The Genre-Smashing, Manga-Inspired FREAKS’ SQUEELE by Florent Maudoux is Now on Kickstarter with Magnetic Press
PORTLAND, OR (December 9, 2025) Magnetic Press – the Eisner Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels from around the world since 2013 – is bringing Florent Maudoux’s manga-inspired and darkly stylish action adventure series FREAKS’ SQUEELE to Kickstarter with an ambitious and artful crowdfunding campaign. Florent Maudoux’s critically acclaimed, seven-volume series has gained legions of fans around the world since its debut in 2008 by drawing inspiration from RPGs, Hong Kong cinema, and classical art to create a wildly inventive comic saga that brings manga flair, western comic grit, and Franco-Belgian charm into one gloriously chaotic universe.
BOO! Oni Press Presents an Electrifying Look at SPIRIT OF THE SHADOWS #1, the Most Eerie Hero in Comics from Nick Cagnetti & Daniel Ziegler
PORTLAND, OR (December 9, 2025) – OUTRAGEOUSLY OTHERWORLDLY AND BACK FROM THE GRAVE WITH A SCORE TO SETTLE! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, invites readers into a spectacularly terrifying new vision of the underworld in this extended excerpt from SPIRIT OF THE SHADOWS #1, the arresting new limited series from the phantasmagorical minds of breakout cartoonist Nick Cagnetti (Pink Lemonade, XINO) and Daniel Ziegler (Elodie). Arriving in comic shops on January 28th, SPIRIT OF THE SHADOWS #1 features the first full-length artwork by Nick Cagnetti since his extraordinary debut with 2022’s PINK LEMONADE.
First Look: The Holidays Get Gruesome in EC Comics’ SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES 2 #1 – On Sale December 10th!
PORTLAND, OR (DECEMBER 8, 2025) - THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, THAT’S NOT SANTA COMING DOWN THE CHIMNEY… IT’S A TORRENT OF BLOOD, GUTS, AND GORE IN THE IMMORTAL TRADITION OF EC COMICS! 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 taking readers on a horrific holiday thrill ride in SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES 2 #1! Ahead of the 56-page holiday special ’s release this week on December 10th, Oni Press is proud to reveal a first look inside the short story “Eight Vengeful Nights” by Edgar Award nominee and Philip K. Dick Award winner Ben H. Winters (Benjamin, The Last Policeman Trilogy) and riveting artist Sami Kivelä (Abbott). This surprising tale of how a young man’s mysterious Hanukkah presents help him reap revenge on his oppressors will have you taking stock of your enemies … and searching your stash for your very own weapon of opportunity!
World-Renowned Creators Joann Sfar and Tony Sandoval Enchant Readers with THE DRAGONS OF PARIS
PORTLAND, OR (December 1, 2025) - Internationally acclaimed creators writer Joann Sfar (Dungeon, The Rabbi's Cat) and artist Tony Sandoval (DoomBoy, Watersnakes) are joining forces for the first time in THE DRAGONS OF PARIS, a folkloric, playful, and liberating graphic novel due out on December 2 from Magnetic Press, the Eisner Award–winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels from around the world since 2013.
Magnetic Press Unleashes Deluxe Hardcovers of MFKZ, the Groundbreaking Graphic Novel Series Behind the Animated Feature Film by Studio 4C and Ankama
PORTLAND, OR (November 25th, 2025) – This November, Magnetic Press – the Eisner Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels from around the world since 2013 – will begin releasing deluxe hardcover editions of Guillaume "Run" Renard’s MFKZ, the internationally acclaimed graphic novel series, starting with the first three thrilling volumes which are arriving just in time for the holidays. Spinning out of Guillaume “Run” Renard’s 2002 short film “Mutafukaz: Operation Blackhead,” MFKZ has grown into the hit Netflix film from Studio 4C (All You Need Is Kill, Tekkonkinkreet) directed by Shôjirô Nishimi and Renard and starring English language voice actors Vince Staples (The Vince Staples Show), Kenn Michael (Saints Row), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian), Michael Chiklis (The Shield), Danny Trejo (Machete), and RZA (Man with the Iron Fists, Wu-Tang Clan) as well as a groundbreaking graphic novel series and multiple spin-offs.
