Two films – one a beloved action franchise, the other an upcoming horror comedy – are making their way into the comic world courtesy of Boom! Studios.

The comic-book company has announced it will publish a “Die Hard” prequel titled “Die Hard: Year One,” which will star a younger version of the John McClane character made famous by Bruce Willis on the big screen.

The official plot synopsis reads: “Every great action hero got started somewhere: Batman Began. Bond had his Casino Royale. And for John McClane, more than a decade before the first DIE HARD movie, he’s just another rookie cop, an East Coast guy working on earning his badge in New York City during 1976’s Bicentennial celebration. Too bad for John McClane, nothing’s ever that easy.”

The comic-book series will hit store shelves in August.

Also slated for release in August is the graphic novel “Jennifer’s Body,” based on the upcoming Diablo Cody-penned thriller of the same name.

The movie stars Megan Fox as a demonically-possessed cheerleader whose victims of choice are teenage boys. According to the Boom! plot synopsis, the novel “ties into the movie and expands on its universe.”

More details about the two new series, as well as cover art, can be found on the official Boom! Studios blog here.

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