Stardust Kid goes Boom!

The fast-growing Boom! Studios added another big-name book to its portfolio, the DeMattis/Ploog-created Stardust Kid, which used to be published by Image.

From the press release:

The Stardust Kid, the critically-acclaimed series that reunited Eisner Award winning writer J.M. DeMatteis and legendary fantasy artist Mike Ploog after their memorable run on CrossGen's Abadazad, has found a new home at Ross Richie's Boom! Studios. The Stardust Kid tells the story of Cody DiMarco, whose urban neighborhood has been transformed into a deadly, enchanted forest. The only way Cody and his friends can restore their world-and the people they love-is to solve the mystery of the Stardust Kid.

"Abadazad," DeMatteis said, reflecting on the series' beginnings, "is being developed as a new book series for Disney's Hyperion Books For Children-but Mike and I didn't want to leave the world of comic books behind. Our medium needs more kid-friendly entertainment-and that's why we developed The Stardust Kid, an idea I'd been nursing for years. We wanted to present another all-ages fantasy that children...and their parents...could enjoy equally."

"J.M. presented me with the idea," added Ploog, "and then we were off and running. Just as J.M. had been toying with the story for years, I'd been stockpiling designs for a variety of fantastic new creatures. When we put our heads together, we discovered that the creatures I'd been designing and the idea he'd been developing worked perfectly together."

"I'm very excited," DeMatteis went on, "about continuing the story of The Stardust Kid at Boom! Studios. I've worked with Ross Richie since Boom! began...and I'm delighted that he'll be watching over our creation."

"This is the marriage of two of the greatest talents of the field," Richie noted. "Both pioneers. Ploog's co-creation, Ghost Rider, gets released this year as a film. DeMatteis is not only associated with blockbuster hits like the Bwah-ha-ha Justice League, he practically created Vertigo-style adult fantasy in the comic book field with Moonshadow.