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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

Lamentation #1 – An All-New Vision of Horror from Cullen Bunn and Arjuna Susini!

Oni Press has announced Lamentation #1 (of 3) – the first of three DOUBLE-SIZED, 48-PAGE issues returning Oni legend and master of horror Cullen Bunn to his roots alongside rising star Arjuna Susini for 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. Her grand debut is fast approaching–and, with it, a barrage of razors in the night that will terrorize audiences and actors alike. 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…

Supernatural horror meets gothic suspense when Lamentation #1 (of 3) seizes audiences everywhere on May 3, 2023 – on store shelves for Free Comic Book Day! Featuring covers by an all-star cast of revered talents – including Ringo Award nominee Maan House, Eisner Award nominee Yanick Paquette, and acclaimed artist Kyle Hotz – horror stakes its claim at Oni Press, only in Lamentation #1 (of 3)!

Review: Forever Forward #1

Forever Forward #1 delivers an interesting spin on the time travel concept and shows off a lot of potential for the series.

Story: Zack Kaplan
Art: Arjuna Susini
Color: Brad Simpson
Letterer: Jim Campbell

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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Review: Forever Forward #1

Forever Forward #1

I generally enjoy time travel stories. The concept of someone from a different era exploring another is interesting. You get to see a world through someone else’s new experience. There’s also so many that leave the future unknown with the traveler stuck and attempting to find a way home. Forever Forward #1 adds to that niche of the genre.

Written by Zack Kaplan, Forever Forward #1 follows a group of friends who are launched 30 years into the future after a lightning storm accident. Friends really should be used loosely as there’s some friction. At the center of it is Lewis who discovers time travel and is obsessed with changing the world and getting it right. He’s shunned his friends, blowing them off over and over for “his work”. He’s confronted on his birthday when the accident happens and the adventure begins.

There’s something familiar about the concept but new at the same time. Kaplan puts in the nice twist that the only way for them to get home is to keep going forward until the way to go back in time is discovered. At least, that’s what we’re lead to believe and think. But, there’s a choppiness to the story that holds it back. We’re presented with a series of scenes that don’t quite feel like they flow well together. Each is solid on their own and they work together but it’s weirdly off. The emotional hits are also not quite where you’d expect. The confrontation with friends is great but when the travel begins the reactions don’t quite match what you’d think they’d be. Everyone’s a bit too calm in a way.

Some of that oddity for reaction is in the art from Arjuna Susini. While overall it’s good, there’s a lack of detail in the faces that downplays what’s going on. Where a good shock or wtf face would go a long way, the art lacks that minute detail which lessons the emotional shock. The color from Brad Simpson is solid as it helps convey the time with the first jump delivering a slightly darker and dirtier location of where the individuals launched from. The lettering by Jim Campbell too is solid delivering a lot of dialogue that flows well from panel to panel.

Forever Forward #1 is an intriguing start and one well worth checking out. There’s a lot of potential as to where Kaplan takes the series and the vision of the future. That’s often a lot of fun of these types of stories and so far what’s been teased promises an entertaining read going forward.

Story: Zack Kaplan Art: Arjuna Susini
Color: Brad Simpson Letterer: Jim Campbell
Story: 8.05 Art: 7.8 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Read

Zack Kaplan provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review


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Preview: Forever Forward #1 (of 5)

Forever Forward #1 (of 5)

(W) Zack Kaplan (A) Arjuna Susini (CA) Jacob Phillips
In Shops: Aug 31, 2022
SRP: $4.99

Sci-fi writer Zack Kaplan and artist Arjuna Susini take you on a sci-fi adventure like no other, one that imagines time traveling through “the future” as an Odyssey-style mythic journey home. When brilliant young scientist Dr. Lewis Moody accidentally launches himself, his secret longtime crush and three best friends 33 years into the future with his unproven quantum time machine, they find a mysterious message from their future selves: “The Only Way Back Is Forward.” Now, as they jump again and again through strange future times, will they one day find the technology to time-travel back, or are they doomed to hopelessly travel forward… forever?

Forever Forward #1 (of 5)

Zack Kaplan goes Forever Forward with Scout Comics!

Zack Kaplan has revealed a new project, Forever Forward, coming in August from Scout Comics.

When brilliant young scientist Dr. Lewis Moody accidentally launches himself, his secret longtime crush and three best friends 33 years into the future with his unproven quantum time machine, they find a mysterious message from their future selves: THE ONLY WAY BACK IS FORWARD. Now, as they jump again and again through strange future times, will they one day find the technology to time-travel back, or are they doomed to hopelessly travel forward…forever?

The sci-fi adventure series lands in shows on August 24th. It features art from Arjuna Susini, colors from Brad Simpson, letters from Jim Campbell, and logo/designs from Tim Daniel. Covers for the first issue are by Jacob Phillips, Stefano Simeone, Jahnoy Lindsay, and Ivan Tao.

Preview: Blood on Sunset #5

Blood on Sunset #5

(W) Mark D’Anna (A/CA) Arjuna Susini
In Shops: May 4, 2022
SRP: $3.99

The truth behind Siegel’s murder is revealed, and it’s more disturbing than Braddock had imagined. Beverly and Johnny killed Siegel and they set up Braddock to take the fall for it. Braddock, however, refuses to accept that Beverly would frame him. Intent on proving that Lombardo was the mastermind behind the murder, Braddock confronts him and tries to kill him. But Lombardo flees and Braddock is left to face the possibility that he has been betrayed by the
woman he loved.

Blood on Sunset #5

Preview: Blood on Sunset #5

Blood on Sunset #5

(W) Mark D’Anna (A/CA) Arjuna Susini
In Shops: Apr 27, 2022
SRP: $3.99

The truth behind Siegel’s murder is revealed, and it’s more disturbing than Braddock had imagined. Beverly and Johnny killed Siegel and they set up Braddock to take the fall for it. Braddock, however, refuses to accept that Beverly would frame him. Intent on proving that Lombardo was the mastermind behind the murder, Braddock confronts him and tries to kill him. But Lombardo flees and Braddock is left to face the possibility that he has been betrayed by the
woman he loved.

Blood on Sunset #5

Preview: Blood on Sunset #4 (of 5)

Blood on Sunset #4 (of 5)

(W) Mark D’Anna (A/CA) Arjuna Susini
In Shops: Mar 30, 2022
SRP: $3.99

Uppercut Lombardo suspects Braddock may be a hybrid – half human, half vampire. With Bugsy Siegel now out of the way, Lombardo is poised to take over the Los Angeles syndicate. A hybrid like Braddock would make a powerful weapon. So Lombardo enlists his top lieutenant, Johnny Stompanato, to find Braddock and bring him into the fold. Meanwhile, it’s revealed that Lombardo didn’t kill Siegel at all, and the person who has been trying to frame Braddock is the one person he thought he could trust.

Blood on Sunset #4 (of 5)

Preview: Blood on Sunset #2 (of 5)

Blood on Sunset #2 (of 5)

(W) Mark D’Anna (A/CA) Arjuna Susini
In Shops: Feb 09, 2022
SRP: $3.99

Years ago while on duty with the LAPD, Clint Braddock violently killed a suspect in a fit of rage. He was kicked off the force, nearly ended up in jail, and was publicly accused of being an Eater. Ever since that day he’s lived in hiding, struggling to keep the darker side of his nature in check. But now, someone knows his secret and they’re using it to implicate him in Bugsy Siegel’s murder. Desperate to keep his true nature hidden and to clear his name, Braddock must prove that rival gangster and reputed Eater Meyer “Uppercut” Lombardo ordered the Siegel hit.

Blood on Sunset #2 (of 5)

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