Media Release -- BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at BLACK BADGE #2, the next chapter of the new monthly series reuniting Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins, the Eisner Award-nominated dream team behind Grass Kings, in August 2018. Meet the Black Badges, a top-secret, elite branch of boy scouts tasked by the government to take on covert missions that no adult ever could.
While on a mission to locate political prisoners in Siberia, the Black Badge team meets another group of young operatives who call themselves the Mounties. With the mission on the line, will they be able to work together or will the two teams turn on one another? This issue features a main cover by Matt Kindt, along with a variant by Tyler Jenkins.
"Becoming a Black Badge isn't easy, as new recruit Willy is quickly realizing," said Eric Harburn, Senior Editor, BOOM! Studios. "With the harrowing North Korean initiation mission in the rear-view mirror, Matt & Tyler set their sights on the wilds of Siberia for the next leg of this provocative, globe-trotting spy-fi adventure."
BLACK BADGE is the latest release from BOOM! Studios' eponymous imprint, home to the critically-acclaimed licensed comic book series and ambitious original series, including Joss Whedon's Firefly, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Bone Parish, Abbott, Coda, Mech Cadet Yu, WWE and Klaus.
Print copies of BLACK BADGE #2 will be available for sale on September 19th, 2018 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.
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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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