As we rev up for the 10th anniversary of the acclaimed BOOM! Box imprint, BOOM! Studios have surely given us something to talk about – S.I.R. #1! Playfully marrying ‘Motor Crush’ with ‘Fence’, Ringo Award-nominated cartoonist Fell Hound’s latest venture offers a captivating jumble of sports, battle anime, and a dash of over-the-top flair.

Dupes, Dystopias, and Cycle Jousting

Is your life lacking some chaos? If so, welcome to the world of MOTORCYCLE JOUSTING. It’s not every day you encounter an adrenaline-fueled sport that’s served up with a side of romantic drama. Yet, in S.I.R. #1, the usual love story gets a high voltage twist.

Avery Sakai and Nico Xing were once inseparable, but life has a knack for driving a wedge between the closest of pairs. Sakai, in her quest to patch things up, finds solace in acceptance to the elite Bridleham Academy. Excitingly, Nico is also part of the package deal. However, Nico’s chosen hobbies might not exactly fit with Sakai’s expectations.

Sakai is plunged into a whirlwind path to Nico’s heart, that cuts straight through the anarchic world of SEISMIC IRONCLASH ROULETTE or S.I.R. – an underground motorcycle jousting fight club that certainly wasn’t part of anyone’s ‘Plan B’ for reuniting with a lost lover.

The Civic Love of Combat

The visual power of S.I.R. #1 is delightfully chaotic, thanks to Fell Hound’s signature style. Furthermore, variant covers by Alessio Zonno (SIR #1 B Variant), Paulina Ganucheau (SIR #1 C 1:10 INCV), and Bengal (SIR #1 D 1:20 INCV) each add a unique flavor to the saga.

S.I.R. is the latest crowning glory of the BOOM! Box imprint club, already flaunting a heavy-hitting roster that includes the likes of ‘Lumberjanes’, ‘Juliet Takes a Breath’, ‘Giant Days’, ‘Getting Dizzy’ and ‘The Last Witch’. If you go by their track record, expect S.I.R. to take you on quite a ride.

S.I.R. #1, due to hit the comic shelves on August 14, 2024, is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. A digital copy can be procured from your trusted content providers, be it Kindle, iBooks, or Google Play. If that’s too long a wait, keep circling back here for more updates peppered with a smidge of dry humour and journalistic jargon. ATC out!