Oni Press has revealed a brand-new initiative to officiate the release of Lamentation #1 (of 3) by horror master Cullen Bunn and rising star Arjuna Susini with the all-new SECRET EDITION program! 

Following on the heels of this spring’s announcement that Oni is making EVERY ISSUE of its original, creator-owned series fully returnable for retailers who order a minimum of five non-incentive shelf covers (in any combination), the publisher is rewarding retailers who met that threshold on Lamentation #1 (of 3) with a free-of-charge, specialty bonus item: the Lamentation #1 Secret Variant Edition, featuring the stunning cover art of Maan House shifted into a phantasmagorical purple color scheme that will not be available anywhere else! 

This top-secret Lamentation #1 edition will mark the first use of the Oni’s new SECRET EDITION program . . . but certainly not the last. 

Told in THREE, 48-PAGE ISSUES spanning May, June, and July, Cullen Bunn and Arjuna Susini’s Lamentation unravels a terrifying tale of tension, paranoia, and pain as the ill-fated cast and crew of a cursed stage play, trapped inside a haunted theater, play cat and mouse with a masked killer who may be more than human! 

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 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. Her grand debut is fast approaching – and, with it, a barrage of razors in the night that will terrorize the actors and readers. There is no exit, no escape, and when the curtain finally rises, Razide himself will take center stage to cross the threshold into the unholy darkness that lies just beyond . . .

On shelves Wednesday, May 3 – just in time for Free Comic Book Day – horror stakes its claim at Oni Press with a 48-page dose of fear in Lamentation #1, featuring covers by Ringo Award nominee Maan House, Eisner Award nominee Yanick Paquette, and acclaimed artist Kyle Hotz!