Ross Richie
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 was a Keynote Speaker for the 2012 Harvey Awards[2] and a judge for the "Spirit of Comics Retailer" Eisner Award.[3] The New York Times profiled Richie[4] and his company Boom! Studios twice.[5]
Early life
Richie was born in San Antonio, Texas and is a graduate of Alamo Heights High School[6][7] and The University of Texas at Austin.[8] After graduation, Richie moved to Los Angeles and found a job in the marketing department of Malibu Comics, where he worked from 1993 to 1995.[9] While at Malibu, Richie met Andrew Cosby, who later became his business partner.[10] After leaving Malibu, Richie worked in consulting and script reading.[11] In 2003 he co-wrote a comic book with Keith Giffen for Image Comics, which led to him helping Dave Elliott and Garry Leach re-launch Atomeka Press in 2004.[12] In June 2005, Richie and Cosby launched BOOM! Studios. As BOOM! CEO, Richie produced the films 2 Guns[13][14][15][16] and The Empty Man. In 2021, he changed roles from CEO to chairman of the board.[17]
List of Boom! Studios films Richie is producing
- Lumberjanes[18]
- James Wan's Malignant Man[19]
- Grant Morrison's Klaus[20]
- Keith Giffen's Tag[21]
List of Boom! Studios TV shows Richie is producing
- Arash Amel's Butterfly[22]
- Nate Cosby's Cow Boy[23]
- Justin Jordan's Deep State
- Gary Phillips series The Rinse[24]
- Something is Killing the Children
References
- ^ "BOOM! Studios Inks First-Look Deal with 20th Century Fox TV". 2014-08-20.
- ^ "Read BOOM! Studios CEO Ross Richie's Harvey Awards Keynote | CBR". 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award Finalists Announced!". 2014-07-23.
- ^ Gustines, George Gene (2013-07-27). "Sharing the Wealth as a Comic Book Goes to Hollywood". The New York Times.
- ^ Gustines, George Gene (2016-05-16). "Boom Box Comics Tell Stories of Teenagers, with a Light Heart". The New York Times.
- ^ "Double firepower". 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Reconnect with friends from Classmates Test High School, find reunions, view yearbook photos and more". Classmates.com.
- ^ "Comic-Con 2013: Interview with "2 Guns" Producer Ross Richie".
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 15 June 1993.
- ^ "Ghosts of Comics' Past – BOOM! Studios". 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Ghosts of Comics' Past – BOOM! Studios". 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Ghosts of Comics' Past – BOOM! Studios". 20 June 2022.
- ^ "'2 Guns' Producer on the Making of the Movie (Guest Column)". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Producer: '2 Guns' Was 'Too Complicated' for Hollywood -- at First". The Hollywood Reporter. 30 July 2013.
- ^ "'2 Guns' Producer: How I Accidentally Played Hard to Get (Guest Column)". The Hollywood Reporter. 31 July 2013.
- ^ "'2 Guns' Producer: Waiting for the Check, and Invoking Saint Peckinpah". The Hollywood Reporter. August 2013.
- ^ "Ghosts of Comics' Past – BOOM! Studios". 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Emily Carmichael to Direct 'Lumberjanes' for Fox (Exclusive)TheWrap". 10 August 2016.
- ^ "'San Andreas' Director Teams with James Wan for 'Malignant Man' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Fox Options Grant Morrison's Klaus for a Feature Film". 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Fox Acquires Graphic Novel 'Tag' for 'Annabelle' Director and Boom! Studios". 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Channel 4 Picks up Arash Amel's 'Butterfly'; BOOM! Studios to Exec Produce with 42 and Automatik". 27 October 2015.
- ^ "DreamWorks Animation Options Boom! Studios' Graphic Novel 'Cow Boy' for TV (Exclusive)TheWrap". 8 June 2015.
- ^ "BOOM! Studios Sells Dramas 'Deep State' with Howard Gordon & 'The Rinse' to Fox". 24 November 2014.