Name: Richard Boom, from the Netherlands
Age: 46
Comics you’re currently buying:
SPAWN, TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE, Animosity, RED SONJA & VAMPIRELLA MEET BETTY & VERONICA , RED SONJA / VAMPIRELLA, Five Years, LADY MECHANIKA,
Vampirella , Gargantuan, FATHOM
Tradewaiting: all things Millarworld
Favorite Millar book? > Hitgirl
Favorite comic characters: Vampirella, Kabuki, Aria
Top TV shows right now: Dark Crystal, Preacher, TWD
Best movie you saw in the last year: Marvel Universe
Where do you live? > The Netherlands
If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be? > for peep’s sake start manufacturing those air- or waterdriven cars alrady!!
If you could have one last meal before your glorious death in the Thunderball arena, what would you eat? > fries, grilled chicken, pease
Top 5 fictional characters you’d go to Vegas with? none. Gambling feels dumb. But if Vegas had a comicon I would visit? Then I would go with The Mummy, Big Foot, Creature of Lagoon, a mermaid, vampirella
If you could visit one place, where would you go? NYCC Comicon
If you had to room with another Millarworlder, who would you pick? Sean E
From COmicsforsinners :)
Richard’s love for the BadGrrl/GoodGrrl genre (as confessed here and here) started way back in the early 90s when he discovered some Harris Vampirella comics, as well as jumping on board of the train called Image Comics, with lovely titles such as Witchblade, Darkchylde, Avengelyne and many more.
In 2001, Richard started BadGrrlFanClub via Yahoo Groups, where he distributed all the news about strong female persona’s and gathered a wide following.
After taking those first steps, Richard increased his presence in the world of comics, from working at conventions (F.A.C.T.S.) to Headlines Editor at a comic book news site (Broken Frontier) to even get in the comic business itself doing PR work and helping artists around the globe find gigs (via Boom Art Department) and editing comic books (Nancy In Hell On Earth, Rogues!) and translating Ravine, Tomb Raider and Dragon Age.
Richard currently is also working on a comic book series and art book, based on his favorite sketchbook theme, Hot Mummy!