Shannon Watters

How Kaboom Transformed Licensed Comics For Kids
How Kaboom Transformed Licensed Comics For Kids
How Kaboom Transformed Licensed Comics For Kids
In just over a decade, Boom Studios has established itself as one of the most important publishers in comics, and key to its success is the all-ages Kaboom imprint, headed up by editor Shannon Watters. A former Tokyopop copy editor and assistant editor on titles like Irredeemable and Elric, Watters has been a part of Boom from the ground up, and even with licenses for some of the biggest properties on the planet, Watters and the creators under her have consistently traced their own path, to the delight and benefit of critics and readers.
Boom Box Unveils NYCC Covers For 'Lumberjanes' & 'Backstagers'
Boom Box Unveils NYCC Covers For 'Lumberjanes' & 'Backstagers'
Boom Box Unveils NYCC Covers For 'Lumberjanes' & 'Backstagers'
Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh & Carey Pietsch's Lumberjanes and James Tynion IV & Rian Sygh's The Backstagers are two of the most popular all-ages comics on the stands right now and both have proven to big books for Boom Studios' all-ages imprint Boom Box. Next month, Boom Box will release New York Comic Con exclusive variants for each title and we have an exclusive first look at both covers.
Emily Carmichael To Direct 'Lumberjanes' Live-Action Adaptation
Emily Carmichael To Direct 'Lumberjanes' Live-Action Adaptation
Emily Carmichael To Direct 'Lumberjanes' Live-Action Adaptation
When it comes to feature film adaptations of comic books, you can keep your grim cape-man broods for three hours action fests, because the project we're most excited to see on the silver screen is Boom Studios' Lumberjanes. Plans for a movie had been announced already, but the project has made one big leap towards reality now that rising star Emily Carmichael has signed on to direct.
If You Loved 'Ghostbusters', Try These Comics Next
If You Loved 'Ghostbusters', Try These Comics Next
If You Loved 'Ghostbusters', Try These Comics Next
Despite all the naysayers and negativity, the new Ghostbusters movie has received a rave reception from critics and audiences, thanks in large part to the chemistry and charisma of its four lead actors, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Kate McKinnon. If you loved Ghostbusters and you're after comics in a similar vein, we've rounded up five of the best independent comics that capture the spirit (no pun intended) of the summer's biggest comedy.
'Lumberjanes' Wins 2016 GLAAD Media Award
'Lumberjanes' Wins 2016 GLAAD Media Award
'Lumberjanes' Wins 2016 GLAAD Media Award
Every year, the GLAAD Media Awards aim to celebrate the best of LGBT-inclusive media and the people producing that work. This weekend at a ceremony in Los Angeles, winners for the 2016 awards were announced, with Boom Studios’s acclaimed Lumberjanes taking home the award for Outstanding Comic Book.
Teen Detective 'Goldie Vance' Coming From Larson and Williams
Teen Detective 'Goldie Vance' Coming From Larson and Williams
Teen Detective 'Goldie Vance' Coming From Larson and Williams
The teen detective genre is getting a shot in the arm with the announcement of Goldie Vance, a miniseries written by Hope Larson, who recently adapted Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle In Time, with art by Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat's Brittney Williams. The series comes this April from BoomBox, Boom Studios' "Hey talented people, do what you want" imprint. The series follows 16-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance, who lives in a Florida resort managed by her father, and hopes to become the resort's resident detective.
New 'Lumberjanes' Artist Carey Pietsch on Earning Her Badges
New 'Lumberjanes' Artist Carey Pietsch on Earning Her Badges
New 'Lumberjanes' Artist Carey Pietsch on Earning Her Badges
As the latest guest artist to head out to camp with the Lumberjanes, Carey Pietsch is well qualified. Not only does she know her way around a campfire, but her previous comic work includes a series of self-published mini-comics that combine exactly the sense of grandly fantastical and intimately personal that has made Lumberjanes one of the most important hit comics of the past couple of years. Pietsch joins writers Shannon Watters and Kat Leyh for the latest Lumberjanes arc, featuring an encounter with a possible werewolf, starting with issue #21, in stores this week. ComicsAlliance chatted to Pietsch to find out how she landed the gig, and what sort of experience she has in the wilderness!
'Lumberjanes' #18 Preview: Embark On An Aquatic Adventure!
'Lumberjanes' #18 Preview: Embark On An Aquatic Adventure!
'Lumberjanes' #18 Preview: Embark On An Aquatic Adventure!
As a wise crab once observed, the seaweed is always greener in somebody else's lake. That's the sort of sensible advise that might help resolve the rivalry between two mermaids in next week's Lumberjanes #18, from the creative team of Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, and Carolyn Nowak. Of course, before we get to the advice, we might want to account for the presence of mermaids and other strange mer-creatures in the lake. And before we get to that, there's the promise of ducks, and a donut inflatable, and an awesome rock 'n' roll vest to encounter. Check out a five-page preview kicking off the next great Lumberjanes adventure!

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