PORTLAND, OR (July 27, 2025) SOME COMIC BOOK COMPANIES ASK YOU TO CHOOSE: DEATH OR GLORY? AT EC COMICS, WE SAY . . . WHY NOT BOTH?! In advance of Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA, Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. are proud to reveal OUTLAW SHOWDOWN #1 – the first in a new series of unpredictable and unforgiving 56-page specials visiting EC’s trademark brand of hard-won vengeance upon storytelling genres from across the ages . . . from prehistoric survival to crime and punishment in epochs far beyond our own.

PORTLAND, OR (July 15, 2025) – Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to reveal its upcoming slate of special guests, signings, and panels for Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA from Wednesday, July 23rd through Sunday, July 27th!

PORTLAND, OR (July 14, 2025)– In advance of Comic Con International 2025 in San Diego, CA, multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning comic book publisher Oni Press and SpectreVision – the genre-distorting production company run by partners Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah and Lawrence Inglee – are proud to reveal HIGH STRANGENESS – a startling new, five-part experiment in comic book storytelling inspired by first-hand accounts of real paranormal encounters within the dimly lit borderlands of human experience where overlapping phenomena like UFOs, hauntings, cryptid sightings, and inexplicable synchronicities seem to indicate a higher, unseen order of reality…

PORTLAND, OR (JULY 11, 2025) – YOU’RE INVITED TO THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION WEDDING! Oni Press, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, proudly invites everyone to experience the cataclysmic fallout of RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE firsthand in the first of three tie-in specials from a rotating cast of iconoclastic talents in RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE: SUMMER OF LOVE #1 – coming to comic shops everywhere on August 6th! 

PORTLAND, OR (July 11, 2025) - YOUR DEVOTION TO THE LAMB WILL BE TESTED ONCE MORE! In advance of Comic-Con International 2025 in San Diego, CA, Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, in partnership with Massive Monster and Devolver Digital, are thrilled to announce the return of one of the global video game phenomenon that inspired one of the year’s biggest comics hits in the CULT OF THE LAMB: SCHISM SPECIAL #1 – coming to comic shops everywhere on October 29! In the cataclysmic fallout of CULT OF THE LAMB: THE FIRST VERSE… At long last… The record-setting comic book expansion of CULT OF THE LAMB returns in a powerful new, 48-page special – perfect for longtime acolytes and new readers alike – from acclaimed writer Alex Paknadel (Astonishing X-Men) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Troy Little (Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons)! 

PORTLAND, OR (July 9th, 2024) - In partnership with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), Oni Press – the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997– and global entertainment powerhouse The Nacelle Company are proud to announce the return of the CBLDF’s annual San Diego Comic-Con Welcome Party at The Westgate Hotel on Thursday, July 24th from 8 PM to 12 MIDNIGHT PT.

PORTLAND, OR (July 10th, 2025) – ALAS, THE CRUSHING WEIGHT OF GRAVITY ONLY PULLS ONE WAY: DOWN! ! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. are proud to deliver your first look inside CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #1 –  crashlanding in comic shops across the galaxy on  August 6th from an all-star cast of comics’ most depraved scientific minds as EC Comics’ best-selling, Eisner Award-nominated ode to cosmic annihilation returns with an powerful new 12-issue maxi-series … and a colossally oversized, 40-page first issue!

PORTLAND, OR (July 7, 2025) – I DON’T THINK WE’RE IN OOO ANYMORE! Oni Press, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, is proud to present your first look inside ADVENTURE TIME: THE BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAL #1, right before the 2025 edition of San Diego Comic-Con! This August, Eisner Award–winning cartoonist and breakout star Caroline Cash (PeePee PooPoo) leads a double-sized alternate universe extravaganza featuring the cutest candy couple: Princess Bubblegum and Marceline the Vampire Queen!

PORTLAND, OR (July 26, 2025) – THIS OCTOBER, YOU CAN RUN … BUT YOU’LL PROBABLY DIE ANYWAY, HEH HEH! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. are back to take you to an early grave with a first look at the horrors preternaturally predestined from EC COMICS this October! The spectre-filled season begins with an all-new, atom-shredding installment of the Eisner Award–nominated sci-fi horror anthology CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #3 on October 1st, followed by the brutally barbaric CATACOMB OF TORMENT #4, slithering into stores on October 15th.

PORTLAND, OR (July 3, 2025) BEING ONLINE PUTS YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE!– Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to present the first look inside CEMETERY KIDS RUN RABID #1 – an all-new jumping point for the serotonin-splattered video game horror hit from Zac Thompson (Into the Unbeing – Parts 1 & 2) and Daniel Irizarri (EC’s Cruel Universe, Judge Dredd) that began with CEMETERY KIDS DON’T DIE! On August 13th, sit back, relax, and surrender your mortal consciousness to the CPU of the Dreamwave – the world’s first video game system played exclusively in your sleep – even though its players sometimes don’t wake up…

PORTLAND, OR (June 27th, 2024) – AFTER 15 YEARS AND A MILLION BULLETS . . . THE SIXTH GUN IS REBORN IN ALL-NEW, MUST-READ COMICS EVENT! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is ready to bring you back to the Eisner Award-nominated world of THE SIXTH GUN on July 23rd, as acclaimed co-creators Cullen Bunn (Harrow County) and Brian Hurtt (The Midnite Show) usher in THE SIXTH GUN: BATTLE FOR THE SIX #1 – the long-awaited first issue of the extra-sized, prestige-format comic event celebrating 15 years of the milestone series that brought the Old West to the brink of apocalypse … and introducing a brand-new generation of gunfighters ready to beat back the world-ending darkness that threatens to consume us all!  

