Ross Richie (born May 22, 1970) is an American comic book publisher and the founder of Boom! Studios, film producer, television producer[1] and comic book creator. 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]