John Carpenter: 99 books

Companion book to BOOM! Studios' The Official Making of Big Trouble in Little China. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of John Carpenter's cult classic film, this is the first-ever look at the artistic world behind the beloved movie and its expanded universe. Packed with never-before-seen images, including...

What's to Love: "I thought you were dead." "Call me Plissken!" We could seriously quote John Carpenter's gritty cult classic all day. Expanding Carpenter's world of Big Trouble in Little China in comics has been a dream, and now we're diving into the war-torn "future"...

 Does God really exist? Is there really any evidence for that? Can science prove that the Communion wine and bread actually turn into the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ? Does the Shroud of Turin validate the mystical resurrection of Christ through careful expert scrutiny? How can statues weep...

We've shaken the pillars of Heaven and paid our dues to put together the only official, comprehensive behind-the-scenes look into the making of the 1986 cult classic film Big Trouble in Little China. To commemorate the film's 30th anniversary, we've assembled a wealth of material, including hundreds...

WHY BOOM! LOVES IT: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA is one of our favorite cult-classic films because it mashed together '80s action and supernatural fantasy movies with '70s kung-fu flicks. This is the first time any new BIG TROUBLE stories have been officially told, and we have the film's original director,...

Based on the cult-classic John Carpenter film! With the unintended help of Jack Burton, Lo Pan and the Three Storms have returned! On the run, Jack Burton and Wang Chi must traverse America in the Pork-Chop Express to escape the onslaught of the Wing Kong and Lords of Death. With Egg and Miao Yin...

From John Carpenter, legendary director of the original classic film, writer Eric Powell (The Goon), and artist Brian Churilla (The Secret History of D.B. Cooper) comes a collection of the final four issues of their run. As if sacrificing himself to end Lo Pan's reign wasn't enough, Jack Burton must...

It's the mother of all crossovers as Jack Burton and Snake Plissken meet for the first time ever anywhere! Done with director John Carpenter's complete blessing, witness this melee of the mullets as two cult-classic characters made famous by actor Kurt Russell crossover in an improbable adventure....

Jack Burton from John Carpenter’s cult-hit film, Big Trouble in Little China returns in Big Trouble in Mother Russia! Jack is back and he’s brought some old friends—and a few enemies. Kidnapped and dropped into communist Russia, Jack and his best friend Wang must survive the KGB, the ancient...

From John Carpenter (director of Big Trouble in Little China, Halloween, The Thing, Escape from New York) and Anthony Burch (writer of Borderlands 2) comes the story of old man Jack Burton’s final ride in the Pork-Chop Express. The year is 2020, and hell is literally on Earth. Ching Dai, sick of...

Jack Burton has angered a lot of folks in his day, but this time he might have really done it. With both Heaven and Hell out for Jack’s head, there’s nowhere left for him to hide. It’s a battle of apocalyptic proportions, but ol’ Jack Burton won’t go down without a fight. Gas up the Pork-Chop...

Prepare for the road trip of a lifetime! Jack Burton and Snake Plissken haul the Pork-Chop Express across the dystopian planes of America to stop their worlds from coming to an end in the John Carpenter-sanctioned crossover event that will shake the pillars of heaven and prove once and for all that Snake Plissken lives on.

What's to Love: Big Trouble in Little China is one of our favorite cult-classic films because it mashed together '80s action and supernatural fantasy movies with '70s kung-fu flicks. This is the first time any new Big Trouble stories have been officially told, and we have the film's original director,...

Jack Burton from John Carpenter’s cult-hit film, Big Trouble in Little China returns with Big Trouble in Little England! Forced on an adventure for the lost Excalibur, Jack Burton, Wang Chi, and Gracie Law must traverse the mystical, topsy turvy underbelly of England. Hunted by the Wing Kong and...