ensure they have no futures. No pressure or anything.

Collects issues #8-12.

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GUNNERKRIGG COURT VOL. 6 SC
*****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR JANUARY 2020*****

Writer: Tom Siddell
Artist: Tom Siddell

Cover Artist: Tom Siddell

Publisher: Archaia
Price: $14.99

Return to Gunnerkrigg Court with Antimony Carver and her friends as they delve deeper into the mysteries of their school and the surrounding forest.

Antimony “Annie” Carver is settling into her new job as the forest medium and has reunited with an old friend. But the life she has built for herself is thrown into question when she learns a secret history behind the Court she has grown to love.

Gunnerkrigg Court is the sixth installment of the multiple award-winning web series from storyteller Tom Siddell.

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MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS VOL. 10 SC
*****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR JANUARY 2020*****

Writer: Marguerite Bennett
Artist: Simone Di Meo

Cover Artist: Jamal Campbell

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $16.99

THE STUNNING CONCLUSION TO BEYOND THE GRID!

The Solar Rangers – an all-new Power Rangers team unlike any other – have defied the villainous Praetor and survived. But their victory may be short-lived, as deadly forces move to stop them from regaining their full powers and finding a way home. It’s the final battle between Solar Rangers and their deadliest enemy as the shocking truth behind the Praetor is revealed – and the fates of two galaxies hang in the balance.

The critically-acclaimed team of GLAAD Media Award nominated writer Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman, Animosity) and fan-favorite artists Simone Di Meo, with French Carlomagno, deliver a jaw-dropping conclusion to their Power Rangers epic.

Collects issues #35-39.

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ROCKO’S MODERN AFTERLIFE SC
*****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR JANUARY 2020*****

Writer: Anthony Burch
Artist: Mattia di Meo

Cover Artist: Ian McGinty

Publisher: KaBOOM!
Price: $14.99

Something is turning the good people of O-Town into mindless zombies and Rocko wants nothing to do with it. He barricades himself and Spunky in their home and is determined to outlast the hoards outside. But desperate times calls for desperate measures when Rocko’s best friend Heffer becomes infected, Rocko will have to risk it all to save his friends and his city.

Rocko returns in this new limited series from writer Anthony Burch (Borderlands 2) and Mattia Di Meo (Ben 10: For Science!) for a spooky look at everyone’s favorite wallaby!

Collects the complete 4-issue series!

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BOOM! Studios November Solicits
Listed in September PREVIEWS

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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 The 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 20th Television for the small screen. Please visit www.boom-studios.com for more information.

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