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The Backstagers: Complete Collection by James Tynion IV

The Backstagers: Complete Collection

James Tynion IV, Sam Johns

Boom Entertainment · Paperback · September 9, 2025

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Who it’s for
The stage crew finds monsters, spirits, and a magical world just off-stage.
Themes
Backstage magic, Friendship and love, Feeling like an outcast
Genres
YA Fantasy Comics, YA Paranormal Comics, YA Coming-of-Age Comics

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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!

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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.

Magic Off-Stage

The stage crew finds monsters, spirits, and a magical world just off-stage.

Come here for

  • Theatre backstage magic, troublesome tool mice, and fierce phantoms
  • Friendship and love amid feeling like an outcast at an all-boys school

Expect

  • The full Backstagers story, collected in its entirety
  • Shorts and intermission stories alongside issues #1–8

Where it sits

YA Paranormal Comics39%
YA Fantasy Comics37%
YA Coming-of-Age Comics32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Coming-of-Age Comics
  • YA LGBTQ+ Comics
  • YA Paranormal Comics
Authors
James Tynion IV, Sam Johns
Publisher
Boom Entertainment
Published
September 9, 2025
Format
Paperback
Theme
Backstage magic · Friendship and love · Feeling like an outcast
Reading lane
YA Coming-of-Age Comics