Extended Preview: Go Inside ADVENTURE TIME VOL. 1: BEST OF BUDS with a SUPER-HUGE Look at the Smash-Hit Ongoing Comic Book Series – Now in Trade Paperback!
PORTLAND, OR (November 25, 2025) – A QUEST FOR JAKE AND FINN THAT ONLY TWO FANTASTIC FRIENDS COULD ENDURE STARTS HERE! 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 proud to present that ADVENTURE TIME VOL. 1: BEST OF BUDS is coming November 26th! The first issue of this fantastical adventure features Nick Winn (Bloody Mary) as writer and artist and a back-up story written and drawn by cartoonist Derek M. Ballard (Cartoonshow). This jam-packed story of adventure is available in both softcover and limited-edition hardcover when it arrives in stores on November 26th! And to celebrate the upcoming release, let’s take a look at THE COMPLETE FIRST ISSUE of ADVENTURE TIME VOL. 1: BEST OF BUDS!
Following A Record-Setting $1.75 Million Kickstarter, MURDER DRONES #1 Brings Glitch Productions’ Global Animation Phenomenon to Comic Shops
PORTLAND, OR (November 19, 2025) Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, and independent animation powerhouse Glitch Productions are proud to reveal your first look inside the upcoming release of MURDER DRONES #1 of (6), the hugely anticipated first issue of the brand-new, six-part adaptation of the global smash-hit animated series created by Liam Vickers and produced by Glitch Productions! After racking up more than 330 million views on YouTube and subsequently making its streaming debut on Prime Video, MURDER DRONES is next setting its sights on comic shops worldwide next with a new limited series from writer Wyatt Kennedy (Nights, Wiccan: Witches’ Road) and artist Jo Mi-Gyeong (Eve, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance)! Adapting all eight episodes of the cult-favorite animated series, MURDER DRONES’ official comic spin-off is already a groundbreaking phenomenon in its own right after earning $1.75 million on Kickstarter to become the #4 highest grossing comics Kickstarter of all time and becoming one of the few campaigns to shatter the crowdfunding record long-held by BOOM! Studios’ BRZRKR.
Love is Pain in EC Comics’ TORTURED HEARTS #1 – A Violent Bouquet of Brutality Coming in February!
PORTLAND, OR (November 18, 2025) THIS VALENTINE’S DAY, BETTER SHAKE OFF THE BLUES…BEFORE THEY TURN BLACK AND START TO SMELL BAD! 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 announce their newest romantic obsession in TORTURED HEARTS #1 – a 56-page, coffin-shaped bouquet of brutality forged in the unrelenting tradition of EC Comics!
First Look: HIGH STRANGENESS: BOOK TWO Brings Bigfoot to 1975 on November 19th – Only From SpectreVision & Oni Press
PORTLAND, OR (November 17, 2025) – Multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning comic book publisher, Oni Press, and SpectreVision, the genre-distorting production company run by Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah,and Lawrence Inglee, are proud to reveal a first look inside HIGH STRANGENESS: BOOK TWO the next enthralling chapter of a five-part experiment in comic book storytelling inspired by firsthand accounts of encounters with the paranormal. Led by SpectreVision co-founder and real-life experiencer Daniel Noah alongside acclaimed writer Zac Thompson (Cemetery Kids Run Rabid), and fast-rising star Noah Bailey (Station Grand, Double Walker), the decades-spanning saga enters the year 1975 on November 19th as a fugitive convict evades the terrifying creature known as Sasquatch, only in HIGH STRANGENESS: BOOK TWO!
