Ross Richie
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Ross Richie (born May 22, 1970) is an American comic book publisher and the founder of Boom! Studios, film producer, television producer[1] and comic book creator. Richie has written guest columns[2][3][4][5] for The Hollywood Reporter and been a Keynote Speaker for The Harvey Awards.[6] In 2013 The New York Times profiled Richie and his company Boom! Studios[7], and in 2016 they focused on profiling the Boom! Studios' "Boom! Box" imprint[8]. He produced 2 Guns, a film starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, which made $131 million on a $61 million budget.
Early life
Richie was born in San Antonio, Texas and is a graduate of Alamo Heights High School [9][10] and The University of Texas at Austin.[11][12]
Malibu Comics
From 1993 to 1995 Richie worked in the marketing department at Malibu Comics during the launch of their Ultraverse and Bravura lines, which included a national TV advertising campaign[13] and national bus advertising,[14] both firsts in the world of comic book marketing.[15]
Feature film producing
Richie is producing the feature film adaptation of The Nightmare of Hugo Baring with Mike Medavoy (Phoenix Pictures),[16] as well as Kringle with Mark Canton (The Canton Company), Akiva Goldsman, and Unusual Suspects with Casey Silver.[17] Working with Dark Horse Comics, Richie set up Damn Nation at MTV Films/Paramount Pictures.[18]
Atomeka Press
Immediately prior to BOOM!, Richie worked with Dave Elliott and Garry Leach to re-launch Atomeka Press in 2004.[19]
BOOM! Studios
In June 2005, Richie launched BOOM! Studios, which became known for comics based on franchises like Pixar, Muppets, Warhammer 40,000 and original series such as Irredeemable and Higher Earth.
References
- ^ http://deadline.com/2014/08/boom-studios-first-look-deal-with-20th-century-fox-tv-822301/
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/2-guns-producer-making-movie-594924
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/producer-2-guns-was-complicated-594938
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/2-guns-producer-how-i-594940
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/2-guns-producer-waiting-check-594947
- ^ http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40961
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/business/sharing-the-wealth-as-a-comic-book-goes-to-hollywood.html?_r=0
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/16/business/media/boom-box-comics-tell-stories-of-teenagers-with-a-light-heart.html
- ^ http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/Double-firepower-4704185.php
- ^ http://www.classmates.com/people/RossRichie/8680900327
- ^ http://www.movieviral.com/2013/07/22/comic-con-2013-interview-with-2-guns-producer-ross-richie/
- ^ http://www.popcults.com/20-questions-ross-richie-boom-studios/
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1993-06-15/business/fi-3444_1_comic-book
- ^ https://cheepultraverse.wordpress.com/2015/09/16/early-advertising-campaign/
- ^ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MALIBU+TO+LAUNCH+%22ULTRAVERSE%22+IN+JUNE%3B+NEW+SUPER-HERO+CHARACTERS...-a013171285
- ^ March 2003 Script Sales
- ^ Mage Site News
- ^ Daniel Saney. "MTV sinks teeth into Damn Nation". Digital Spy.
- ^ Atomeka Press#2004 relaunch