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Boom Studios reveals new Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O! preview

By John Freeman on March 11, 2020

US publisher BOOM! Studios has revealed a brand new look at Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O!, an original graphic novel, available in stores later this month.

The book reunites the acclaimed team of filmmaker and writer Carly Usdin (The Avant-Guards), artist Nina Vakueva (League of Legends: Ashe – Warmother), inker Irene Flores, colourist Natalia Nesterenko and letterer Jim Campbell for a brand-new adventure with the music store crew – and secret fight club – of Heavy Vinyl.

In Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O!, your favorite girl gang is back and on the brink of a new millennium. It’s the summer of 1999, and while the staff of Vinyl Destination is dealing with growing up and getting out into the world, the tension over Y2K is mounting into an all-out panic!

Can this group of music-loving vigilantes balance their work lives with their dating lives, prevent the total collapse of modern society, and save the world in time to celebrate the new millenium?!

There’s only one way to find out!

Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O! is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ award-winning BOOM! Box imprint, home to groundbreaking original series such as Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooklyn Allen, and Noelle Stevenson; Giant Days by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin; The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes; b.b. free by Gabby Rivera and Royal Dunlap; Fence by C.S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad; and Goldie Vance by Hope Larson and Brittney Williams.

• Print copies of Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O! will be available on 25th March 2020 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one), 31st March 2020 at bookstores including AmazonUK (Affiliate Link), or at the BOOM! Studios webstore

Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the Madefire

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.