THE O.Z. is officially teaming up with BOOM! Studios to publish our epic fantasy series worldwide beginning February 2027!
- The Oz
- Created & Written by David Pepose
- Illustrated by Ruben Rojas
- Colors by Whitney Cogar
- Letters by DC Hopkins
As you’ll see in today’s announcement at The Comics Beat, this partnership is only possible because of the incredible support of our Kickstarter community, which has launched our series beyond our wildest expectations. BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Andy Schmidt has long been a champion of THE O.Z., and based on our conversations, I think they’ll be great stewards for our book.
Back when we signed our deal with BOOM!, I told them I wanted to make sure our Kickstarter books still remained unique and distinctive, to honor all the backers who took a leap of faith on us. With that in mind, BOOM! will rerelease THE O.Z. with brand-new covers and formats starting in February 2027, including Jenny Frison‘s eye-catching Issue #1 cover above, as well as new backmatter in each issue. And with their infrastructure as an imprint at Penguin Random-House, BOOM! will also be uniquely suited to publish THE O.Z.’s full trade paperback collection worldwide in Summer 2027!
From the very beginning, THE O.Z. has been a true Kickstarter success story, and we couldn’t it without you. On behalf of myself, Ruben, Whitney, DC, and the rest of our creative team, we are so grateful that you’ve joined us as Yellow Brick Road Warriors — and now, we’re beyond thrilled that the story of Dorothy and the Occupied Zone will find even more new fans. Thank you again for going above and beyond for us every step of the way!
