We have the exclusive reveal that Oni Press‘ Benjamin #1 has sold out yet again at the distributor level and will return with a brand-new third printing on August 6th! The first issue of the breathtaking new series – featuring the full-length comics debut of writer Ben H. Winters, creator of CBS’ acclaimed TV series Tracker and Edgar Award and Philip K. Dick Award-winning novelist with artwork by acclaimed illustrator Leomacs. The Benjamin #1 Third Printing Variant features a cover by Christian Ward.  

In the tradition of Philip K. Dick’s A Scanner Darkly comes a uniquely fascinating and hilariously deranged excursion into the metatextual nexus where existence and oblivion, past and future, genius and madness, and glitter and grim reality all meet just beyond Hollywood Boulevard in the first of three prestige-format, ad-free issues unlike anything you’ve ever experienced . . . in this timeline anyway . . .

Legendary science-fiction novelist Benjamin J. Carp has just been resurrected 40 years after his death . . . and that’s not even the strangest thing that’s going to happen to him today.

In an effort to unravel the mystery of author Benjamin J. Carp’s unexpected reappearance, Benjamin and his newfound companion, Marcus, travel to the arid Joshua Tree desert, where they discover the secret lair of a cabal of scientists eager to revive the minds of some of history’s greatest thinkers in an effort to save humanity from its greatest weakness: lack of imagination. Are they to be believed . . . or is this just more sci-fi hokum torn from a chapter in one of Carp’s beloved novels?

Edgar Award nominee and Philip K. Dick Award–winning novelist Ben H. Winters teams with rising star Leomacs to recite the next haunting chapter of 2025’s mesmerizing science-fiction daydream with profound implications for the fate of the universe, as delivered in a prestige, ad-free format.

See what folks are saying about Benjamin #1:

“BENJAMIN is cosmically brilliant. You have never been on a trip like this.” 

— Lev Grossman (The Magicians, The Bright Sword)

“BENJAMIN #1 is a debut that’ll get you coming back for more and one you don’t want to miss.” — GRAPHIC POLICY

“Refreshing . . . Special . . . The dialogue is snappy, with a real humor to it, and the set up is elevated by questions of consciousness. ” — THE BEAT

“A vivid, thought-provoking debut that explores identity, friendship, and sci-fi legacy with a surreal wink and stellar artwork… Leomacs is putting in his best work yet. It’s safe to say comics like this don’t come around very often, and publishers like Oni Press are the scant few who would publish it.”— AIPT

“Buckle in for what is sure to be a one-of-a-kind experience.” 

— NERD INITIATIVE

“Fascinating.”— FANBASE PRESS

 “As close to the label of ‘masterpiece’ as possible . . .” —COMICON.COM

“Ben H. Winters’ words and Leomacs’ art look to be creating a perfect mix of the surreal and the grounded, the mundane and the urgent. Life is unsettlingly fantastic and inscrutable and Benjamin looks to understand that and embrace it unflinchingly.”— FREAK SUGAR.