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“Today, American comic books are aimed primarily at an older readership. Comics produced for an upcoming generation of readers are scarce – and BOOM! Studios aims to do something about that,” said Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid. “There will be comics for kids again!”

Waid will be writing The Incredibles comic book, featuring cover art by DC: The New Fronteir writer and artist, Darwyn Cooke.

To commemorate this historic partnership, BOOM! will be releasing a special preview book featuring sneak previews of upcoming projects using the characters from Toy Story, Finding nemo and Monsters, Inc. This preview is aimed give comic fans and interested parents a look at the quality comics BOOM! will be producing for a younger audience by the end of the year.

“It’s nothing short of an honor to work with Disney Publishing Worldwide and Pixar for this project,” said BOOM! Studios co-founder Ross Richie. “We found kindred spirits in the creative counterparts we have at both companies, and have just really had a fantastic time finding the right writer and artist combinations to do the source material justice. I think young and old alike are going to love these books!”

The Pixar preview book will be available for $5 during San Diego Comic-Con which runs July 24-27, 2008 at the BOOM! Studios booth.

Original story at IGN.com.

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