Prosperity! The studio made headlines last week for its sale to Penguin Random House, but that hasn’t slowed down its 10th anniversary celebrations for the beloved BOOM! Box imprint. Next month, it will launch a new sports and fighting anime series, gentlemenfrom Cartoonist Fallen Hound-and beat Has a unique first look.
This is the solicitation text gentlemen #1:
Get ready for your new obsession…motorcycle jousting!
Fate cruelly separated Avery Sakai from girlfriend Nico Xing, but attending Bridleham Academy may bring them back together. But shockingly, the last thing Ivory expected was Nico’s extracurricular activities.
Now, in order to win a second chance at love, Avery needs to plunge into the violent but fascinating world of an underground motorcycle jousting fight club, known only as Quake Roulette!
In addition to the script, interior art, and Hound’s main cover art, gentlemen Feature color is given by Eleonora Bruni and letters Becca Kelly. Issue 1 has different versions of the cover Alessio Zonno, Paulina Ganuccio, and the limited BOOM! Studios Direct Reserve exclusive variant Bengal.
View preview gentlemen #1 and its cover selections are below.
“My favorite genre on the planet is romantic duels, e.g. Revolutionary Girl Utena and Gundam: The Witch from Mercury. so naturally reflected in the reimagining boxing Club As a 90’s anime about girls riding motorcycles! Hound said in the series announcement. “gentlemen is a story about fighting for true love in a motorcycle boxing ring while fending off your inner demons with the blazing headlights of real human connection. I’m so excited to be working with Ele, Becca, and Elizabeth to bring this book to life!
gentlemen #1 will be available at local comic shops and digital retailers on August 14th.
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