{"id":17850,"date":"2019-07-13T13:17:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T18:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=17850"},"modified":"2019-07-13T13:17:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T18:17:40","slug":"boom-studios-announces-strange-skies-over-east-berlin-by-jeff-loveness-and-lisandro-estherren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/13\/boom-studios-announces-strange-skies-over-east-berlin-by-jeff-loveness-and-lisandro-estherren\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOM! Studios Announces STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN By Jeff Loveness and Lisandro Estherren"},"content":{"rendered":"

Road To SDCC: Discover Invading Forces from Space at the Heart of the Cold War in October 2019<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

BOOM! Studios is proud to continue The Road to San Diego, a ten-day spotlight on the most exciting comic book and graphic novel news in advance of Comic Con International in San Diego (July 17-21), with the announcement of\u00a0STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN #1<\/strong>, an all-new original four-issue limited series from Jeff Loveness (Judas<\/em>) and artist Lisandro Estherren (Redneck, The Last Contract<\/em>), featuring cover art by Evan Cagle.\u00a0STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN<\/strong>\u00a0is a chilling and intense thriller about an American spy who encounters a terrifying inhuman threat at the heart of the Cold War.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s 1973, and Herring, a disillusioned American spy, has spent the entire Cold War infiltrating the inner circles of East German intelligence for a cause he barely believes in anymore. He\u2019s seen everything and done anything his government asked but his latest mission pits the brilliant embittered operative against an enemy force so vast it could obliterate all of humanity.<\/p>\n

The Space Race had greater consequences than even the Soviets could have guessed, and when they sent the first human ever to the stars, something not quite human followed them back. When a mysterious alien probe lands outside East Berlin and into Soviet control, the Americans send their top spy in to investigate. But as Herring gets ever closer to the truth at the heart of the conspiracy, he may find that the power he so desperately seeks is too dangerous for anyone to control or contain.<\/p>\n

Jeff Loveness is an Emmy-nominated writer for television shows\u00a0Rick and Morty<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em>, as well as the comic book series Nova and Groot from Marvel Entertainment,\u00a0World Reader<\/em>\u00a0from Aftershock Comics, and the critically acclaimed\u00a0Judas\u00a0<\/em>from BOOM! Studios.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough comics, I’ve been able to write space operas, dark religious epics, and superhero stories, and now I can’t wait to write a sci-fi horror set within the bleak, creeping dread of the Cold War,\u201d said writer, Jeff Loveness. \u201cThe Iron Curtain surveillance state of East Germany is now far enough removed from us to seem shockingly familiar. It’s been humbling to research that world, only to see how many sad parallels of it we still endure today. There’s body-horror and sci-fi creeping through the paranoia of the story, but it’s also about what it means to be American in a world slipping away from you… a world that was perhaps never truly there to begin with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lisandro Estherren is a comic artist based in Argentina. His work includes graphic novels, comic book series, and illustrations for international publishers and magazines such as Editorial Pictus (Argentina), Aurea Editoriale (Italy), Di\u00e1bolo (Spain), and Mojito (Uruguay). In the U.S., he was the artist for Spook from Red5 Comics and\u00a0The Last Contract\u00a0<\/em>from BOOM! Studios. He is currently the artist on Redneck from Image Comics.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m thrilled to work with Jeff on a story that mixes different genres so well, that has this deep human touch, and also lets me try some new graphic techniques,\u201d said artist, Lisandro Estherren. \u201cI think readers will love it!\u201d<\/p>\n

STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN<\/strong>\u00a0is the newest release from BOOM! Studios\u2019 eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including\u00a0Once & Future<\/em>\u00a0by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora;\u00a0Faithless\u00a0<\/em>by Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet;\u00a0Abbott\u00a0<\/em>by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivel\u00e4;\u00a0Bury The Lede<\/em>\u00a0by Gaby Dunn and Claire Roe;\u00a0Grass Kings\u00a0<\/em>by Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins; and\u00a0Klaus\u00a0<\/em>by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties including Joss Whedon\u2019s\u00a0Firefly\u00a0<\/em>from Greg Pak and Dan McDaid;\u00a0Buffy The Vampire Slayer\u00a0<\/em>from Jordie Bellaire and David Lopez; and\u00a0Mighty Morphin Power Rangers<\/em>\u00a0from Ryan Parrott and Danielle Di Nicuolo.<\/p>\n

\u201cJudas\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Last Contract<\/em>\u00a0are two books that are very near and dear to me, so I was thrilled by the prospect of Jeff & Lisandro joining forces for\u00a0STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN<\/strong>,\u201d said Eric Harburn, Senior Editor, BOOM! Studios. \u201cThis series is yet another raising of the bar — if you haven\u2019t read a Loveness or Estherren book yet, then this is your chance to find out why this is one of our most exciting launches of the year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Print copies of\u00a0STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN #1<\/strong>\u00a0will be available for sale October 2, 2019 exclusively at local comic book shops (use\u00a0comicshoplocator.com<\/a>\u00a0to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.<\/p>\n

For continuing news on\u00a0STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN<\/strong>\u00a0and more from BOOM!, stay tuned to\u00a0www.boom-studios.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow\u00a0@boomstudios<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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