Discover the threats that pushed a valiant protector to his limits in this first look at MAGIC: AJANI GOLDMANE #1.
The press release follows:
Media Release -- BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) and in partnership with Wizards of the Coast LLC, announced today a first look at MAGIC: AJANI GOLDMANE #1, an oversized one-shot issue from acclaimed comics writer Seanan McGuire (King In Black: Gwenom vs. Carnage), artists Nori Retherford (The Storyteller: Shapeshifters), Jacques Salomon (Magic: Master of Metal) Giuseppe Cafaro (Red Sonja), Michael Shelfer (Executive Assistant Iris), and rising star artist Lea Caballero, colorists Kieran Quigley (B. B. Free), Natalia Nesterenko (Magic), and Protobunker’s Fernando Sifuentes (Elektra: Black, White & Blood), and letterer Ed Dukeshire (Once & Future), about the past and present adventures of a fan favorite planeswalker, available in August 2022.
This standalone tale introduces new readers to the widely beloved Ajani Goldmane, while delving into his past adventures and uncovering surprising discoveries for the brave healer’s current fans! But what revelations are unveiled when the steadfast, valiant protector faces threats beyond his capabilities?
MAGIC: AJANI GOLDMANE #1 features main and variant cover art by acclaimed artist Ariel Olivetti (Tales From The DC Dark Multiverse II), and variant cover art by Ethan Young (All-New Firefly).
MAGIC 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; Once & Future by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora; We Only Find Them When They’re Dead by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo; Seven Secrets by Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo; The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Basilisk by Cullen Bunn and Jonas Scharf; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; and the upcoming series Briar by Christopher Cantwell and Germán Garcíal; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A,L. Kaplan; The Approach by Jeremy Haun, Jason A. Hurley, and Jesus Hervas; and Damn Them All by Charlie Adlard and Simon Spurrier. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Atreides from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Dev Pramanik; Mighty Morphin and Power Rangers from Ryan Parrott, Mat Groom, Moises Hidalgo, and Marco Renna; and Magic from Jed McKay and Ig Guara.
Print copies of MAGIC: AJANI GOLDMANE #1 will be available for sale on August 24, 2022 exclusively at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.
For continuing news on MAGIC and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.
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