LOS ANGELES, CA (December 13, 2024) – BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at FENCE CHALLENGERS: SWEET SIXTEEN #1, a special double-sized issue from New York Times bestselling writer C.S. Pacat, lauded artist Johanna the Mad, colorist Joana LaFuente, and letterer Taylor Esposito. Welcome back to the high stakes world of fencing in the next chapter of the FENCE saga.
The Kings Row fencing team has made it all the way to the final sixteen in the tournament! But now they must face the best of the best.
It’s Seiji against Marcus, the fencer who made him fall in love with the sport to begin with; and Nicholas versus Kyle Allen, under the watchful eye of none other than Nicholas’s estranged father!
FENCE CHALLENGERS: SWEET SIXTEEN #1 features a main cover by Johanna the Mad, with variant covers by Kody Okamoto (Keeping Time).
FENCE CHALLENGERS: SWEET SIXTEEN 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, Gus Allen, and ND Stevenson; Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera and Celia Moscote; Giant Days by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin; Mamo by Sas Milledge; Save Yourself! by Bones Leopard and Kelly and Nichole Matthews; Specter Inspectors by Bowen McCurdy and Kaitlyn Musto; The Last Witch by Conor McCreery and V.V. Glass; Ghosted in LA by Sina Grace and Siobhan Keenan; The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes; Fence by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad; Goldie Vance by Hope Larson and Brittney Williams; Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, and Berenice Nelle; Getting Dizzy by Shea Fontana and Celia Moscote; and the educational series Seen: True Stories of Marginalized Trailblazers.
FENCE CHALLENGERS: SWEET SIXTEEN #1 will be available in comic shops January 1, 2025. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.
Fence Challengers: Sweet Sixteen #1 A Main: NOV240115
Fence Challengers: Sweet Sixteen #1 B Variant: NOV240116
Fence Challengers: Sweet Sixteen #1 C 1:5 INCV: NOV240117
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