In conjunction with the release of its September solicits, BOOM! Studios also released advanced solicits for November 2019 on Friday. The majority of these are collected trades in hard cover and soft cover, focusing on all-ages, licensed content. However, there are also some other big releases coming this November, including Cecil Castelluci‘s Girl On Film and the final installment in the thriller series The Empty Man, as well as another collected edition of the GLAAD Award-winning series The Woods.
Read on for BOOM! Studios’ advanced solicits for November. Click the images to enlarge.
ADVENTURE TIME SEASON 11 SC
Writers: Sonny Liew & Ted Anderson
Artist: Marina Julia
Cover Artist: Jorge Corona
THE FUN WILL NEVER END!
Cartoon Network’s Emmy Award-winning series continues in Adventure Time™ Season 11—the only place to get new, official Adventure Time™ stories! Return to the Land of Ooo after The Great Gum War and join Finn and Jake on all-new adventures. Together, along with Princess Bubblegum, Marceline, BMO, and all your favorite friends, they’ll rediscover what it truly means to be the protectors of the realm.
Eisner Award-winner Sonny Liew (The Art of Charlie Hock Chye) and writer Ted Anderson (Adventure Time™: Beginning of the End) team up with artist Marina Julia (Lumberjanes: Faire and Square) to share the next chapter in the incredible world of Adventure Time™.
Collects the complete 6-issues series!
KaBOOM!/$19.99
BEN 10: MECHA MADNESS OGN VOL. 3 SC
Writer: C.B. Lee
Artist: Lidan Chen
Cover Artist: Mattia di Meo
Ben Tennyson isn’t your average 10-year-old…he’s also the wielder of the Omnitrix, an alien device that allows Ben to shift into ten different alien forms from around the galaxy. Together with his cousin Gwen and Grandpa Max, they protect the world from alien incursions.
When Ben’s cousin Gwen discovers a mecha-suit left behind by the steampunk villain Steam Smythe, she can’t help but fix it back into working condition and test it out. While Ben may not approve, Gwen’s new suit may be their only chance of stopping the relentless Steam Smythe and his army of mecha-creatures from clashing with innocent civilians as they hunt down their lost machine.
Written by Rainbow Award-winning author C.B. Lee (Not Your Sidekick) and illustrated by Lidan Chen, BEN 10: Mecha Madness is an action-packed adventure based on Cartoon Network’s hit TV series.
KaBOOM!/$7.99
BOLIVAR EATS NEW YORK: A DISCOVERY ADVENTURE HC
Writer/Artist/Cover Artist: Sean Rubin
Revisit the dinosaur next door in the stunning followup to Sean Rubin’s Eisner Award-nominated book Bolivar. Bolivar is a dinosaur living in New York City, but that isn’t what Sybil is worried about. No, Sybil is much more worried about the fact that her neighbor only likes corned beef sandwiches! He’s been missing out on one of the great attributes of New York City and its rich communities—delicacies from around the world! Knishes! Falafel! Dim Sum! And it wouldn’t be a story in the Big Apple without pizza . . .
Explore the five boroughs: Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, and Manhattan in this lushlyillustrated Discovery Adventure™ from Eisner-nominated cartoonist Sean Rubin where kids and parents alike search for their favorite foods, and find other sites unique to one of the greatest cities in the world!
Archaia/$14.99
DREW AND JOT: DUELING DOODLES OGN HC
Writer/Artist/Cover Artist: Art Baltazar
Get ready for a whole new world of superhero action adventure from Art Baltazar (Tiny Titans, Superman of Smallville) in the first of three middle grade graphic novels, perfect for fans of Dog Man! Drew and his sidekick Jot come from the imaginary world of fifth grader Andrew’s sketchbook. While Andrew’s adventures take place in the real world, DREW and JOT’S adventures take place in his sketchbook, battling evil doers such as DOCTOR DANGER and his monsters!
Andrew and his friend Foz trade sketches in each other’s sketchbooks. Until one day, Andrew’s little sister draws in his sketchbook and creates a DOODLE that changes DREW and JOT’s world forever!
KaBOOM!/$14.99
THE EMPTY MAN: MANIFESTATION SC
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Jesús Hervás
Cover Artist: Vanesa R. Del Rey
The Empty Man has gone viral—not just pathologically, but also through the airwaves as cultists broadcast their “message” of indoctrination to all within range of a television. Agents Jensen & Marsh must escort the Kerry family outside the city limits, shielding them from quarantine crews and the cults looking to bring the infected Melissa into their ranks.
