ADVENTURE TIME GOES KABOOM! THIS FEBRUARY

cartoon Network’s smash hit animated comedy series adventure Time is concerning BOOM! Studios’ all-ages imprint KaBOOM! in an ongoing monthly comic book series featuring all-new original stories! Hold on to your swords! adventure Time #1 ships this February!
The highly-anticipated first issue from the monthly series features a story written by Ryan North, author of the smash-hit webcomic Dinosaur Comics, and drawn by Shelli Paroline, the artist of ICE AGE: ICED IN and MUPPET SNOW WHITE.

“It’s quite exciting to bring this series to comics. My partner and I are substantial fans and sing Marceline’s ‘Daddy, why’d you eat my fries?’ song around the house all the time,” BOOM! Studios founder and chief executive officer Ross Richie said. “Pendleton Ward has created a brilliantly original voice in this show and it’s a true ‘All Ages’ home that appeals both to kids and also has a substantial amount of adult fans. view for the waving snail!”

“It was like a bomb dropped in the office when we announced adventure Time,” says BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon. “Everyone at BOOM! was just as thrilled as any fan. adventure Time is such a classic story at its heart- a young boy and his canine on different adventures – but the genius of the show allows us to take a easy concept and get really creative with the presentation. everyone we’ve worked with is a substantial fan of the show and developer Pen Ward has been instrumental in bringing this comic book to life. ”

The adventure TIME comic series will follow Finn the Human, Jake the Dog, Princess Bubblegum and the other inhabitants of the Land of Ooo as they explore numerous varied adventures. because its debut on cartoon Network, adventure Time has become a runaway hit, with explosive growth in ratings, substantial vital and fan acclaim, a major presence at fan conventions and more, it’s clear fandom is obsessed and 2012 is the Year of adventure Time! Don’t miss out on this new phenomenon—this first issue is sure to get snapped up! You can pre-order the books at your local comic shop. Don’t know where it is? go to www.comicshoplocator.com Or you can stop by BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com)and pre-order issue #1 or a subscription today!

ADVENTURE TIME #1 is written by Ryan North with art by Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb. This title ships with three covers in a 75/25 split by Chris Houghton and Jeffrey brown in a 1-in-10 incentive by Chris Houghton, a 1-in-20 incentive by Jeffrey Brown, and a 1-in-30 Chris Houghton Wraparound Cover. This title ships in February, featuring a price point of $3.99 with a diamond Code of DEC110939.

Additional information about future books in the adventure Time comic series from KaBOOM! will be available in the coming months.

About BOOM! Studios
Founded by Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) is 2009 and 2010’s “Best Publisher” and an Eisner and Harvey Award-winner, generating a constellation of bestselling comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent, including mark Waid’s IRREDEEMABLE, new HELLRAISER comics written by Clive Barker, planet OF THE APES, 28 DAYS LATER, and Philip K. Dick’s DO ANDROIDS dream OF electric SHEEP?. BOOM!’s all ages imprint KABOOM! publishes Charles Schulz’ PEANUTS, Roger Langridge’s SNARKED, and Scholastic’s WORDGIRL. BOOM!’s lit comix-focused imprint, BOOM! Town, recently won the Eisner award for its first book, Shannon Wheeler’s I thought YOU would BE FUNNIER.

About cartoon Network Enterprises
Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) is responsible for building consumer products and merchandising programs for a broad range of brands by securing and supporting long-term licensing partnerships across all categories. As the global branding and merchandising arm of cartoon Network and adult Swim, the division manages the consumer product programs for the networks’ award-winning original programming, brands and characters including Ben 10, Generator Rex, Chowder, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, adventure Time, adult Swim and more. CNE also serves as the exclusive global licensing agent for the full portfolio of brands from spin Master Ltd., as well as Nelvana Enterprises and spin Master for the award-winning Bakugan brand and the PGA of America for the youth marketplace. cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), currently seen in much more than 99 million U.S. homes and 166 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s ad-supported cable television service now available in HD providing the best in original, acquired and classic home entertainment for youth and families. Nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET, PT), cartoon Network shares its channel space with adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing original and acquired animated and live-action series for young adults 18-34. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adnull