BOOM! Studios sends ‘The Many Deaths of Laila Starr’ #1 back to print

BOOM! Studios announces ‘The Many Deaths of Laila Starr’ 2nd printing with new cover by Christian Ward.

April 8, 2021

Press Release

It’s not out yet, but BOOM! Studios has revealed The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1 has sold out at the distributor level and being sent back for a setting printing. Written by Ram V (Swamp Thing, Blue in Green), art by Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel), and lettering by AndWorld Design, the series is set to debut April 14th and if you can’t find it in comic shops then a second printing will be available May 5th with a new cover by Christian Ward.

“The response to The Many Deaths of Laila Starr has been so incredible before it has even hit stores,” said Filip Sablik, President, Publishing & Sales, BOOM! Studios via a statement sent to AIPT. “We are thrilled to give everyone a chance to jump into the stunning world that Ram and Filipe have created, with a second printing hot on the heels of the series launch!”

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What’s is The Many Deaths of Laila Starr about?

With humanity on the verge of discovering immortality, the avatar of Death is fired and relegated to the world below to live out her now-finite days in the body of twenty-something Laila Starr in Mumbai. Struggling with her newfound mortality, Laila hatches a plan and soon discovers a way to be placed at the time and location where the creator of immortality will be born . . . But will Laila take her chance to permanently reverse the course of (future) history, or does a more shocking fate await her within the coils of mortal existence?

Check out the second printing cover below.

For more on this news, check out the official BOOM! press release below.

LOS ANGELES, CA (April 8, 2021) – BOOM! Studios has announced today that THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR #1, the premiere issue in a new original series from acclaimed comics creator Ram V (Swamp Thing, Blue in Green), superstar artist Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel) and letterer AndWorld Design, that explores the fine line between living and dying in Mumbai through the lens of magical realism, has sold out at the distributor level before release!

In response to the overwhelming support from retailers and fans, BOOM! Studios has announced THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR #1 SECOND PRINTING, featuring brand new cover art by superstar artist Christian Ward (Invisible Kingdom) available in stores May 5, 2021.

With humanity on the verge of discovering immortality, the avatar of Death is fired and relegated to the world below to live out her now-finite days in the body of twenty-something Laila Starr in Mumbai. Struggling with her newfound mortality, Laila hatches a plan and soon discovers a way to be placed at the time and location where the creator of immortality will be born . . . But will Laila take her chance to permanently reverse the course of (future) history, or does a more shocking fate await her within the coils of mortal existence?

“The response to THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR has been so incredible before it has even hit stores,” said Filip Sablik, President, Publishing & Sales, BOOM! Studios. “We are thrilled to give everyone a chance to jump into the stunning world that Ram and Filipe have created, with a second printing hot on the heels of the series launch!”

THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; Proctor Valley Road by Grant Morrison, Alex Child, and Naomi Franq; We Only Find Them When They’re Dead by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo; Seven Secrets by Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Once & Future by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora; and Abbott by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Atreides from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Dev Pramanik; Mighty Morphin and Power Rangers from Ryan Parrott, Marco Renna, and Francesco Mortarino; and the Magic series by Jed MacKay and Ig Guara.

Print copies of THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR #1 FIRST PRINTING will be available for sale on April 14, 2021 exclusively at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the one nearest you) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Madefire.

For continuing news on THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.