Written by Eisner Award-nominated author Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Bone Parish) and illustrated by artist Jesús Hervás (Lucas Stand), Manifestation is the third installment in The Empty Man franchise, bringing the haunting story of the Kerry family to a close.
BOOM! Studios/$14.99
FIREFLY: THE STING OGN HC
Writer: Delilah S. Dawson
Artists: Pius Bak, French Carlomagno & Rodrigo Lorenzo
Cover Artist: Marco D’Alfonso
Saffron and the women of Firefly pull the ultimate heist! Saffron—the enigmatic rogue who captured the hearts of FIREFLY fans worldwide—returns to Serenity. But this time, she’s got no time for Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, as she’s there to recruit the women of the ship to join her on a heist that has personal stakes for all involved.
New York Times bestselling writer Delilah S. Dawson (Sparrowhawk, Star Wars: Phasma), along with a team of artists including Pius Bak, French Carlomagno, and Rodrigo Lorenzo reveal a new take on the world of Joss Whedon’s FIREFLY, as each artist shows the heist from the point-of-view of a different woman on the crew.
BOOM! Studios/$19.99
GIRL ON FILM OGN SC
Writer: Cecil Castellucci
Artists: Jon Berg, Melissa Duffy, V. Gagnon & Vicky Leta
Cover Artists: Caz Westover & Grace Park
One thing young Cecil was sure of from the minute she saw Star Wars was that she was going to be some kind of artisté. Probably a filmmaker. Possibly Steven Spielberg. Then, in 1980, the movie Fame came out. Cecil wasn’t allowed to see that movie. It was rated R, and she was ten. But she did watch the television show and would pretend with her friends that she was going to that school. Of course they were playing. She was not. She was destined to be an art school kid.
Chronicling the life of award-winning young adult novelist and Eisner-nominated comics scribe Cecil Castellucci, with art by some of the most original illustrators in comics, Vicky Leta, Jon Berg, V. Gagnon, and Melissa Duffy taking on different era of her life, Girl On Film follows a passionate aspiring artist from a young age through adulthood to deeply examine the arduous pursuit of storytelling, while exploring the act of memory and how it recalls and reshapes what we think we truly know about ourselves.
BOOM! Studios/$19.99
GRASS KINGS VOL. 2 SC
Writer: Matt Kindt
Artists: Tyler & Hilary Jenkins
Cover Artist: Tyler Jenkins
The next chapter in the lives of the Grass Kings—three brothers who rule their own trailer park kingdom outside of the laws of man—begins not with a whimper, but with a bang, as Robert uproots the community in search of the long-fabled serial killer. With paranoia setting in, Bruce and Ashur must decide if their brother is still fit to lead…
Written by The New York Times bestseller Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT, Black Badge) and beautifully illustrated by Tyler & Hilary Jenkins (Peter Panzerfaust), Grass Kings Volume Two continues the Eisner Award-nominated rural mystery series that explores the binding legacies of love and loss.
BOOM! Studios/$17.99
JIM HENSON’S THE STORYTELLER: THE NOVELIZATION SC
Writer: Anthony Minghella
Artists: Hannah Christenson & Eva Eskelinen
Cover Artists: Hannah Christenson & Eva Eskelinen
Now in a new softcover edition, Jim Henson’s The Storyteller features nine folktales based on Henson’s Emmy Award-winning television series, beautifully written by Academy Award winner Anthony Minghella.
This edition features stunning new illustrations by Hannah Christenson and Eva Eskelinen and photographs from the Jim Henson Archives that provide a rare behind-the-scenes look at JIM HENSON’S CREATURE SHOP during the filming of the beloved series.
Archaia/$14.99
LUMBERJANES: THE SHAPE OF FRIENDSHIP OGN SC
Writer: Lilah Sturges
Artist: polterink
Cover Artist: Alexa Sharpe
While adventuring in the woods, Jo, Mal, Molly, April, and Ripley discover the hiding place of a group of magical creatures called Pookas and they think they’ve found new friends. But what they don’t know is that the Pookas are tired of hiding, and they’ve found the perfect way to join the outside world…by impersonating the Lumberjanes themselves and taking over Camp!
To reclaim their identities, the ’Janes will have to work together to remember who they really are…and to help another group of friends accept themselves, too, in a story about looking inside yourself and learning to love who you meet there.
Based on the New York Times bestseller and multiple Eisner Award and GLAAD Award-winning series, Lumberjanes: Shape of Friendship is written by New York Times best-selling author Lilah Sturges and illustrated by polterink.
