Bleeding Cool hears that , yes , Penguin Random House is buying Boom Studios , will leave Diamond and be make redundance .
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Earlier today , I cover the newsthat Boom Studios was having an all - hand meeting today and that there was gossip that this may include a buyout , possibly from Penguin Random House , a buyer it has been repeatedly suggested was concerned in purchase the publishing house .
Since then , I have received confirmation from those closelipped to the situation that this has indeed happened . Penguin Random House is buy Boom Studios . Boom Studios will leave Diamond Comic Distributors , to be deal out by PRH alongside Marvel , IDW , TokyoPop and Dark Horse . And that the stave meeting will also interest redundancies to be made at the publisher , as a resolution of job gemination between Penguin and Boom .
This comes a couple of weeks before San Diego Comic - Con and it seems to have become traditional for such big industry change to be made and announced in the run0up to that upshot .
We ’ve recently seenFilip Sablikdepart Boom Studios as President for unannounced pastures newfangled with IDW ’s Jamie S Rich . As well asLance Krieter , Vice President of Licensing & Merchandising at Boom , who is now is return to Dark Horse Comics after fourteen geezerhood , as Senior Director of Licensing . This now looks like a advisedly timed switch for both employees .
set up byRoss RichieandAndrew Cosbyback in 2005 , Boom Studios has been a primary comic book publisher in the industry , including licenses for the likes ofBuffyandFirefly , Planet Of The ApesandMighty Morphin Power Rangers . It has published original deed of conveyance such asSomething Is Killing the Children , Lumberjanes , Fence , Bzrkr , Grimand my ownAvengefulsseries . part sell to twentieth Century Fox , that portion was inherit by Disney . Clarification on ownership , as well as staffing levels and those made tautological will be made later today , I empathize . It is likely that other comic Word publishers will be in contest to snap up such experient talent .
This story is developing rather promptly . Update : ComicBook.comhas backed up our initial paper .
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