BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios has shared the exclusive trailer for I Heart Skull-Crusher! #1 with Screen Rant. This new comic series blends a Mad Max-style wasteland with sports in a story full of mayhem and misfits. Set to release this Spring, it follows Trini, who dreams of being like her idol.
I Heart Skull-Crusher! has the creative team of Josie Campbell, Alessio Zonno, Angel De Santiago, and Jim Campbell. Josie Campbell is a rising writer who worked on DC’s Amazons Attack event and was a screenwriter and producer for My Adventures With Superman. Zonno has previously worked on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Turtles.
![Mad Max Meets Rollerball in Epic New Trailer for I HEART SKULL-CRUSHER (Exclusive)](https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/i-heart-skull-crusher-1-cover.jpg)
The series will feature main covers from Alessio Zonno and variant cover from R1c0 and Gus Allen, known for their work on Grim and Lumberjanes, respectively. This genre-blend will deliver an intriguing heroine with big dreams willing to chase them across the American Waste.
![Animal Pound Dogs and Cats Featured](https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/animal-pound-dogs-and-cats-featured.jpg)
Tom King’s ANIMAL POUND Lets the Dogs Out in New Variant Cover (Exclusive)
BOOM! Studies has released a brand-new variant cover for the forthcoming ANIMAL POUND series by Tom King and Peter Gross, available this December.
I Heart Skull-Crusher Continues BOOM! Box’s Sports Comic Tradition
![I Heart Skull-Crusher Variant Comic Cover Art by R1cO](https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/i-heart-skull-crusher-variant-comic-cover-art-by-r1co.jpg)
The trailer provides a glimpse of Trini, the teenage heroine. It highlights snippets of her life, while also showing a peek at Screaming Pain Ball, the sport she is so passionate about. Also revealed in the trailer is Skull-Crusher, Trini’s athletic idol. The first issue will likely showcase some of the heroine’s youth, as well as her inspiration for wanting to Skull-Crusher’s team. She’ll be starting out on her journey towards a deadly battle in the hopes of making her dreams become a reality.
18-year-old Trini will do anything to compete in her favorite sport, Screaming Pain Ball, aspiring to the heights of her longtime hero Skull-Crusher! But she can’t do it alone, and a gaggle of misfits is just what she needs to cross the American Waste and battle in Queen Mob’s deadly tournament. With Trini’s dreams of being just like Skull-Crusher on the line, do she and her friends have what it takes to win a coveted spot on Skull-Crusher’s undefeated team?
Slated for release in March, BOOM! Box is adding I Heart Skull-Crusher to its many offerings, some of which have also had an athletic focus. The publisher of Fence (2017), Dodge City (2018), The Avant-Guards (2019), and Getting Dizzy (2021) has the latest thrilling sports title ready for comic fans. Fence earned a sequel series that debuted last year, Fence: Redemption. BOOM! Box is no stranger to stories involving sports and dream chasing, which means I Heart Skull-Crusher has a lot of promise for long-term fans of the imprint.
YA Meets Mad Max in Latest Comic Project From BOOM! Studios Imprint
![Characters from I Heart Skull-Crusher #1in a 4 square arrangement](https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/i-heart-skull-crusher-1-variant.jpg)
With its vibrant artistic style and the imprint’s previous success, I Heart Skull-Crusher! could be BOOM! Box’s next big hit. The BOOM! Studios imprint’s previous releases include Lumberjanes (2014), Juliet Takes a Breath (2020), Giant Days (2015), Mamo (2021), and Hollow (2022), among others. Trini will be the next heroine to chase her dreams, daring to face a Mad Max-esque landscape with her friends beside her. This new YA offering brings together top talent with a relatable sports-inspired story, and seemingly insurmountable challenges for its protagonist to tackle.
I Heart Skull-Crusher! #1 will be available on March 13 from BOOM! Box, but can be pre-ordered now.
I Heart Skull-Crusher! #1 (2024) | |
---|---|
![]() |
|