{"id":2664,"date":"2008-02-19T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2008-02-19T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/news-english\/blood-bowl-coming-to-boom\/"},"modified":"2008-02-19T08:00:31","modified_gmt":"2008-02-19T07:00:31","slug":"blood-bowl-coming-to-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/news-english\/blood-bowl-coming-to-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood Bowl Coming To Boom!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/bbkc_1_covera.jpg\" title=\"bbkc_1_covera.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/bbkc_1_covera.thumbnail.jpg?w=1140\" alt=\"bbkc_1_covera.jpg\" \/><\/a>[ENGLISH] BOOM! Studios is putting the fantasy back into fantasy football (as in elves, dwaves, orcs, and ogres) with the release of BLOOD BOWL: KILLER CONTRACT #1.\u00a0 The five-issue mini-series brings together best-selling BLOOD BOWL novelist Matt Forbeck and his trademark twisted blend of humor and action with soon to be fan-favorite artist Lads Helloven for the first-ever<!--more-->\u00a0BLOOD BOWL comic book.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe new miniseries, BLOOD BOWL: KILLER CONTRACT, brings to life the world-renowned Games Workshop&rsquo;s tabletop fantasy football game, BLOOD BOWL.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00ab\u00a0This miniseries is a natural fit for BOOM! after doing the WARHAMMER 40,000 and WARHAMMER series,\u00a0\u00bb said Ross Richie, Co-Founder of BOOM! Studios, \u00ab\u00a0BLOOD BOWL combines the best parts of fantasy and football: gore and guts.\u00a0\u00bb<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBestselling author Matt Forbeck kicks off the BLOOD BOWL miniseries with a throw-down between the legendary Bad Bay Hackers and their hated rivals: the Orcland Raiders. Artist Lads Helloven&rsquo;s detailed and hilarious illustrations will make readers both cringe and laugh at the on-field violence.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBOOM! Studios adds\u00a0 BLOOD BOWL to its already-existing line of hugely successful comic books and graphic novels based on Games Workshop properties, including the worlds of WARHAMMER and WARHAMMER 40,000.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00ab\u00a0I love games, I love BLOOD BOWL, and I love comics,\u00a0\u00bb said Matt Forbeck, writer of BLOOD BOWL: KILLER CONTRACT. \u00ab\u00a0Working with BOOM! on this has been a dream: a funny, twisted, violent dream about humans, ogres, and orcs fighting over a prized pigskin decorated with sharp and shiny spikes.\u00a0\u00bb<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBesides the best-selling BLOOD BOWL series of novels for the Black Library, Matt Forbeck has written numerous novels and comics including EBERRON: MARKED FOR DEATH, DRACULA&rsquo;S REVENGE, DEADLANDS: ONE SHOT, SECRET OF THE SPIRITKEEPER, and the novelization of the upcoming MUTANT CHRONICLES film.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nMatt Forbeck is also a leading game developer with twelve Origins awards and five ENnie awards, having developed and co-wrote THE LORD OF THE RINGS ROLEPLAYING GAME and REDHURST ACADEMY OF MAGIC, and designed the games BRAVE NEW WORLD: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME and MARVEL HEROES BATTLE DICE, among countless others. He also co-wrote the recent HARVEY BIRDMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW video game for the PS2, the PSP, and the Wii.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBLOOD BOWL: KILLER CONTRACT #1 is featured in this month&rsquo;s February 2008 Diamond Previews catalogue and will ship in April of this year. BLOOD BOWL: KILLER CONTRACT #1 Cover A has a Diamond Code of FEB083594 and Cover B has a Diamond Code of FEB083595.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThere will be an extremely limited C cover for BLOOD BOWL: KILLER CONTRACT #1 available as a 1-in-10 retailer incentive. Fans should check with their retailer for details on availability.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAbout BOOM! Studios<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nWinner of Wizard Magazine&rsquo;s \u00ab\u00a0Best New Publisher,\u00a0\u00bb BOOM! Studios (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boom-studios.com\/\">http:\/\/www.boom-studios.com<\/a> ) is a unique new publishing house specializing in high-profile projects from some of the industry&rsquo;s biggest talents. 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.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBOOM! Studios co-founder Andrew Cosby&rsquo;s television series EUREKA recently finished its second season at the Sci-Fi Channel, having launched to impressive ratings this past summer and consistently winning several key demographics on basic cable. EUREKA is the highest-rated series in the Sci-Fi Channel&rsquo;s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ENGLISH] BOOM! 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