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Lamentation debuts and more from Oni Press in May 2023

Lamentation #1 (of 3)

Written by CULLEN BUNN
Art by ARJUNA SUSINI
Colors by HILARY JENKINS
Cover A by MAAN HOUSE
Cover B by YANICK PAQUETTE
Cover C by KYLE HOTZ
Full Art Variant (1:10) by MAAN HOUSE
B&W Variant (1:15) by YANICK PAQUETTE
B&W Variant (1:20) by KYLE HOTZ
ON-SALE MAY 3, 2023 | $6.99 | 48 pgs. | FULL COLOR

From the mind’s eye of master storyteller Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Basilisk) and rising star Arjuna Susini (Made Men) comes a darkly glamorous tale of bone-splintering terror at the intersection of shadow and light… dream and nightmare… life and the grim specter of Death himself.

After weeks of grueling rehearsals, a new production is set to begin at the famed Requiem theatre: Razide’s Lament, three acts of gothic horror set inside a haunted castle with a story that some say is more than mere fantasy. Under the stern rule of a dedicated but temperamental director, the script seems to be ever-changing, and, more mysterious still, our lead actress has found herself cast in the role of a lifetime without so much as an audition.

IOD: 3/23/2023
FOC: 4/3/2023

  • Lamentation #1 (of 3)
  • Lamentation #1 (of 3)
  • Lamentation #1 (of 3)
  • Lamentation #1 (of 3)
  • Lamentation #1 (of 3)
  • Lamentation #1 (of 3)

Rick and Morty #5

Written by ALEX FIRER
Art/Cover A by MARC ELLERBY
Cover B by FRED C. STRESING
ON-SALE MAY 24, 2023 | $3.99 | 32 pgs. | FULL COLOR

After Rick denied his friend request, hyper tech-bro Glug Vronksy took it personally and imprisoned our hero in fancy space jail. Meanwhile, Rick-less, slightly losing his mind, and somehow working for Vronsky, Morty continues the search for his lost girlfriend, Noelle, but is a bit preoccupied with cleaning a giant dog. Who will attempt to save Rick from space jail? Who?! S-Summer…it’s Summer.

The all-new ongoing series continues!

IOD: 3/23/2023
FOC: 4/24/2023

  • Rick and Morty #5
  • Rick and Morty #5

Rick and Morty Presents: Maximum Overture #1

Written by BROCKTON MCKINNEY
Art/Cover A by JARRETT WILLIAMS
Cover B by PRISCILLA TRAMONTANO
ON-SALE MAY 17, 2023 | $5.99 | 40 pgs. | FULL COLOR

Rick and Morty find themselves in the mad composer’s clutches and must weather Concerto’s orchestral onslaught while trying to figure out what any of this have to do with Rick. Can they survive this macabre musical death race, or will Concerto compose the Rick and Morty Requiem?

IOD: 3/23/2023
FOC: 4/17/2023

  • Rick and Morty Presents: Maximum Overture #1
  • Rick and Morty Presents: Maximum Overture #1

Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters Vol. 3

Written by CHRIS SAMNEE & LAURA SAMNEE
Artist/Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
ON-SALE MAY 3, 2023 | $12.99 | 120 pgs. | FULL COLOR

In the final arc of our incredible tale, we learn the origins of the strange creatures that have invaded the planet, draining it of resources—as well as that of fellow adventurers Gor and Nomi. All the threads converge inside the mysterious giant egg! With the fate of their family and possibly the whole world at stake, can Jonna and Rainbow rescue their dad, battle countless monsters, and tell each other how they really feel?

IOD: 3/23/2023
FOC: 4/3/2023

Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters Vol. 3

Memento Mori

Writer/Artist/Cover by TIITU TAKALO
ON-SALE MAY 24, 2023 | $24.99 | 232 pgs. | FULL COLOR

In Memento Mori, celebrated Finnish graphic novelist Tiitu Takalo chronicles her sudden, unexpected cerebral hemorrhage and the long road to recovery she had to travel.

It is a dramatic story about a life turned upside down overnight: a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, the days and nights spent in an intensive care unit, and the long, painful recovery that led the artist to reflect on her life both past and present.

Much more than a story of survival, Memento Mori is a philosophical and psychological journey told with exceptional honesty and compassion. A deeply moving and insightful graphic novel from a master of the medium that is also ultimately a celebration of life.

IOD: 3/23/2023
FOC: 4/24/2023

Memento Mori

Blink

Written by CHRISTOVER SEBELA
Artist/Cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN
ON-SALE MAY 17, 2023 | $21.99 | 128 pgs. | FULL COLOR

Wren Booker was three when she was found alone and covered in blood on the streets of New York. Since that day, she’s been haunted by the childhood she can’t remember…until decades later when she finds a cryptic website streaming multiple CCT feeds from strange rooms in a ruined building. Something clicks, setting off hidden memories that lead her back to a place she’s seen in lifelong nightmares. Hunting for answers, Wren breaks in and finds herself lost in the camera-filled dark mazes of a decayed social experiment known only as BLINK…which she quickly discovers is not abandoned at all. But what should be a foreign nightmare-scape feels all too familiar for Wren as she follows her obsession all the way down, piecing together the story of BLINK—as well as her own ties to it.

