Ross Richie
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Ross Richie (born May 22, 1970) is an American comic book publisher film producer, television producer[1] and comic book creator who is a co-founder of Boom! Studios. Richie was a Keynote Speaker for the 2012 Harvey Awards[2] and a judge for the "Spirit of Comics Retailer" Eisner Award.[3] The New York Times profiled Richie[4] and his company Boom! Studios twice.[5]
Richie was born in San Antonio, Texas and is a graduate of Alamo Heights High School[6][7] and The University of Texas at Austin.[8] After graduation, Richie moved to Los Angeles and found a job in the marketing department of Malibu Comics, where he worked from 1993 to 1995.[9] While at Malibu, Richie met Andrew Cosby, who later became his business partner.[10] After leaving Malibu, Richie worked in consulting and script reading.[11] In 2003 he co-wrote a comic book with Keith Giffen for Image Comics, which led to him helping Dave Elliott and Garry Leach re-launch Atomeka Press in 2004.[12] In June 2005, Richie and Cosby launched BOOM! Studios. As BOOM! CEO, Richie produced the films 2 Guns[13][14][15][16] and The Empty Man. In 2021, he changed roles from CEO to chairman of the board.[17]
