BOOM! Box Mix Tape

by Shannon Watters (Editor), Rian Sygh, Ryan North

The annual BOOM! Box Mix Tape is an eclectic collection of stories featuring beloved characters from established BOOM! Box series as well as original stories showcasing up-and-coming creators and brand-new content. With original stories featuring Lumberjanes, Giant Days, Cyanide & Happiness, Goldie Vance, The Backstagers, and many more! Collects the BOOM! Box Mix Tape 2014, 2015, and 2016.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Young Adult, Anthologies, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels Manga, LGBT

138 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 3, 2018

About the author

Senior Editor at BOOM! Studios | Head of BOOM! Box | Co-Creator/Writer of Lumberjanes | your favorite boy band butch [she/her]
(from Twitter profile)

Reviews

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

A mild graphic anthology of mild short stories. I picked this up because some of the stories feature characters from Boom! series that I have previously read, like Lumberjanes, The Backstagers, Midas Flesh, and Slam!. Mostly I got it for the two Giant Days stories by John Allison, which turned out to be just okay. And that sums up the whole anthology: none of it is bad, but it is all just okay.



FOR REFERENCE:

Originally published as BOOM! BOX 2014 Mix Tape, BOOM! BOX 2015 Mix Tape, and BOOM! BOX 2016 Mix Tape.

Table of Contents:

BOOM! BOX 2014 Mix Tape
• Hambourgeois & Chip / written and illustrated by Rian Sygh
• Paz & Richard: A Midas Flesh Short Story / written by Ryan North; illustrated by Braden Lamb; inked by Chris O'Neill
• Punk Rock Grandma / written and illustrated by Alexis Ziritt
• Misunderstood Haunted House / written by Shannon Watters; illustrated by Kendra Wells
• The Last Bigfoot / written and illustrated by Becca Tobin
• The Math's Easier. We All Win: A Munchkin Short Story / written and illustrated by John Kovalic
• Animals Are Pretty Weird, Y'All / written and illustrated by Rosemary Mosco
• Teen President / written and illustrated by Eryk Donovan
• A Girl and Her Raptor: A Lumberjanes Short Story / written by Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters; illustrated by Carey Pietsch
• Help Us! Great Warrior: A Preview / written and illustrated by Madeleine Flores
• The Port-a-Potty on Remington Lane / written and illustrated by Stefan Tosheff
• Wake Up, Thug Pug! A Teen Dog Short Story / written and illustrated by Jake Lawrence
• A Selection of Cyanide and Happiness / by Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker and Dave McElfatrick
• Worst Witches / written and illustrated by Paul Maybury

BOOM! BOX 2015 Mix Tape
• Narwhal Janitor / written and illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
• Fridge Raider: A Giant Days Short Story / written and illustrated by John Allison
• Musical Knights: A Power Up Short Story / written by Kate Leth; illustrated by Matt Cummings
• The Return of Misunderstood Haunted House / written by Kelly Thompson; illustrated by Savanna Ganucheau
• Go the FHTAGN to Sleep!: A Munchkin Short Story / written and illustrated by John Kovalic
• Gab Mask: A Bad Mask In-World Experience / written and illustrated by Jon Chad
• Tip o' the Hat / written and illustrated by Adam X Vass
• Mixing It Up: A Lumberjanes Short Story / written by Shannon Watters; illustrated by Carey Pietsch
• A Selection of Cyanide and Happiness / by Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker and Dave McElfatrick
• Help Us! Great Warrior: Tiny Tales / written and illustrated by Madeleine Flores
• Postmarked: Urgent / illustrated by Kendra Wells

BOOM! BOX 2016 Mix Tape
• Music Is Important: A Giant Days Short Story / written and illustrated by John Allison
• Tour Life / written and illustrated by Stefan Tosheff
• Holiday Cards / by Anna Strain
• Puzzle Fest / written and illustrated by Sammy Borras
• The Backstagers in "The Pits" / written by James Tynion IV; illustrated by Rian Sygh
• Band Camp: A Lumberjanes Short Story / written by Shannon Watters; illustrated by Ayme Sotuyo
• B Minor / written and illustrated by Sina Grace
• Fresh Meat: A Slam! Short Story / written by Pamela Ribon; illustrated by Veronica Fish
• Change of Tune: A Goldie Vance Short Story / written by Ngozi Ukazu; illustrated by Olivia Margraf

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice quick read, I am always a fan of Boom! Studios comics, and this was no exception. This is a compilation of the Boom! Box Mix Tape collections from 2014, 2015, and 2016, which each contain several short comics from their previous series as well as some stand alone stories. I enjoyed being able to read some new stories in some series that I already read, such as Giant Days and Lumberjanes, getting a look at some longer series that I have been meaning to look into, such as The Midas Flesh and Slam!, and being introduced to some completely new creators. Some of the individual comics were better than others, but overall it was a very strong collection with some cute stories.

[DeAnne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection was super fun and served as a great sampling of all of the different artists/authors included. Each story, even if it was from a specific series was easy to jump into and a great introduction to each author. While I didn't love all of the stories, I really enjoyed all the different art styles and differing genres. There were more than a few that I immediately wanted more of, or wished they had continued, which is the best feeling to have when reading a collections such as this.

There were definitely some stand outs that make the collection worth reading overall and if you want a taste test of some of the featured series, this is a great way to find out if you enjoy the characters and art style.

[Syntaxx · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like having a mix of shorts from established BOOM! series, as well as the original stand-alone comics. I did like that everything was pretty short, and it was REALLY cool to see a 'Giant Days' short as illustrated by John Allison! That was my favorite part of this book.

A lot of these stories are pretty juvenile, and the humor doesn't quite hit the same for me as in other BOOM! Box titles. It was a quick read, but nothing I'm likely to pick up again.

[elstaffe]

I wish I'd read the description of this book before reading the 2014 mix tape, because it was included within this edition (along with the 2015 and 2016 mix tape). I guess that's less of a review and more of a tsk at my past self.

[Kest Schwartzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most anthologies are hit and miss, but this collection is almost entirely fabulous.

[Cass · Rating 4 out of 5]

An eclectic mix of BOOM! Comics. I really loved seeing the Giant Days cast and Greatest Warrior again (so cute)

[Becca · Rating 3 out of 5]

A real mix of things I loved and others not so much.

[loco-motive · Rating 2 out of 5]

i bought this for the cover tbh. nothin groundbreaking. easy read

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute easy read

[V. Arrow · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to just split the middle and say 2.5 rounded up... The haunted house comics, Lumberjanes, and Goldie Vance, I loved. The rest were not to my taste.

[Avery · Rating 2 out of 5]

The text was small.

[karla melissa ramirez herman · Rating 5 out of 5]

es un libro muy bueno que encena a los minis a ser creativos en su vida

[Geno]

A very mixed bag. Took me forever to reach half of the book before I decided to put it aside.
I think I only really like two stories: one about dinosaurs and the other about a haunted house.
The rest was quite a mess, maybe it was because there is a limit to how much you can do in such a little space.
All and all, I was expecting to have an idea of all the possibilities that BOOM! but ended up being a disappointment.

[Claire · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mixed bag for me, some really cute short comics, but some that didn’t work for me too. Good idea though, a nice way to sample Boom comics with little commitment.

[Karli · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book! We seriously need more comics filled with short stories. I can't wait to buy this book and read it over and over again!

[Odhran · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't really remember much about this. I mainly read it for the Lumberjanes bit.

[read it twice · Rating 2 out of 5]

A mixed bag of boom box characters. Loved the introduction to them all. Although the stories were too short to actually know anything about them.
Special mention to misunderstood haunted house.