Master Storytellers Cullen Bunn and Christopher Mitten Unleash The Fury of THE AUTUMN KINGDOM: THE WRAITHBOUND QUEEN #1
PORTLAND, OR (November 11, 2025) – Celebrated writer Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Harrow County) and visionary artist Christopher Mitten (Hellboy & the B.P.R.D.) have crafted a sublime story of suspense, horror, and family drama with THE AUTUMN KINGDOM: THROUGH THE BLIGHT, their acclaimed dark fantasy saga which racked up critical accolades and landed on critics’ “best comics of the year” list. In February 2026, these two master storytellers will reunite for THE AUTUMN KINGDOM: THE WRAITHBOUND QUEEN #1 – the first issue of a fantastic and frightening four-issue comic book series that follows two young sisters into the depths of a twilight realm ruled by faeries, monsters, and demons in a desperate quest to rescue their parents from a millennia-old blood sacrifice. The stunning next chapter of THE AUTUMN KINGDOM will hit stores on February 4th from Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997.
First Look: The End of Rick and Morty Comic Books is Here With RICK AND MORTY: THE END #1
PORTLAND, OR (November 7, 2025) PREPARE YOUR EYES FOR MADNESS—AND HILARIOUS HIJINKS AND/OR HUMOROUS HILARITY! – Oni Press, the multiple Eisner- and Harvey Award–winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, have decided that all the Rick and Morty comic book fans across the universe should see—NO, they DESERVE to see—a sneak peak at what’s to come (and end) with RICK AND MORTY: THE END #1, featuring the outer-worldly writing from Daniel Kibblesmith (Rick and Morty vs. the Universe) and the interstellar art of Jarrett Williams (Rick and Morty vs. the Universe)! The inconceivable will be conceived! The unbelievable will be believed! Can you imagine both of these concepts contained within one comic book? You better . . . especially when RICK AND MORTY: THE END #1 arrives in stores on December 3! Continue reading to see a first look at the book . . . you just need the guts . . . Do you have them?
Retailer Advisory: Oni Press Reveals New Printings of Caroline Cash’s Sold-Out ADVENTURE TIME: THE BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAl #1
PORTLAND, OR (November 6, 2025) – 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 thrilled to announce the sold-out ADVENTURE TIME: THE BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAL #1 by Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Caroline Cash (PeePee PooPoo) will be returning to store shelves everywhere in December with not one, but TWO brand-new editions of the 56-page spectacular: a third printing variant, featuring an awesome new cover by artist Tia Roxae (Face Fatigue) and a polybagged Deluxe Edition that comes complete with a new cardstock cover and sheet of seven totally rad stickers all illustrated by Cash herself!
Oni Press Presents The First Preview from THE FIRST FREEDOM: THE STORY OF OPAL LEE AND JUNETEENTH
PORTLAND, OR (November 6, 2025) – On February 3, 2026, Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, will release First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth, the first-ever graphic novel dedicated to the history and origin of the Juneteenth holiday. This timely and topical 208-page biography chronicles the inspirational journey and resilient determination of Dr. Opal Lee — known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth — who spent decades in pursuit of one singular cause: to officially recognize American emancipation with its own national holiday. Ahead of its publication during Black History Month in February 2026, Oni Press is unveiling the very first preview of this historic and eagerly anticipated publication by acclaimed journalist, producer, and author Angélique Roché (My Super Hero is Black), artists Alvin Epps (I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005: A Graphic Novel), Bex Glendining (On Starlit Shores), and rising star Millicent Monroe, and colorist Damali Beatty with lettering by Alexis Bennett with Andworld Design.
First Look: EC Comics and Oni Press Give the Gift of SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES 2 #1 with 56 Pages of Fear on December 10th!
PORTLAND, OR (November 5, 2025) – THIS DECEMBER, EC COMICS KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS: VENGEANCE! 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 a look into SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES 2 #1 – the next ghoulishly gangantuan, 56-page installment of EC’s newest holiday tradition!
Choose Your Own Adventure®: Space and Beyond Takes Readers on a Journey Through the Stars, or on Alien Planets... The Choice Is Theirs!
PORTLAND, OR (NOVEMBER 4, 2025) — Next summer, Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is publishing a graphic novel adaptation of R. A. Montgomery’s Choose Your Own Adventure: Space and Beyond! Academy Award Winner Jeremy Lambert (The Night Mother) and artist Dani Bolinho (Choose Your Own Adventure: Forecast From Stonehenge), team up to bring readers into a world where they decide what happens next, in the latest installment of the interactive graphic novel series. From the earth to space to the future to the past, readers will have a chance to explore the galaxy and interact with beings from other planets in a story with 44 different endings!
