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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 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]

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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

List of Boom! Studios TV shows Richie is producing

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References

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  2. ↑ "Read BOOM! Studios CEO Ross Richie's Harvey Awards Keynote | CBR". 12 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award Finalists Announced!". 2014-07-23.
  4. ↑ Gustines, George Gene (2013-07-27). "Sharing the Wealth as a Comic Book Goes to Hollywood". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ Gustines, George Gene (2016-05-16). "Boom Box Comics Tell Stories of Teenagers, with a Light Heart". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ "Double firepower". 2 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Reconnect with friends from Classmates Test High School, find reunions, view yearbook photos and more". Classmates.com.
  8. ↑ "Comic-Con 2013: Interview with "2 Guns" Producer Ross Richie".
  9. ↑ "Archives". Los Angeles Times . 15 June 1993.
  10. ↑ "Ghosts of Comics' Past – BOOM! Studios". 20 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ghosts of Comics' Past – BOOM! Studios". 20 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ghosts of Comics' Past – BOOM! Studios". 20 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "'2 Guns' Producer on the Making of the Movie (Guest Column)". The Hollywood Reporter . 29 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Producer: '2 Guns' Was 'Too Complicated' for Hollywood -- at First". The Hollywood Reporter . 30 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "'2 Guns' Producer: How I Accidentally Played Hard to Get (Guest Column)". The Hollywood Reporter . 31 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "'2 Guns' Producer: Waiting for the Check, and Invoking Saint Peckinpah". The Hollywood Reporter . August 2013.
  17. ↑ "Ghosts of Comics' Past – BOOM! Studios". 20 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Emily Carmichael to Direct 'Lumberjanes' for Fox (Exclusive)TheWrap". 10 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "'San Andreas' Director Teams with James Wan for 'Malignant Man' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . 13 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "Fox Options Grant Morrison's Klaus for a Feature Film". 3 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Fox Acquires Graphic Novel 'Tag' for 'Annabelle' Director and Boom! Studios". 17 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Channel 4 Picks up Arash Amel's 'Butterfly'; BOOM! Studios to Exec Produce with 42 and Automatik". 27 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "DreamWorks Animation Options Boom! Studios' Graphic Novel 'Cow Boy' for TV (Exclusive)TheWrap". 8 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "BOOM! Studios Sells Dramas 'Deep State' with Howard Gordon & 'The Rinse' to Fox". 24 November 2014.
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