Award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios is thrilled to
announce the December debut of Ryan North’s first original print comic book
series THE MIDAS FLESH, marking the launch of the publisher’s new imprint,
BOOM! Box.
Featuring art by North’s ADVENTURE TIME comic partners,
Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb, THE MIDAS FLESH is the first title to come out
under BOOM! Box, a line of books aimed to allow some of the most creative
talents in comics to let loose with their wildest ideas. To highlight the
series and imprint launch, the inaugural issue will contain extra pages of
story and art. THE MIDAS FLESH #1 will ship with a main cover by John Keogh and
variant covers by Emily Partridge (ADVENTURE TIME), and Noelle Stevenson (ADVENTURE
TIME WITH FIONNA & CAKE, Nimona). The first issue will also feature the
first original “Writer’s Edition” incentive cover, where North will hand-letter
varying character dialogue on each variant cover.
“Ryan, Shelli, and Braden are nothing short of magic,”
said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon. “Their work on ADVENTURE TIME
is literally some of the best storytelling we have in comics, and they’ve very
deservingly been recognized with a host of major industry awards. Now, we get
to see them bring a brand-new world to life. There’s few things in comics I’d
rather see more.”
WHY WE LOVE IT: We have been having so much fun with
writer Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics, To Be Or Not To Be: That Is The Adventure)
on ADVENTURE TIME that we couldn’t resist the opportunity to publish a new
original idea of his. And it is original.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: We’ve all heard of the Midas touch.
You know, the Greek Myth about the man who did a number on himself by wishing
for everything he touched to turn to gold? Who better to turn that tale on its
head with a heavy dose of sci-fi than Ryan North? Also, did we mention the
Utahraptor?
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Fatima and her space crew have decided
to return to Earth—a planet completely sectioned off, abandoned, and covered in
gold—to find out exactly what happened to this once thriving planet and see if
they can use that knowledge against the evil empire that’s tracking them down.
As luck would have it, they just landed the most powerful weapon in the
universe: some ancient dead guy's body.
The over-sized debut issue, THE MIDAS FLESH #1, arrives
in comic shops on December 18th with a cover price of $3.99 under Diamond order
code OCT130966. Not sure where to find your nearest comic retailer? Use
comicshoplocator.com or findacomicshop.com to find one! It’s also available for
order directly from boom-studios.com.