PORTLAND, OR (June 26th, 2025) – EVEN ONCE YOU’RE OUT, THERE’S NO ESCAPE! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to announce that THE GODDAMN TRAGEDY #1 – the gripping and entirely self-contained, fully painted, 48-page graphic novella has SOLD-OUT AGAIN at the distributor level and will return with a brand-new third printing on July 16th. Don’t miss out on this Western supernatural psychological masterpiece penned by Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine, That Texas Blood) featuring the brilliant art by Shawn Kuruneru (Fishflies) when it hits FOC on June 30th!

PORTLAND, OR (June 24th, 2025) – Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, proudly announces its upcoming slate of guests, signings, and panels for 2025’s AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE (ALA). Taking place Friday, June 27th through Monday, June 30th, visit creators Brian Gonsar (Dracula’s Brunch Club), Mat Heagerty (Indoor Kid), Ben Kahn (Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars), Maia Kobabe (Gender Queer: A Memoir), Meredith McClaren (Meat Eaters), and Joey Weiser (The Littlest Fighter) at Booth #418 for daily signings. Be sure to stop by the booth for ARCs, bookmarks, badge ribbons, and the first 100 librarians at the booth Friday through Sunday will receive a free Gender Queer Oni Press Tote bag!* 

PORTLAND, OR (June 20, 2025) HE DOESN’T KNOW WHY HE’S HERE – MAN? ROBOT? SIMULACRUM? OR DREAM? – Oni Press – the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to give readers their first look inside BENJAMIN #2, the second issue from ground-breaking miniseries by Edgar Award nominee and Philip K. Dick Award winner Ben H. Winters (EC’s Cruel Universe, The Last Policeman Trilogy) and rising star Leomacs (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss, Basketful of Heads)! A mind-bending tale that looks at identity and reality, BENJAMIN #2 will leave you questioning everything.

PORTLAND, OR (June 18, 2025)– Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is thrilled to announce that BENJAMIN #1 (of 3) has sold out at the distributor level and will return with a brand-new second printing on July 9th! The first issue of the breathtaking new series – featuring the full-length comics debut of writer Ben H. Winters (EC’s Cruel Universe, The Last Policeman Trilogy), creator of CBS’ acclaimed TV series Tracker and Edgar Award and Philip K. Dick Award-winning novelist  with artwork by acclaimed illustrator Leomacs (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss, DC Black Label’s Rogues) – will return with a second printing variant cover by superstar artist Christian Ward (Batman: City of Madness)  just in time for the must-read follow-up in BENJAMIN #2, both on sale July 16th!

PORTLAND, OR (June 19, 2025) – BEHOLD: A BLOODY NEW ONGOING SERIES IS BORN! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. are ready to put a spell on you with the first look inside CATACOMB OF TORMENT #1 – the next unholy chapter of EC Comics’ SUMMER OF FEAR featuring an all-new horror anthology… An all-new horror host… And absolutely no holds barred as master storytellers John Arcudi (B.P.R.D.) & Patrick Piazzalunga (Those Not Afraid), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR) & David Lapham (Stray Bullets), and Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman) & Dan McDaid (Shazam!) each take turns manning the rack and turning the red-hot irons for three all-new and blisteringly brutal tales of mayhem and malice in the undying EC tradition!

PORTLAND, OR (June 18, 2025) - THERE’S NO WAY ANYTHING HAPPENING IN THE COMPUTER KINGDOM IS SUPER-MYSTERIOUS AND MAYBE A BIT SPOOKY… RIGHT? Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) are busting a move to show their excitement for the next all-out awesome ADVENTURE TIME comic book story arc, “FRIENDS TO THE END,” beginning in ADVENTURE TIME #5! Join writer Nick Winn (Silver Sprocket’s Bloody Mary) and artist Kenzie Bugg (Adult Swim’s Tuca and Bertie) to explore the secrets of the Computer Kingdom – and delivering some sweet dance moves – alongside a brand-new back-up feature from classic Adventure Time writer/storyboard artist and 2024 LA Times Book Prize Finalist Derek Ballard (Cartoonshow) in one sweet package on September 9th!

(June 17, 2024) – In advance of this summer’s American Library Association (ALA) Conference in Philadelphia, PA, Oni Press is proud to unveil its next Pre-Order Exclusive Merch Collection celebrating the best-selling graphic novel GENDER QUEER and the work of cartoonist Maia Kobabe as part of the publisher’s ongoing FIGHT CENSORSHIP, READ COMICS initiative. 

PORTLAND, OR (June 16, 2025) WHEN YOU’RE A COP IN THE YEAR 2142, YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO TRUST ANYONE . . . NOT YOUR PARTNER, NOT YOUR SPOUSE, NOT EVEN YOURSELF! – Oni Press – the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to announce SKIN POLICE 2 #1 From rising star Jordan Thomas (Mugshots) and powerhouse artist Daniel Gete (Biker Mice from Mars), the hyper-kinetic, near-future action epic SKIN POLICE returns with AN ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT that begins with a no-holds-barred turning point for a world where morally gray law enforcement, black market illegal cloning, and political strife are about to boil over in a hail of gunfire…

PORTLAND, OR (June 13th, 2025) – YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE! (FROM THE NUMEROUS UNIVERSES HUNTING YOU DOWN!) Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comic books and graphic novels since 1997, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, is proud to reveal a mind-blowing first look inside  RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #1 – kicking off the FIRST-EVER RICK AND MORTY COMIC BOOK EVENT in spectacularly cosmic fashion on July 9th! From the deviant psyches of comics mastermind and multiple Emmy Award–nominee Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki) and artistic annihilator Jarrett Williams (Speed Force, Super Pro K.O.), the summer’s cosmos-colliding seven-part event is about to pit Rick and Morty against their greatest nemesis yet: the Omniverse itself!