Eisner-nominated Christopher Sebela (Dirtbag Rapture), Hayden Sherman (Dark Spaces: Wildfire), and Nick Filardi (Rogue Planet) team up for a found-footage horror where uncovering your past will leave you trapped inside it.

IOD: 3/23/2023
FOC: 4/17/2023

Blink

Knee Deep: Book One

Writer/Artist/Cover by JOE FLOOD
ON-SALE MAY 31, 2023 | $21.99 | 224 pgs. | FULL COLOR

Two hundred years in the future, the survivors of an environmental cataclysm took refuge underground. Their descendants now live in a literal sewer, the bowels of a subterranean city–an abandoned future utopia–that was never completed. These sewerfolk, a collection of scavengers, misfits, bandits, renegades, and mutants, eke out a living in this underground maze of tunnels and canals.

Life is hard enough, but an overzealous mining company, PERCH, wants to get their claws on this new underground frontier. And they won’t hesitate to bulldoze any sewerfolk that get in their way.

Caught in the middle is Cricket, a young girl desperately searching for her family that fled underground. Join Cricket as she explores this savage new world to find her parents and unlock the secrets of a past long forgotten in the three-part graphic novel series, KNEE DEEP.

IOD: 3/23/2023
FOC: 5/1/2023

Knee Deep: Book One

Growing Up Farley chronicles Chris Farley’s childhood journey to superstardom

Z2 Comics has announced Growing Up Farley, a graphic novel about the comedy icon who stormed 30 Rockefeller Plaza to become Saturday Night Live’s breakout star of the ‘90s. Co-written by Chris Farley’s brother, stand-up comedian and actor Kevin Farley, the story provides an intimate portrait into Chris and Kevin’s youthful adventures—from their performances at Red Arrow Camp to sets at the Arc Theatre in Wisconsin, all the way to famed improv institution The Second City in Chicago. 

Kevin Farley joins co-writer Frank Marraffino and artist Ryan Dunlavey capture the Farleys’ late ‘70s/early ‘80s childhood in Maple Bluff, WI, exploring the unique family dynamic that fueled their creativity and adoration of physical comedy. 

After honing such characters as “motivational speaker” Matt Foley at The Second City Theater Group in Chicago, Chris Farley joined the Saturday Night Live cast in 1990, cementing a golden era of humor alongside Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, and David Spade. He’d soon ascend into the ranks of celluloid comedy legend through releases including Wayne’s World, Tommy Boy, Beverly Hills Ninja, and Black Sheep.  

Z2 Comics presents Growing Up Farley in standard hardcover and deluxe hardcover editions, set to release Fall 2023. The deluxe hardcover will come with three art prints illustrated by renowned underground artists Craig Rousseau, Fred C. Stresing, and Ryan Dunlavey. Oversized platinum editions will come with an elegant slipcase, the art prints, a “Scotch Oil” trucker hat, a “Scotch Oil” pen, and a “Scotch Oil” ballpoint pen. The “Scotch Oil” company of Madison, Wisconsin was famously owned by Chris and Kevin’s father, Tom Farley, and employed many of the Farley family members over the years. Z2 Comics will also offer 100 super limited platinum editions signed by Kevin Farley. 

Growing Up Farley

Preview: Rick and Morty: Rick’s New Hat SC

Rick and Morty: Rick’s New Hat TPB

(W) Alex Firer (A) Andrew Dalhouse, Fred C. Stresing, Crank!, Puste

It’s THE comics event of 2021: Rick’s New Hat! No really. It’s a thing. See, there’s a hat. And it’s Rick’s. And it’s NEW. Also, time, space, and reality are unravelling, and nobody seems to care. Collecting issues #1-5 of the hit miniseries.
When Rick and Morty buy the greatest hat in all the multiverse, it attracts an evil so banal that even our intrepid adventurers may not be able to stop it. In true comics-event tradition, this one features everyone from Rick and Morty to Mr. Poopybutthole, Pickle Rick, and MORE. A faux-crossover event from the evil geniuses behind Rick and Morty™ Presents: Birdperson.

Rick and Morty: Rick's New Hat TPB

Preview: Rick and Morty: Rick’s New Hat TPB

Rick and Morty: Rick’s New Hat TPB

(W) Alex Firer (A) Andrew Dalhouse, Fred C. Stresing, Crank!, Puste

It’s THE comics event of 2021: Rick’s New Hat! No really. It’s a thing. See, there’s a hat. And it’s Rick’s. And it’s NEW. Also, time, space, and reality are unravelling, and nobody seems to care. Collecting issues #1-5 of the hit miniseries.
When Rick and Morty buy the greatest hat in all the multiverse, it attracts an evil so banal that even our intrepid adventurers may not be able to stop it. In true comics-event tradition, this one features everyone from Rick and Morty to Mr. Poopybutthole, Pickle Rick, and MORE. A faux-crossover event from the evil geniuses behind Rick and Morty™ Presents: Birdperson.

