Ross Richie

Ross Richie (born May 22, 1970) is an American comic book publisher and the founder of Boom! Studios, film producer, television producer[1] and comic book creator. Richie has written guest columns[2][3][4][5] for The Hollywood Reporter been a Keynote Speaker for The Harvey Awards[6] and a judge for the "Spirit of Comics Retailer" Eisner Award.[7] The New York Times profiled Richie[8] and his company Boom! Studios twice.[9] 20th Century Fox production president Emma Watts called Richie's company "a publishing powerhouse devoted to original, innovative storytelling and world-class artists"[10] and Deadline Hollywood named it an "IP mega-library".[11] The Wall Street Journal cited the Boom! Studios film 2 Guns starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, a "successful adaptation' and featured Boom! Studios in their article on the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International.[12] Richie is a five-time publisher of New York Times best-sellers Mouse Guard[13] the Adventure Time graphic novels[14] Lumberjanes,[15] Clive Barker's Hellraiser graphic novels and Irredeemable.[16] His publications have been featured on NPR.[17]

Early life

Richie was born in San Antonio, Texas and is a graduate of Alamo Heights High School[18][19] and The University of Texas at Austin.[20][21]

Malibu Comics

From 1993 to 1995 Richie worked in the marketing department at Malibu Comics during the launch of their Ultraverse and Bravura lines, which included a national TV advertising campaign[22] and national bus advertising,[23] both firsts in the world of comic book marketing.[24]

While at Malibu, Richie worked with the creator of Thanos, Shang-Chi, Drax the Destroyer, and Gamora, Jim Starlin as well as Thor and Star Wars writer-artist Walter Simonson, Star Wars and Batman writer-artist Howard Chaykin, seminal Conan the Barbarian artist and Wolverine writer-artist Barry Windsor-Smith.[25]

List of Boom! Studios films Richie is producing

Lumberjanes.[26] James Wan's comic book series Malignant Man[27] Grant Morrison's Klaus[28] Keith Giffen's Tag[29]

List of Boom! Studios TV shows Richie is producing

Arash Amel's Butterfly[30] Cow Boy[31] Justin Jordan series Deep State and Gary Phillips series The Rinse[32]

Atomeka Press

Immediately prior to BOOM!, Richie worked with Dave Elliott and Garry Leach to re-launch Atomeka Press in 2004.[33]

BOOM! Studios

In June 2005, Richie launched BOOM! Studios, which became known for comics based on franchises like Pixar, Muppets, Warhammer 40,000 and original series such as Irredeemable and Higher Earth.

Television appearances

Richie was featured on the August 28, 2012 episode of Collection Intervention "Thinking Outside the Boxes" on SyFy.[34]

References
  1. "BOOM! Studios Inks First-Look Deal with 20th Century Fox TV". 2014-08-20.
  2. "'2 Guns' Producer on the Making of the Movie (Guest Column)". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 July 2013.
  3. "Producer: '2 Guns' Was 'Too Complicated' for Hollywood -- at First". The Hollywood Reporter. 30 July 2013.
  4. "'2 Guns' Producer: How I Accidentally Played Hard to Get (Guest Column)". The Hollywood Reporter. 31 July 2013.
  5. "'2 Guns' Producer: Waiting for the Check, and Invoking Saint Peckinpah". The Hollywood Reporter. August 2013.
  6. "Read BOOM! Studios CEO Ross Richie's Harvey Awards Keynote | CBR". 12 September 2012.
  7. "Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award Finalists Announced!". 2014-07-23.
  8. Gustines, George Gene (2013-07-27). "Sharing the Wealth as a Comic Book Goes to Hollywood". The New York Times.
  9. Gustines, George Gene (2016-05-16). "Boom Box Comics Tell Stories of Teenagers, with a Light Heart". The New York Times.
  10. "20th Century Fox Inks Innovative Deal with Comics Publisher Boom! Studios (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 October 2013.
  11. "BOOM! Studios Acquires Archaia; Comics Merger Creates Indie IP Mega-Library". 2013-06-24.
  12. Schwartzel, Erich (28 July 2016). "At Comic-Con, Indie Publishers Tout Their Stock". Wall Street Journal.
  13. "Hardcover Graphic Books - Best Sellers - Books - Sept. 6, 2009 - the New York Times". The New York Times.
  14. "Paperback Graphic Books - Best Sellers - Books - Nov. 25, 2012 - the New York Times". The New York Times.
  15. "Paperback Graphic Books - Best Sellers - Books - April 26, 2015 - the New York Times". The New York Times.
  16. "Syndicated Comics". 31 December 2012.
  17. "Writer Saladin Ahmed unveils "Abbott," an original comic series set in 1972 Detroit". 30 January 2018.
  18. "Double firepower". 2 August 2013.
  19. "Reconnect with friends from Classmates Test High School, find reunions, view yearbook photos and more".
  20. "Comic-Con 2013: Interview with "2 Guns" Producer Ross Richie".
  21. http://www.popcults.com/20-questions-ross-richie-boom-studios/
  22. "Archives". Los Angeles Times.
  23. "Early Advertising Campaign". 17 September 2015.
  24. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MALIBU+TO+LAUNCH+%22ULTRAVERSE%22+IN+JUNE%3B+NEW+SUPER-HERO+CHARACTERS...-a013171285
  25. "Ross Richie Writes 'Push Comics Forward' in Previews #comicsforward (UPDATE)". 28 January 2015.
  26. "Emily Carmichael to Direct 'Lumberjanes' for Fox (Exclusive)TheWrap".
  27. "'San Andreas' Director Teams with James Wan for 'Malignant Man' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 June 2016.
  28. "Fox Options Grant Morrison's Klaus for a Feature Film". 3 May 2016.
  29. "Fox Acquires Graphic Novel 'Tag' for 'Annabelle' Director and Boom! Studios". 17 August 2015.
  30. "Channel 4 Picks up Arash Amel's 'Butterfly'; BOOM! Studios to Exec Produce with 42 and Automatik". 27 October 2015.
  31. "DreamWorks Animation Options Boom! Studios' Graphic Novel 'Cow Boy' for TV (Exclusive)TheWrap".
  32. "BOOM! Studios Sells Dramas 'Deep State' with Howard Gordon & 'The Rinse' to Fox". 24 November 2014.
  33. Atomeka Press#2004 relaunch
  34. ""Collection Intervention" Thinking Outside the Boxes (TV Episode) - IMDb". IMDb.
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