CROCODILE BLACK #1 Sells Out & Returns with SECOND PRINTING
Discover A New Pandemic-Era Crime Thriller from Phillip Kennedy Johnson & SOM in June 2024
BOOM! Studios announced today that CROCODILE BLACK #1, the premiere issue in the brand new series by Eisner-nominated writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Incredible Hulk), rising star artist SOM (Brigands), colorist Patricio Delpeche, and letterer Becca Carey, has sold out at the distributor level! Discover the iconic new noir lead in the macabre new thriller CROCODILE BLACK in June 2024.
What makes someone turn to crime–especially in a modern, pandemic-riddled dystopia?
During the height of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, Danny–a seemingly mundane young man lost in escapism with a spiraling lack of control over his life–sees something during a delivery job that will change him forever, turning his life as dark as the black, crocodile-skin boots he can’t take his eyes off of…
In response to the overwhelming support from retailers and fans, BOOM! Studios has announced CROCODILE BLACK #1 SECOND PRINTING (MAR248183), featuring cover art by series artist SOM with colors by Patricio Delpeche and available in stores June 5, 2024.
“CROCODILE BLACK chilled readers with a deeply resonating and timely crime-thriller, and we can’t get enough,” said Filip Sablik, President, Publishing & Sales, BOOM! Studios. “Philip’s return to BOOM! Studios with his first original series in five years, along with SOM, Patricio, and Becca has heralded a new must-read series for fans everywhere!”
CROCODILE BLACK is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; Damn Them All by Simon Spurrier and Charlie Adlard; Once Upon a Time at the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, and Nick Dragotta; Know Your Station by Sarah Gailey and Liana Kangas; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; The Neighbors by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Letizia Cadonici; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Sirens of the City by Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph; Coda by Simon Spurrier and Matías Bergara; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; and Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers by Melissa Flores and Simona Di Gianfelice; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.
CROCODILE BLACK #1 FIRST PRINTING may be available now at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.
