BOOM! Studios has hired Wendy Wallace as their General Manager. In her new position, Wallce will “oversee the day-to-day operations of the studio, providing steady leadership to the expanding BOOM! team as the company continues its explosive growth.”
“Wendy brings a high level of energy and experience to BOOM!” said Ross Richie, the company’s co-founder and CEO. “She’s an industry vet with a decade of experience doing everything from development to production to publishing. All of this makes her a perfect fit for our company.”
Wallace started out at Universal Studios in the cable television department, ultimately becoming involved with the development, production, and distribution of many television series, movies-of-the-week, miniseries, and DVD releases. Some of her efforts include USA Network’s Monk and Prancer Returns, as well as The Sci-Fi Channel’s Invisible Man series and Battlestar Galactica mini-series. Since leaving NBC/Universal, Wallace has worked on such diverse projects as UPN’s Amish in the City, USA Network’s DC Sniper: 23 Days of Fear and the cable comedy, Psych. Most recently, she served as Co-Producer on The Sci-Fi Channel’s Eureka. She has also been a producer and consultant for feature films, music videos, and Internet-exclusive and print projects.
Wallace currently serves as a Vice President of the Producers Guild of America, is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and is an Executive Member of Women in Film.
BOOM! Studios is “a unique new publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry’s biggest talents. Founded by Andrew Cosby (the creator of the TV show Eureka) and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.”