November 25th BOOM! Previews: The Snoopy Special and More

By Keith Hendricks • 8 years ago

Nov
2015

BOOM! Studios and its imprints have released previews of this week’s comics, including Wild’s End: The Enemy Within #3, Peanuts: The Snoopy Special #1, Over the Garden Wall #4, Power Up #5, and Munchkin #11, as well as several new trade collections and the original graphic novel, The Amazing World of Gumball: Fairy Tale Trouble.

Official previews:

Wild’s End: The Enemy Within #3 (of 6)
Writer: Dan Abnett
Artist: I.N.J. Culbard

Susan and Peter flee to warn the world about the aliens, Fawkes and Alph are working with the military, and Clive is captured by ministry men.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes TP
Writer: Michael Moreci
Artist: Dan McDaid

What’s to Love: Officially set in continuity of the new films, writer Michael Moreci (Burning Fields) and artist Dan McDaid (Mind the Gap) effectively bridge together events between Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Rise of the Planet of the Apes, offering additional details and insight into the mindsets of apes Caesar and Koba, and human Malcolm.

What It Is: Two years following the events of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, humanity has fallen, giving way to the dawn of Caesar’s civilization. While the apes of the world find themselves unable to advance as a species, Caesar and Koba work tirelessly to find a way to unify them to join their cause. On the other side of the country, Malcolm must venture into the decaying Americas with his family to find a cure for the plague slowly killing his wife while world powers shift and civilizations simultaneously collapse and rise. Collects the entire six-issue miniseries.

Peanuts: The Snoopy Special #1
Imprint: KaBOOM!

Writers: Charles M. Schulz, Jason Cooper
Artist: Vicki Scott, Donna Almendrala, Charles M. Schulz

What’s to Love: With The Peanuts Movie out this month, it’s the perfect time to recognize everyone’s favorite beagle in this Snoopy-centric special, featuring a new, original story.

What It Is: Celebrate the release of the new film with this one-shot Snoopy Special. Follow Snoopy, the World Famous Sergeant-Major of the Foreign Legion, on the mission of a lifetime to save his dear brother Spike, encountering adventure at every which corner of the neighborhood—from Lucy’s Psychiatric Booth to Schroeder’s piano.

Over the Garden Wall #4 (of 4)
Imprint: KaBOOM!

Writer: Pat McHale
Artist: Jim Campbell

Final issue! This is a prequel to the Cartoon Network animated series. Before the woodsman was busy chasing after the beast, he lived in the woods with his daughter. The day she disappeared was when the woodsman’s journey began.

The Amazing World of Gumball: Fairy Tale Trouble OGN
Imprint: KaBOOM!

Writers: Megan Brennan, Jeremy Lawson
Artists: Katy Farina, Jeremy Lawson

What’s to Love: The mixed-media look of The Amazing World of Gumball lends itself perfectly to comics, but now, we get to tell a full-length story, much like what it’d be like if you were watching a super-sized episode of the animated series!

What It Is: It’s a beautiful day for a Renaissance Faire, and the Watterson family is having a blast taking in ye olde fun and games…until a magician’s illusion turns into a real spell, and all of Elmore is cast into a fairy-tale world of quests, danger, and magical adventures! Can Wizard Darwin, Knight Anais, and Jester Gumball save Richard from his everlasting, turkey-leg-induced sleep, or will the citizens of Elmore remain trapped in the Middle Ages forever?

Uncle Grandpa TP
Imprint: KaBOOM!

Writers: Kevin Burkhalter, David Degrand, Laura Howell, Yehudi Mercado, Scott Roberts, and many more!

Artists: Kevin Burkhalter, David Degrand, Laura Howell, Yehudi Mercado, Scott Roberts, and many more!

What’s to Love: Adventure Time. Regular Show. The Amazing World of Gumball. Steven Universe. Can you tell we love Cartoon Network’s shows? We’re excited to welcome Uncle Grandpa to KaBOOM! It’s quirky, goofy, and oh-so-fun—a perfect formula for the four-color page. This MAD Magazine-style comic features all manner of short strips, games, and more goofy things. If you’re a a fan of cartoonists like Don Martin, Gary Larson, and Tex Avery, you’ll enjoy Uncle Grandpa!

What It Is: Prepare yourself for Uncle Grandpa. He is everyone’s magical uncle and grandpa, and he’s here to help kids with their problems in surreal and wacky ways! Explore a collection of zany shorts and games starring Uncle Grandpa, Pizza Steve, Mr. Gus, and all the other crazy characters from the hit Cartoon Network show created by Peter Browngardt. Collects the complete miniseries, issues #1-4.

Power Up #5 (of 6)
Imprint: BOOM! Box

Writer: Kate Leth
Artist: Matt Cummings

The Corners are four warriors who have been training since birth to receive the powers from the prophecy…the powers that went to Aimee and her woefully unprepared new friends instead!