Ripped From The Headlines, Rodney Barnes & Elia Bonetti’s CROWNSVILLE #1 Delivers An Unforgettable Ghost Story Full of Terror and Trauma
PORTLAND, OR (October 29, 2025) - Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is publishing one of the most anticipated horror comics of the year, beginning with CROWNSVILLE #1 by Peabody Award-winning screenwriter and master storyteller Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia) and breakout star artist Elia Bonetti (Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy). This frightening and unforgettable five-issue comic book series is inspired by actual events and the terrible legacy of Maryland’s Crownsville Hospital. For decades, the notorious (and now defunct) Maryland psychiatric hospital traumatized the Black communities of Jim Crow-era Annapolis. For writer Rodney Barnes, the hospital’s awful history is intertwined with his own family legacy; his grandmother worked at the hospital as a nurse and a few family members were patients there.
AH! Superstar Adam Hughes Covers EC Comics’ Shiver SuspenStories 2 #1 – And It’s A(H)bsolutely A(H)mazing!
PORTLAND, OR (OCTOBER 28, 2025) – YOU’LL NEVER LOOK AT MISTLETOE THE SAME WAY AGAIN! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner- and Harvey Award–winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. is gulping back its excitement to reveal superstar artist Adam Hughes’ (Wonder Woman, Betty & Veronica) gorgeously gangrenous cover for EC Comics’ SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES 2 #1 – coming to comic shops everywhere December 10th! For the second year running, Oni Press and EC Comics are proud to welcome the Eisner Award-winning comics legend to cover duties on our newest annual tradition – a 56-page pyre of perversities so stuffed with holiday horrors that it could only be called…SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES!
Three Oni Press Fan-Favorites Return in New Editions Summer 2026!
PORTLAND, OR (October 1st, 2025) – Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is thrilled to announce the return of three critically acclaimed Oni classics as new special editions: WONTON SOUP, LOVE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE DELUXE ANNIVERSARY EDITION, and GHOST PROJEKT arrive in stores everywhere next summer. Superstar creators James Stokoe (Orc Stain), J. Torres (Brobots, Lola: A Ghost Story) & Eric Kim (Zeroed Out), and Joe Harris (X-Files, Snowfall) & Steve Rolston (Queen & Country, Emiko Superstar) revisit their masterworks with new covers and bonus content, perfect for both returning fans and new readers!
Oni Press to Publish GENDER QUEER: THE ANNOTATED EDITION In May 2026
PORTLAND, OR (October 22, 2025) – Oni Press, the multiple Eisner- and Harvey Award–winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, will publish a special annotated hardcover edition of Maia Kobabe’s GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR. The cartoonist’s earnest, heartfelt, and intensely cathartic graphic memoir chronicling eir personal journey of self-identity has been widely heralded as one of the most important and influential graphic novels of the 21st century. GENDER QUEER: THE ANNOTATED EDITION will feature all-new commentary from academic and creative communities to further shed light on the creation of Kobabe’s work, from exploring the technicalities of comic creation to highlighting personal anecdotes from a host of writers and artists discussing their own experiences growing up queer and genderqueer. The new hardcover edition will be published by Oni Press in May of 2026.
BEWARE! Tony Moore’s Explosive Story in EC Comics’ OUTLAW SHOWDOWN Will Lead You Into a Hellish Coal Mine With No Escape!
PORTLAND, OR (October 21, 2025) A STORY SO EXPLOSIVE THAT IT WILL HAUNT YOU UNTIL YOU PASS ON! - Oni Press, the multiple Eisner- and Harvey Award–winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc., present to you, fine reader, a first look at “Fire in the Hole” from the upcoming OUTLAW SHOWDOWN #1, on sale October 22. Written and illustrated by the legendary Tony Moore (The Walking Dead, Battle Pope) “Fire in the Hole” relishes in betrayal, death, and dismemberment that you will never be able to unsee. So, if you’re brave enough to look on, do so with caution because . . .

