{"id":33348,"date":"2025-07-11T16:31:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T20:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gayleague.com\/?p=33348"},"modified":"2025-07-11T16:31:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T20:31:56","slug":"fan-fic-gets-real-in-mary-sue-from-boom-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gayleague.com\/fan-fic-gets-real-in-mary-sue-from-boom-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan Fic Gets Real in Mary Sue From BOOM! Studios\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Meghan Fitzmartin and Lisa Sterle Celebrate the Highs and Lows of Writing Fan Fiction in MARY SUE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOS ANGELES, CA (July 11, 2025) <\/strong>\u2013 The early reports of Meghan Fitzmartin\u2019s newest BOOM! Box series were just FAN FIC! The real deal story of <strong>MARY SUE<\/strong> begins here! Written by Fitzmartin and illustrated by the lauded Lisa Sterle, <strong>MARY SUE #1<\/strong> is here just in time for your new Fall reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite what her mom thinks, Cassie has lots of friends\u2014they just all happen to be online, where she can talk to them about her beloved favorite show, Riverview, and get their feedback on her fan fic WIP, starring Jessica, her very own hot Vampire OC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But her fic writing persona is revealed to the entire school when her former best friend finds it and can\u2019t resist reading some of it out loud to their classmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cassie thinks things can\u2019t get anymore humiliating, until her very own Mary Sue pops right out of her fan fic tosave the day\u2014or make it much, much worse\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MARY SUE #1&nbsp;<\/strong>features main cover art by series artist Lisa Sterle (<em>Dying Inside, Squad<\/em>), and variant covers by acclaimed illustrators Paulina Ganucheau and Tula Lotay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MarySuePR1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MarySuePR1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MarySuePR1-1-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MARY SUE<\/strong>&nbsp;is the latest release from BOOM! Studios\u2019award-winning BOOM! Box imprint, home to groundbreaking original series such as&nbsp;<em>Lumberjanes<\/em>&nbsp;by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Gus Allen, and ND Stevenson;&nbsp;<em>Juliet Takes a Breath&nbsp;<\/em>by Gabby Rivera and Celia Moscote;&nbsp;<em>Giant Days<\/em>&nbsp;by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin;&nbsp;<em>Mamo<\/em>&nbsp;by Sas Milledge;&nbsp;<em>Save Yourself!&nbsp;<\/em>by Bones Leopard and Kelly and Nichole Matthews;<em>&nbsp;Specter Inspectors&nbsp;<\/em>by Bowen McCurdy and Kaitlyn Musto;&nbsp;<em>The Last Witch&nbsp;<\/em>by Conor McCreery and V.V. Glass;&nbsp;<em>Ghosted in LA<\/em>&nbsp;by Sina Grace and Siobhan Keenan;&nbsp;<em>The Avant-Guards&nbsp;<\/em>by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes;&nbsp;<em>Fence<\/em>&nbsp;by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad;&nbsp;<em>Goldie Vance&nbsp;<\/em>by Hope Larson and Brittney Williams;&nbsp;<em>Hollow<\/em>&nbsp;by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, and Berenice Nelle;&nbsp;<em>Getting Dizzy<\/em>&nbsp;by Shea Fontana and Celia Moscote; and the educational series&nbsp;<em>Seen: True Stories of Marginalized Trailblazers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MARY SUE #1&nbsp;<\/strong>will be available in comic shops October 1, 2025. It is available for pre-order at your local&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/boom-studios.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3909809cccdb2fdbb344858e6&amp;id=4e640aa9f2&amp;e=a6cc304171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comic shop<\/a>. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MarySuePR2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MarySuePR2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gayleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MarySuePR2-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For continuing news on&nbsp;<strong>MARY SUE&nbsp;<\/strong>and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to<a href=\"https:\/\/boom-studios.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3909809cccdb2fdbb344858e6&amp;id=6e523ab278&amp;e=a6cc304171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;www.boom-studios.com<\/a>&nbsp;and follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/boom-studios.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3909809cccdb2fdbb344858e6&amp;id=ab4c721aa7&amp;e=a6cc304171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@boomstudios<\/a>&nbsp;on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Fitzmartin and Lisa Sterle Celebrate the Highs and Lows of Writing Fan Fiction in MARY SUE LOS ANGELES, CA (July 11, 2025) \u2013 The early reports of Meghan Fitzmartin\u2019s newest BOOM! Box series were just FAN FIC! The real deal story of MARY SUE begins here! 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