BOOM! Studios, the home of award-winning original comics, is teaming up with another forward thinking company: Tapas Media, the mobile publishing company that specializes in bite-sized stories. Together, BOOM! Studios and Tapas will create a unique print and digital partnership around one of BOOM! Studios’ most popular original series, HEAVY VINYL.
HEAVY VINYL: RIOT ON THE RADIO, written by Carly Usdin and with art by Nina Vakueva, was originally published in print by BOOM! Studios in 2017 and amassed a global following. With this partnership, Tapas Media is teaming up with BOOM! to adapt HEAVY VINYL to a scrolling, mobile-friendly experience. As the leader in webcomics, with more than 1 million unique episodes and over 4 billion views, Tapas will publish the mobile formatted version of HEAVY VINYL and introduce the series to a digital-native audience. HEAVY VINYL: RIOT ON THE RADIO will be available via Tapas through their website and mobile apps available for both iOS and Android, and Tapas Media will debut the new HEAVY VINYL original graphic novel exclusively on their digital platform prior to its physical release.
Michael Son, Editor-In-Chief, Tapas Media, commented: “Getting the opportunity to work with a once-in-a-generation editor like Shannon Watters is a dream come true for us. From The Avant-Guards, Fence, and HEAVY VINYL, BOOM! Studios is showcasing that they’re incredibly forward thinking when it comes to storytelling both from a narrative and talent perspective. HEAVY VINYL in particular is full of deeply relatable characters that capture all the nuances, excitement and honesty of growing up, Nina Vakueva and Carly Usdin did a spectacular job, and I can’t wait for it to grace Tapas.”
Chang Kim, CEO, Tapas Media added: “We can’t wait to showcase HEAVY VINYL on Tapas. The art style and writing make it a perfect fit for the webcomic audience, and we know that our readers are going to love it just as much as we did. What’s most exciting for us is taking a physically published comic and giving it new life and a new readership with our mobile apps, creating synergies between print and digital.”
“We’re excited to to kick off our partnership with Tapas Media by bringing the exciting world of HEAVY VINYL to millions of new readers,” said Filip Sablik, President, BOOM! Studios. From RIOT ON THE RADIO to a brand new original graphic novel, fans of HEAVY VINYL will enjoy seeing the way Tapas has adapted and expanded the world of your favorite teen vigilante fight club to their platform.”
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