CBGB was the legendary New York club that broke such acts as The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads and Television – to name a few. BOOM! Studios and CBGB Holdings will release a sneak preview of the CBGB comic book mini-series at the SXSW CBGB Stories panel hosted by Seymour Stein, president and chairman of Sire Records. The first issue, with a Jaime Hernandez [Love & rockets] cover, will hit the shelves in July. During the CBGB Stories panel, a limited edition, original CBGB single page comic by Jesse Blaze Snider (DEADPOOL, TOY STORY) and Eisner Award-winner Chuck BB (BLACK METAL) will be passed out to the audience and press.
According to the press release, CBGB features the finest veteran and rookie talents in comics, portraying the tales of music, discovery, heartbreak, confusion, rebellion and greatness.
Also confirmed for the miniseries: writers and artists including Ana Matronic [Scissor Sisters], Kieron Gillen [Phonogram, Thor], Kim Krizan [Oscar®-nominated writer of Before Sunset and Before Sunrise], Chuck BB [Eisner-winning artist of Black Metal], Kelly Sue DeConnick [30 Days of Night: Eben & Stella], Rob G. [Teenagers From Mars], Sam Humphries [the guy behind MySpace Comics] and Mark Ellerby [among others].
CBGB, the miniseries, will be collected in a mass market hardcover edition in November.