BOOM! STUDIOS ANNOUNCES THE EARTH SHATTERING

FALL OF CTHULHU: APOCALYPSE

September 30th, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA - The Apocalypse is upon us! Since the beginning of the FALL OF CTHULHU storyline, readers have been anxiously awaiting the moment when all the tale’s threads begin to tie together into the ultimate war between gods and men. As of now, they wait no longer. Let the Apocalypse begin!

“FALL OF CTHLHU: APOCALYPSE is what we’ve all been waiting for,” said FALL OF CTHULTHU series writer Michael Alan Nelson. “This is the final showdown between ALL of our characters, great, small, and unseen. If you’ve been itching for some full-on divine smackdowns coupled with violent descents into irreparable madness, then you won’t want to miss APOCALYPSE.”

FALL OF CTHLUHU has been BOOM!’s flagship series for the past few years with critical acclaim and a strong fan base since its first issue. As the series progressed, Nelson’s vision of H.P. Lovecraft’s mythos spawned several popular BOOM! titles, from the monthly anthology CTHULHU TALES, Nelson’s FALL OF CTHULHU: GODWAR, NECRONOMICON and the upcoming NYARATHOTEP.

“Many critics chastise writers for using other properties or characters if they deviate from the original material even a scotch,” said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid. “But at the same time, critics love to pounce on writers who don’t develop the pre-existing properties. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. What I like about Michael is his ability to do justice to the source material while still utilizing it to tell his own unique story. APOCOLYPSE is where he gets to tell his masterpiece.”

FALL OF CTHULHU: APOCALYSPE #1 features cover A and B with Diamond item order codes of SEP083814 and SEP083815 respectively.

About BOOM! Studios

BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique new publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry’s biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! “Best New Publisher.” Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.

FARSCAPE COMIC NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDER FROM YOUR LOCAL COMIC STORE

September 22nd, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA - Wondering about the latest on the FARSCAPE comics? Well, wonder no more. BOOM! Studios’ FARSCAPE comics are available for order now and will be shipping this November! So, contact your favorite local comic book shop to order your copy or copies.

The Diamond order code for the first edition of the FARSCAPE comic is SEP083803. There will be 3 different covers released in a 50/25/25 ratio. Don’t forget to talk to your local comic shop about the 1 in 25 variant cover!

FARSCAPE #1 is written by Rockne O’Bannon with script by Keith R.A. DeCandido with interior art by Tommy Patterson. Cover art by fan-favorites Dennis Calero and Joseph Corroney!

To find your local comic book shop visit: http://www.comicshops.us

Debuting on the SCI-FI Channel in 1998, FARSCAPE follows the adventures of astronaut John Crichton, who has a freak accident during an experimental space mission that catapults him across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield. Suddenly, he’s trapped among alien creatures wielding deadly technology - a battle that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. Hunted by a merciless military race, Crichton begins his quest for home from a distant galaxy.

A groundbreaking award-winning sci-fi production, FARSCAPE has become a global favorite. Named by TV Guide as one of television’s “Best Cult Shows Ever” and most recently named by EMPIRE Magazine as one of the “50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time,” FARSCAPE is known for the overwhelming fan-based campaign that led to its miniseries production. The show has continued to find new audiences as it airs in syndication and is available on DVD around the world.

About BOOM! Studios

BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique new publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry’s biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! “Best New Publisher.” Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.

About The Jim Henson Company

The Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over 50 years and is recognized worldwide as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics and computer graphics. Best known as creators of the world famous Muppets (the rights to which are now owned by The Walt Disney Company), Henson is the recipient of over 50 Emmy Awards and nine Grammy Awards. Credits include the Saturn Award-winning “Farscape” and the features “MirrorMask,” “Five Children and It”, “Good Boy!” and the recently released direct to DVD feature “Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare”. With additional locations in New York and London, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered in Los Angeles on the historic Charlie Chaplin lot complete with soundstage and postproduction facilities. Independently owned and operated by the five adult children of founder Jim Henson, the Company is also home to Jim Henson’s Creature Shop(tm), a pre-eminent character-building and visual effects group with international film, television and advertising clients, as well as Henson Recording Studios, one of the music industry’s top recording facilities known for its worldclass blend of state of the art and vintage equipment. The Company is currently completing production of 40 episodes of “Sid the Science Kid,” a new science readiness animated series for preschoolers that debuted on PBS Kids® in September 2008, and recently launched “Puppet Up! - Uncensored,” a live puppet improvisational show that has played to sold out crowds around the world and premiered as a special on TBS. The Company has also announced the creation of Jim Henson Designs, a merchandise collection inspired by Jim Henson’s earliest sketches. www.henson.com

BOOM! STUDIOS BRINGS H.P. LOVECRAFT’S NYARLATHOTEP TO LIFE THIS WINTER!

ILLUSTRATIONS BY EISNER -AWARD-WINNER CHUCK BB!

September 22nd, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA - BOOM! gives horror legend H.P. Lovecraft’s prose poem NYARLATHOTEP new life in a handsome hardcover edition, featuring illustrations by Chuck BB (BLACK METAL)! A must-have for Lovecraft fans, Lovecraft’s original prose poem, a legendary cornerstone of the Cthulhu mythos, is reprinted in its entirety and visually interpreted by one of comics’ most extraordinary new talents.

“I was absolutely excited to take on a Lovecraft project,” said illustrator extraordinaire Chuck BB. “What appeals to me so much about Lovecraft’s writing is that he is able to express a level of scariness that is less about spooking you, and more about making you feel small and insignificant in an unexplored world. Lovecraft speaks of a force that is beyond the comprehension of human beings, bigger than any religion could possibly offer, and older than time itself.”

“Adapting a Lovecraft story is challenging, as the descriptions are…well… non-descript. This is of course part of the charm of his stories, the idea that what the humans in the tales see are something that they can not comprehend, and thusly can not put down in concise words.”

H.P. LOVECRAFT’S NYARLATHOTEP will be a 32 page exquisite hardcover edition with illustrations by Chuck BB. Priced at $14.99 it has a Diamond item order code of SEP083817.

About BOOM! Studios

BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique new publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry’s biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! “Best New Publisher.” Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.