Road to SDCC: Tom King and Peter Gross’s ANIMAL POUND #1 Gets the Pen & Ink Treatment
Experience the Highest Ordered First Issue of the Past 30 Years Like You Never Have Before!
BOOM! Studios announced today the continuation of the PEN & INK collection: a deluxe art-focused format of select first issues featuring stunning black and white interior artwork and cover with artist commentary. Discover the modern retelling of the timeless Orwellian allegory by the multi-Eisner-winning, New York Times bestselling writer Tom King (The Human Target, Mister Miracle) and Eisner-nominated industry titan Peter Gross (Lucifer, American Jesus), this October with ANIMAL POUND #1: PEN & INK!
This newest issue follows SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #1: PEN & INK, by Eisner-winning creators James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera and the multiple award-nominated THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR #1: PEN & INK by Ram V and Filipe Andrade, and BRZRKR #1: PEN & INK by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney.
When animals living in an oppressive pound have nothing to lose but their cages, it won’t be long before revolution ensues. One of the most critically acclaimed titles of 2023 returns to print as a special Pen & Ink edition, providing a more intimate look at this Animal Farm for the modern age with behind-the-scenes commentary from artist Peter Gross.
“Peter Gross’s striking visuals and Tom King’s relentless commitment to truthful, if painful, storytelling make Animal Pound a powerful, necessary update to the classic novel,” said BOOM! Studios Editor, Elizabeth Brei. “All on its own, Peter’s stunning inks and commentary make picking up this return to Animal Pound #1 a necessity!”
Every PEN & INK issue will feature a premium cardstock cover and luxuriously thick wood free interior paper, alongside a gorgeous Spot UV variant cover and a blank sketch cover.
More exciting news from BOOM! Studios will be revealed at San Diego Comic-Con later this month!
The PEN & INK Collection 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; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; 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; and Underheist by David and Maria Lapham. 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.
ANIMAL POUND #1: PEN & INK will be available in October 2024 exclusively 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, and Google Play. SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN: PEN & INK #1, THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR: PEN & INK #1, and BRZRKR #1: PEN & INK may be available now.
