History
Before co-founding BOOM! Studios, Richie and Cosby worked at Malibu Comics from 1993 to 1995. The duo left the comic book business to pursue careers in feature films and were involved producing the feature film adaptation of Mage by legendary comic book creator Matt Wagner with Spyglass Entertainment, and had various projects with Mike Medavoy (Phoenix Pictures), Mark Canton (The Canton Company), Akiva Goldsman, and Casey Silver. Working with Dark Horse Comics, the duo set up "Damn Nation" at MTV Films/Paramount Pictures, a comic book Cosby created with the partnership attached to produce.
Immediately prior to starting BOOM!, Ross Richie worked with Dave Elliot and Garry Leach to re-launch Atomeka Press in 2004. Andrew Cosby was Executive Producer and Showrunner for Syfy's award-winning series, Eureka, which Cosby co-created.
BOOM!’s first publication was Zombie Tales #1, a horror zombie anthology released on June 22, 2005.
BOOM! announced during the 2007 San Diego Comic Con the appointment of Mark Waid as Editor-in-Chief. Waid launched Irredeemable in April 2009 with an afterward from Grant Morrison and a cover from John Cassaday. The first issue sold out on the opening day, which caused the publisher to send the series into a second printing. A spin-off titled Incorruptible, launched in December 2009, follows former supervillain Max Damage on his journey to become a super hero in the wake of the events depicted in Irredeemable. Waid also created Potter's Field, featuring a cover from J.G. Jones and interior art from Paul Azaceta. Another title created during Waid's tenure was The Unknown and The Unknown: The Devil Made Flesh, illustrated by Dutch artist Minck Oosterveer.
After three years in the position, Waid was promoted to Chief Creative Officer with former Managing Editor Matt Gagnon promoted to Editor-in-Chief. In December 2010, Waid announced he would be leaving his role as Chief Creative Officer to return to freelance work though he will continue writing for the publisher.
Andrew Cosby left the company in 2010 to pursue his career in features and television.
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