{"id":18280,"date":"2019-08-05T23:01:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T04:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=18280"},"modified":"2019-08-05T23:01:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T04:01:37","slug":"face-the-legendary-folklords-in-new-comic-book-series-by-matt-kindt-and-matt-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/08\/05\/face-the-legendary-folklords-in-new-comic-book-series-by-matt-kindt-and-matt-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Face the Legendary FOLKLORDS in New Comic Book Series By Matt Kindt and Matt Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discover the Hidden Secrets Behind an Epic Legend and a Twisted Reality in November 2019<\/em><\/p>\n

BOOM! Studios is proud to announce\u00a0FOLKLORDS<\/strong>, an all-new original five-issue series from Eisner Award-nominated writer Matt Kindt (Grass Kings, Black Badge<\/em>) and acclaimed artist Matt Smith (Hellboy & the BPRD: Long Night at Goloski, Lake of Fire<\/em>) about a young man whose forbidden quest reveals the shocking truth about his world and turns everything he ever knew upside down, available in November 2019.<\/p>\n

In a world of magic and monsters, Ansel is an outsider haunted by visions of well-pressed suits and modern technology. When it comes time for him to declare his Quest on his 16th birthday, Ansel decides to seek out a legend that is only spoken in hushed whispers\u2014the Folklords\u2014hoping they can explain his visions…but looking for the Folklords is expressly forbidden and going on a rogue quest is punishable by death. What will Ansel risk to find out about the world he has never truly belonged in?<\/p>\n

Matt Kindt is the New York Times bestselling writer and artist of the comics and graphic novels\u00a0Dept. H, Mind MGMT, Revolver, 3 Story, Super Spy, 2 Sisters,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Pistolwhip<\/em>, as well as the writer of Eisner Award-nominated\u00a0Grass Kings\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Black Badge\u00a0<\/em>with BOOM! Studios,\u00a0Ether\u00a0<\/em>with Dark Horse Comics,\u00a0Justice League of America<\/em>\u00a0with DC Comics,\u00a0Spider-Man<\/em>\u00a0with Marvel Comics, and\u00a0Unity, Ninjak, Rai,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Divinity\u00a0<\/em>with Valiant Comics. He has won the PubWest book design award, been nominated for six Eisner Awards, and six Harvey Awards (and won once). His work has been published in French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Korean.<\/p>\n

\u201cIdeas usually sneak up on you. But this one came in a flash. As soon as my plucky editor, Eric, said the word \u2018FOLKLORDS\u2019, I had an image of this teenage kid in a black suit and tie…walking through a small folk tale-style village full of gnomes, witches, and trolls. It looked jarring, seeing that kid there. He was completely out of place. What’s this kid wearing a suit for? Is he living in a fairy tale? Why is he there?” said writer Matt Kindt. “I’m not sure why the word triggered that image in my head but I didn’t question it. The question I did have? Who the heck are the FOLKLORDS? This kid…in this suit and tie…who doesn’t seem to belong? He’s going to find out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Smith is an illustrator and comic artist based out of Massachusetts. He started out in comics with his tribute to the medieval Icelandic Sagas,\u00a0Barbarian Lord<\/em>, published by Clarion Books. Since then, Smith has gone on to collaborate with comics creator Mike Mignola on the upcoming\u00a0Hellboy & the BPRD: Long Night at Goloski Station<\/em>\u00a0for Dark Horse Comics, writer Nathan Fairbairn on Lake of Fire for Image Comics, and several short stories for BOOM! Studios, including\u00a0Planet of the Apes: When Worlds Collide<\/em>\u00a0with writer Matt Kindt.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting to work with Matt Kindt again was something I couldn’t pass up. He brings a depth and \u00a0thoughtfulness to the characters that makes me want to invest in them. That’s what I look for in a script. Well, that and a great story to put those characters in,\u201d said artist Matt Smith. \u00a0\u201cOf course, it also doesn’t hurt that there are armored librarians, psychotic killers, angry gnomes, and a big ol’ troll, too. Ok, forget all that stuff about depth and whatever, it’s about the troll.\u201d<\/p>\n

FOLKLORDS\u00a0<\/strong>is 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\u00a0<\/em>by Gaby Dunn and Claire Roe; 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\u00a0<\/em>from Ryan Parrott and Daniele Di Nicuolo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve all had that sense that we just don\u2019t fit in, that there\u2019s some other world out there where we truly belong — and for Ansel, that might just be the case,\u201d said Eric Harburn, Senior Editor, BOOM! Studios. \u201cMatt Kindt and Matt Smith, along with colorist Chris O\u2019Halloran and letterer Jim Campbell, are a powerhouse team with a brilliant new take on the epic fantasy quest, one that no reader will see coming.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Print copies of\u00a0FOLKLORDS #1<\/strong>\u00a0will be available for sale November 13, 2019 exclusively at local comic book shops\u00a0(use\u00a0comicshoplocator.com<\/a>\u00a0to find the nearest one)\u00a0or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.<\/span><\/p>\n

For continuing news on\u00a0FOLKLORDS\u00a0<\/strong>and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to\u00a0<\/span>www.boom-studios.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow\u00a0<\/span>@boomstudios<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n

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