Boom Studios Reveals Mickey Mouse Is Central To Uncanny Valley

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Boom Studios and Tony Fleecs plan a secret cowl reveal for Uncanny Valley #6 with a Steamboat Willie/Mickey Mouse variant cowl.

As Bleeding Cool beforehand reported, Stray Dogs and Feral creator Tony Fleecs homaged Todd McFarlane and Dave Sim‘s iconic Spawn #10 cowl for his new sequence with co-creator Dave Wachter, Uncanny Valley. We speculated that this may be essentially the most wanted variant on the sequence… however that modified primarily based on the brand new data we discovered at this time. Because forward of the primary subject’s FOC this coming Monday and in a transfer harking back to Robert Kirkman‘s Energon Universe, Boom Studios and Fleecs let retailers in on a secret reveal variant on Thursday. And identical to Kirkman’s Void Rivals and Transformers reveals, Bleeding Cool caught wind of it, however not like Skybound, Fleecs and Boom did not ask retailers to #MaintainTheSecret. So we aren’t.

Surprisingly, this secret reveal variant is not on subject #1, which as we beforehand acknowledged, is FOCing on Monday… it is on subject #6. But the one-per-store cowl can solely be unlocked by shops that order at the very least 20 copies every of Uncanny Valley points #1-5. Why? Because based on Boom and Fleecs (and Arsenal Comics proprietor Timmy Heague, who can also be pushing this initiative to his fellow retailers), the inducement is meant to reward shops that assist the complete Uncanny Valley story. And the pot of gold on the finish of that proverbial rainbow is a one-per-store variant that would be the just one to characteristic the TRUE id of the sequence villain.

And primarily based on what I’ve seen, it is a variant cowl that’s positive to get readers… and collectors speaking this fall. Why? Let’s simply say that Boom is following in Image’s footsteps relating to leveraging a sure public area icon. Steamboat Willie, the primary look of Mickey Mouse, now out of trademark. You know, as soon as upon a time Boom, used to license comics from Disney, together with Mickey Mouse comics. Will this imply they will not be allowed to once more? And will Boom be doing the identical with Batman in ten years time?

Boom’s even making it simpler for retailers to up their orders on subject #1 by including a clean sketch cowl forward of FOC as nicely, however that is nearly actually assured to be the rarest cowl of the complete sequence. And since extra retailers learn Bleeding Cool than the numerous emails they get from publishers, take into account this a public service announcement.

This is what was stated in a current retailer e-mail from Timmy Heague, leaked to Bleeding Cool;

FOC is that this Monday March 18th! It’s additionally the primary week of titles to be on FOC from BOOM that can have the brand new freight rebates. Think Percy Jackson meets Roger Rabbit. Series Artist Dave Wachter actually knocks it out the park with the art work that brings the actual world head to head with residing cartoon characters. This ongoing sequence has a villain launched in subject two that is full origin is revealed in subject six.

Our aim is to at all times put the direct market first and do all the things and something that providers retailers one of the best. Pictured here’s what Tony and I’ve cooked up for Uncanny Valley to additional assist this title in your shops!

Like Tony’s earlier smash hit Stray Dogs, this must-read sequence pays off essentially the most for followers who learn the complete sequence. So we have cooked up a brand new incentive supposed to reward the retailers who assist the sequence in its entirety, not simply subject #1. If you order 20 copies every (any mixture of covers, internet of returns) of UNCANNY VALLEY #1 – #5, you’ll unlock a ONE-PER-STORE variant of subject #6. This cowl would be the ONLY cowl look of the true id of the sequence’ villain. The villain’s id and canopy artist shall stay a thriller for now, however suffice to say this iconic nearly-century-old silhouette “started it all!”

We additionally added a clean sketch cowl to subject #1 which we predict might be a enjoyable buy for followers wanting to attract *REDACTED* on a duplicate of Uncanny Valley!

While we wish to hold this huge reveal secret, we needed to observe swimsuit from current comedian guide successes like Skybound’s Energon Universe the place retailers had been let in on the key that was Transformers being in Void Rivals #1. Our success is your success and vice versa and we can’t wait to discover the world of Uncanny Valley with you!

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Oliver is a seemingly typical 12 yr outdated boy… apart from a mysterious household historical past that appears to begin and finish along with his mom, and unexplainable powers, that’s. He can do issues different boys cannot, to the purpose of touchdown him in some hassle. Baffled by the surreal cartoonish nature of his talents and adopted by a homicide of strange crows, the thriller behind Oliver’s household historical past lastly unfolds! Written by fan-favorite author Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs, Local Man) and illustrated by acclaimed artist Dave Wachter (Punisher, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), uncover what makes Oliver particular and unusual as he searches for his place on the earth.In Shops: Apr 10, 2024 SRP: $4.99

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