FOR SOME OF US, IT’S ALWAYS MIDNIGHT. Oni Press has released a first look at Night People #1 (of 4) – the first issue of the violent and volatile new series from literary icon Barry Gifford. 

Adapted from Gifford’s acclaimed novel by breakout writer Chris Condon with 30 pages of story in each deluxe, ad-free issue, Night People is a pulsating roadmap of the American subconscious that follows an uneasy company of wanted criminals, cartel killers, and lost souls as illustrated by a chorus of visually provocative artistic talents – Brian Level, Eisner Award winner Alexandre Tefenkgi, Artyom Topilin, and Marco Finnegan – through four interlocking tales punctuated by lipstick, sweat, and blood.

In our first tale of desperation, fanaticism, and murder, as told by Gifford, Condon, and Level, two ex-convicts—a pair of inseparable lovers named Big Betty Stalcup and Miss Cutie Early—are out on parole using their newfound freedom to purify the world of men’s evil influence . . . and leave a trail of mutilated bodies in their wake. As the psychotic dimensions of their star-crossed romance—and the twisting paths that first led them to their fateful meeting at the Fort Sumatra Detention Center for Wayward Women—come into full view, their experiment in righteousness culminates in the kidnapping of Rollo Lamar, a kindly attorney whom Betty and Cutie abduct just to see if they can reeducate at least one man on the planet before the demise of civilization.

Featuring a stunning line-up for covers from a murderer’s row of visionary talents – including J.H. Williams III, Joëlle Jones, Jacob Phillips, and Brian Level – travel down the interstate of dark, elusive dreams from New Orleans to Egypt City, Florida, and back again when Night People #1 debuts in comic shops everywhere on March 6, 2024.