The Backstagers: Complete Collection

20 For 20! Celebrate 20 years of BOOM! Studios with the full Backstagers story, collected in its entirety for the very first time.

There's magic in the theatre--when the crowd hushes, the lights go up, the curtain opens--but for Jordy and the Backstagers, the real magic's behind-the-scenes...literally! Monsters, spirits, and an entire magical world are waiting just off-stage and the Backstagers are the only ones who know!

Join the stage crew on fantastic adventures as they deal with troublesome tool mice, fierce phantoms, and finding love and friendship despite feeling like outcasts at their all-boys school!

From GLADD, Prism, and Eisner award-winning writer James Tynion IV (WYND, Batman) and artist Rian Sygh (Adventure Time, Munchkin), plus shorts by James Tynion IV and Sam Johns with artists Brittney Williams (Goldie Vance), Caitlin Rose Boyle (Jonesy), Katy Farina (the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series), and more!

Collects The Backstagers #1-8, The Backstagers: 2018 Valentine's Intermission, The Backstagers: Halloween Intermission, and the Backstagers story from The BOOM! Box 2016 Mix Tape.

Author: James Tynion IV,Sam Johns
Publisher: Boom!box
Published: 09/09/2025
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.63lbs
Size: 10.31h x 6.61w x 0.79d
ISBN13: 9798892155458
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | LGBTQ+
- Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Paranormal

About the Author
James Tynion IV is an Eisner Award-winning, New York Times bestselling writer and publisher of comic books. He is best known for co-creating hit horror comics series like Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, and The Department of Truth. He is also the writer of Young Adult adventure series, like multiple GLAAD Media Award-nominated Wynd, and the 2017 GLAAD Media Award winner The Woods. He spent ten years writing various Batman titles at DC Comics, where he co-created exciting new characters like Punchline and Ghost-Maker. He lives and works in Brooklyn, and is represented by United Talent Agency.