Rick and Morty: Rick's New Hat TPB

Wonderbound Announces Hello My Name is Poop

Wonderbound has announced Hello My Name is Poop, a new middle-grade graphic novel written by Ben Katzner, drawn by Ian McGinty, colored by Fred C. Stresing, and lettered by Andworld Design.    

Will Poupé becomes the new target of bullies at his middle school. All day long, they call him Poop. However, when Icky the Janitor reveals himself to be a wizard is disguise, Will learns that there is a pantheon of Names of Power—if you are given one of these names, you gain certain abilities. Poop is one of those names. He now has powers that he could use to get back at the bullies! But power—even poop power—is exactly what can turn someone into a bully. With some help from his friends, Will must find a way to use his fantastic farting magic for good.

Hello My Name is Poop will be released in October, 2021.

Review: Astronaut Academy Vol. 2 Re-Entry

Astronaut Academy is back with a new edition featuring updated fresh color.

Hakata Soy is still getting used to the Astronaut Academy but he’s focused on the Fireball Championship and must deal with a shape-shifting, heart stealing monster!

Story: Dave Roman
Art: Dave Roman
Color: Fred C. Stresing

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Invader Zim Sees Its Final Original Single Issue Comic in Summer 2021

Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group and Nickelodeon bring the final installment of the Invader ZIM original single-issue comics in time for the 20th anniversary of Invader ZIM — Invader ZIM: The Dookie Loop Horror, written by Jhonen Vasquez and Eric Trueheart, with illustrations by Aaron Alexovich, colors by Fred C. Stresing, and lettering by Warren Wucinich. The oversized single issue will be out in August 2021. 

In Invader ZIM: Dookie Loop Horror, up in the sky, something…BLUE approaches. And it smells HORRIBLE. It turns out that interdimensional creatures called Chrono-Dumpers eat time and use our dimension as a toilet, creating an infinite time loop. There is no escape from the time poop loop, forcing Dib and ZIM to live the same TERRIBLE day forEVER. They wake, the tuxedoed pig farts, the world ends. And the key to fixing the loop is GIR. We are all DOOMED. 

Variant covers of the oversize 32-page final issue will feature art by Jhonen Vasquez, Cole Ott, J.R. Goldberg, and Aaron Alexovich. Invader Zim: The Dookie Loop Horror will be available on August 4, 2021, in stores and online via comiXology.

Invader Zim: The Dookie Loop Horror

Preview: Rugrats: Building Blocks SC

Rugrats: Building Blocks SC

Publisher: KaBOOM, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer:  Nicole Andelfinger, Daniel Kibblesmith, and Cullen Crawford
Artist: Esdras Cristobal, Brittney Williams, Laura Langston, Ilaria Catalani, and Kate Sherron
Cover Artist: Jorge Corona
Colorists: Joana Lafuente, Fred C. Stersing, Meg Casey
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Price: $14.99

Put down the bottle and hike up your diapies, because it’s storytelling time with the Rugrats. The babies go head to head for who can tell the best tale of the mighty Reptar and Grandpa Boris tries to delight with the story of Chanukah. But when his memory fails him, it’s up to Tommy and the gang to save the holiday. 

This collection of Rugrats romps features stories written by Nicole Andelfinger (Adventure Time Comics), Daniel Kibblesmith (Valiant High), and Cullen Crawford (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) with art by Kate Sherron (The Amazing World of Gumball), Brittney Williams (Goldie Vance),and many more.

Rugrats: Building Blocks SC

Preview: Invader ZIM Vol. 7

Invader ZIM Vol. 7

(W) Eric Truehart, Sam Logan, K.C. Green
(A) Kate Sherron
(C) Fred C. Stresing
(CA) Kate Sherron with Fred C. Stresing
Age Rating: All Ages — Genre: Sci-Fi/Humor
Price: $19.99 — Page Count: 128

The seventh volume of the much-beloved comic series based on the much-beloved TV show, Invader ZIM features tales of aliens, gym teachers, and cute, fluffy, radioactive woodland creatures! ZIM finds himself imprisoned with all his worst enemies in a special two-part storyline! Meanwhile, ZIM’s other worst enemy, Dib, attempts to foil him in both a Physical Fitness competition and an Invention Fair! And in a special one-shot story by cartoonist KC Green, Dib learns that there are some birds you just don’t mess with. Collects issues #31-#35.

Invader ZIM Vol. 7

Preview: Invader ZIM #42

Invader ZIM #42

(W) Sam Logan
(A) Warren Wucinich
(C) Fred C. Stresing
(CA) Cover A: Warren Wucinich with Fred C. Stresing,
Cover B: Rachel Alder
Age Rating: All Ages — Genre: Sci-Fi/Humor
Price: $3.99 — Page Count: 32

Meet the Plim—an alien race that’s never been beyond their own planet, never known the wonders of the universe. In fact, they have a prophecy that one day a hero will come crashing through their atmosphere, bringing tales from across the galaxy! So what happens when both ZIM and Dib crash-land on their planet? The prophecy only said there’d be ONE hero, so… which one of them could it be?

Invader ZIM #42
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