BOOM! Studios announced recently the Pen and Ink collection: a deluxe art-focused format of select first issues featuring stunning black and white interior artwork and cover with artist commentary.
Leading off the new initiative is Something is Killing the Children #1, by Eisner-winning creators James Tynion IV and Werther Dell-Edera, available June 14, 2023. Following the release is the multiple award-nominated The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1 by Ram V and Filipe Andrade, available August 2023, and the record smashing BRZRKR #1 by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney, available October 2023.
Begin your Pen & Ink collection with this premium reformat of Something is Killing the Children #1, celebrating the start of Erica Slaughter’s bloody journey with behind the scenes insight from artist and co-creator Werther Dell-Edera.
Experience the first issue of the Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo Award-nominated The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1 by writer Ram V (Detective Comics), artist Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel), in a whole new light, with exclusive notes and annotations from artist Filipe Andrade.
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.
Something is Killing the Children: Pen & Ink #1 will be available June 14, 2023, and The Many Deaths of Laila Starr: Penk & Ink #1 will be available in August 2023 exclusively at local comic book shops or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, and Google Play.
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; Eve by Victor LaValle and Jo Mi-Gyeong; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; The Approach by Jeremy Haun, Jason A. Hurley, and Jesus Hervas; Specs by David M. Booher and Chris Shehan; Once Upon a Time at the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, and Nick Dragotta; and Know Your Station by Sarah Gailey and Liana Kangas.