American BOOOM! is a sprawling epic action comic that takes place in San Diego and Tijuana.
American BOOOM! chronicles the story of Sarah Hannigen, a girl with exploding fists, who moves to San Diego to avenge her slain DEA Father; suspected of having been murder victim at the hands of local Tijuana cartel organizations. With the help of her grandfather, she will explore the bi-national world of Tijuana & San Diego using the inherited guise of American BOOOM! The hopes for this comic are trifold: 1) Tell an amazing superhero comic story. Note – “comic story” As the authors it is intensely important that we announce now, at the onset of this comic, that we are telling this story to be a comic story. The medium is important and we have little to no intentions of it being something of a “pitch” to become a movie. This is a comic. 2) The use of story as a as both a metaphor and a reflection of reality is very important to us. Everything in this story takes place in real landmarks in the area of San Diego, where we live, and our neighboring city of Tijuana. The characters are based on real interactions and stories. The references to cartels and teenagers are as close to fact as possible. The superpowers, plot, and character specifics are at least aimed at being palpable, meaningful, metaphors. 3) Have fun.