BOOM! Box/$14.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: SHATTERED GRID DELUXE EDITION HC
Writers: Kyle Higgins & Ryan Parrott
Artists: Daniele di Nicuolo, Diego Galindo, Dan Mora, Jonas Scharf & Huang Danlan
Cover Artist: Goñi Montes
Lord Drakkon—a twisted alternate-reality version of Tommy Oliver (AKA the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger)—and his newly reformed army are crossing dimensions in order to execute an all-out attack that threatens the very existence of every Power Ranger ever.
For the first time in comic book history, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers will join forces with some of the most popular Power Rangers teams in the franchise from across time and space to face the ultimate threat…one that will mean the death of a Ranger!
Join New York Times best-selling writer Kyle Higgins (Winter Soldier) and Ryan Parrott (Star Trek) and artists Daniele Di Nicuolo (West Coast Avengers), Jonas Scharf (Bone Parish), and Diego Galindo (Red Sonja) for the Power Rangers epic that redefined the comic book series.
Collects Mighty Morphin Power Rangers issues #24-30, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Free Comic Book Day Special 2018, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2018 Annual #1, and Go Go Power Rangers #9-12, with an all new short story from writer Ryan Parrott and artist Huang Danlan.
BOOM! Studios/$75.99
PLANET OF THE APES: AFTER THE FALL OMNIBUS SC
Writers: Daryl Gregory, Caleb Monroe, Michael Moreci, David F. Walker, Ryan Ferrier & Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Artists: Damian Couceiro, Tony Parker, Tom Derenick, Dan McDaid, Jonas Scharf, Lalit Kumar Sharma & Morgan Beem
Cover Artists: Paolo Rivera & Joe Rivera
Set in the reimagined universe of the modern Planet of the Apes movies, witness the rise and fall of humanity to a planet dominated by apes. But there’s trouble in paradise as ape leader Caesar is forced to contend with violent power struggles, while the outbreak of a mysterious, deadly virus threatens to decimate the remaining populations of humans. Can humans and apes join forces to establish a new world order, or will chaos finally reign supreme?
Collects Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Contagion, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes, Planet of the Apes: When Worlds Collide for the first time in one prestigious omnibus.
BOOM! Studios/$39.99
RUGRATS: THE LAST TOKEN OGN SC
Writer: Pranas T. Naujokaitis
Artist: Maurizia Rubino
Cover Artist: Chrystin Garland
ONE TOKEN TO RULE THEM ALL!
Stu and Drew have taken the babies to the local arcade for a relaxing day of pizza and games. But when the arcade’s token stock goes down to one, a frenzy breaks loose. Every kid is out for the golden coin and the final game. It’ll be up to Tommy and the gang to march the one token across the floor to the fabled volcano arcade machine, told to yield a stream of tokens if you win.
Writer Pranas T. Naujokaitis (Adventure Time: Ice King) and artist Maurizia Rubino lead the Rugrats on an epic quest like no other!
KaBOOM!/$14.99
STEVEN UNIVERSE: WELCOME TO BEACH CITY SC
Writers: Jeremy Sorese, Chrystin Garland, Coleman Engle, Grace Kraft, various
Artists: Sara Talmadge, Ayme Sotuyo, Cara McGee, T. Zysk, various
Cover Artist: Ayme Sotuyo
IT’S TIME TO HIT THE BOARDWALK!
Steven Universe and the fine folks of Beach City get in all sorts of fun hijinks in this fun collection of shorts. Greg imparts some valuable life lessons on Steven and the Crystal Gems by showing them how he can be a hero. Then, it’s time to chow down on the Big Donut’s best offerings as everyone around Beach City gets in on the epic donut eating contest.
Join an all-star cast of creators including Cara McGee (Black Canary: Ignite), Ayme Sotuyo (Lumberjanes), Chrystin Garland (Adventure Time™) and more in these succulent shorts chronicling the Crystal Gems’ adventures across Beach City.
KaBOOM!/$14.99
THE WOODS YEARBOOK EDITION BOOK THREE SC
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Michael Dialynas
Cover Artist: Michael Dialynas
In the years since they were first transported to an alien wilderness in the depths of space, the students of Bay Point Preparatory High School have had to grow up fast—first simply to survive, and later to build some kind of life on this foreign moon. Now, that new life is being threatened as human nature yet again rears its ugly head, and the students discover something that was once thought impossible: a way home…
Written by James Tynion IV (Justice League, Memetic) and illustrated by Michael Dialynas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), The Woods Yearbook Edition Book Three collects issues #25-36 of the seminal GLAAD Award-winning series.
BOOM! Studios/$29.99
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