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Murder Drones goes Home in May with a Special issue

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Oni Press and independent animation studio Glitch Productions are proud to reveal the Murder Drones: Home Special #1, a double-sized, 40-page one-shot special that adapts the stylish and shocking origin episode from Murder Drones creator Liam Vickers’ worldwide animation phenomenon. Expanding out of the pages of the record-setting Murder Drones limited series, writer Wyatt Kennedy will be joined by Bram Stoker Award-winning artist Soo Lee for a haunting and harrowing, self-contained chapter with pivotal consequences for everything we know about the world of Copper 9!

Arriving in stores between issues #4 and #5 of the primary Murder Drones series, join series scribe Wyatt Kennedy and special guest artist Soo Lee as they bring to life the chilling visions of a time long before the fall of the surface world on Copper 9, locked away deep in the recesses of poor Serial Designation N’s seemingly innocent, childlike little brain (or CPU, or whatever drones have). Will the secrets of N’s old human family, the Elliots, give Uzi and her friends the knowledge to stop the Absolute Solver virus? Or will it unlock a monster long forgotten?

History comes to life on May 13th when Murder Drones: Home Special #1 crash lands in comic shops with covers from Soo Lee, Alessio Zonno, and Jo Mi-Gyeong! 

And then, just two weeks later, your normally scheduled program returns when Murder Drones #4 (of 6) arrives in stores on May 27th!

Pray For Absolution in Estuary: A Ghost Story #1 – Coming in April From Tim Daniel, D.B. Andry, and Maan House

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Oni Press has revealed an extended look inside inside Estuary: A Ghost Story #1 (of 4), a chilling tale of secrets buried deep beneath the surf of the idyllic Pacific coast written by rising stars Tim Daniel and David “D.B.” Andry with gorgeously atmospheric artwork by modern horror virtuoso Maan House coming April 8th!

Atop a rocky cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean sits the Mission at Arbués Point, a 400-year-old Spanish mission made infamous as one of California’s oldest and most haunted historical sites. But beneath its crumbling, tourist-trap facade, a reclusive nun has spent decades within the Mission’s walls, honing her prayers and practice in pursuit of a secret long-buried beneath the majesty of the chapel, and under the dark waves of the tidal estuary below. When marine archaeologist Maris Cristobal accepts the nun’s offer to begin excavating a fabled shipwreck lying in wait beneath the Mission’s turbulent waters, she’ll soon discover that the sins of past and present are about to wash together into a harrowing surge of a vengeance that can no longer be contained . . .

Kneel and pray for your redemption when Estuary: A Ghost Story #1 sets stores ablaze on April 8th — featuring a holy mosaic of blessed covers from interior artist Maan House, Vanesa R. Del Ray, and Tim Daniel!

ESTUARY: A GHOST STORY #1

Murder Drones #1 brings the popular series to comics

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Murder Drones #1

In the far future on the desolate exoplanet designated Copper 9, the humans are long gone but the robotic worker drones they created to mine the planet’s resources are still hard at work. Together, they have managed to forge their own makeshift society… or so they thought until a previously unknown kind of robot — the dreaded ‘Murder Drones’ — are activated by a long-forgotten human-scripted protocol to disassemble any worker that deviates from its original programming. But when a rebellious young worker drone named Uzi forms an unlikely alliance with two disassembly drones — Serial Designations N and V — can they, together, uncover the secrets of their origins… and stop the spread of the unsettling mechanical virus known as the Absolute Solver? Murder Drones #1 is an interesting start bringing the animated series to the comic page but might be for the uber fans.

There’s a lot I want to like about Murder Drones #1. The story about cute robots that were enemies, now friends, working together against a larger threat sounds like the type of story I’d fall for. With the cuteness of Astrobots, with the kinetic energy of manga and anime, and a nice underlying message, Murder Drones #1 feels like a property geared for my tastes. But, while I get what it’s going for, the dialogue of the comic feels a bit like “how do you do, fellow kids?” There was a point I had to stop to see if I was having a stroke while reading it, it felt so bizarre to me.

Set in a future where it’s just robots, humanity has wiped itself out, there’s a cringe feel to the comic for me, where it feels like adults trying to mimic how kids sound. With dialogue like “Ha Ha! Classic toxic masculinity, Chad! That’s never gonna end up problematic!” the comic to me comes off in a way I can’t enjoy. I’ve never seen the animated series, so no idea how well the comic reflects it, but as a new reader, there’s something off-putting with the dialogue. I like the underlying aspects and interactions, but it’s the words themselves where I’m left scratching my head. I’m sure it’s a generational thing, and robots using dialogue like this from a “dead” civilization is part of the point, but for me, it’s just something I have trouble getting past.

But, Liam Vickers and Wyatt Kennedy do craft an interesting debut. It has a lot I really do enjoy including the introduction to the world, and some aspects of the characters, particularly the relationship between a daughter and father. There’s some interesting commentary here and biting satire… if you can get past the dialogue itself.

The art by Jo Mi-Geyong is great. The comic pops with a look that feels like Astrobots but a glowing color palette. The character designs are cute and adorable, to a point you want figures of them, and the world works really well in telling the backstory. The action is great with a manga/anime feel about it all that really does pop on the page.

While I enjoyed the story and details of Murder Drones #1, there’s a point where I was pulled out and wondered if it was a generational thing I just wasn’t getting. I couldn’t tell if some of the dialogue was just flavor, serious, how kids talk, or how adults think kinds talk. While interesting, it was distracting as someone new to it all. Murder Drones #1 has a lot going for it and I’m sure it’ll find a fandom in comics that’ll love it but as someone new, it might be one you have to know the property to really get.

Story: Liam Vickers, Wyatt Kennedy Art: Jo Mi-Gyeong
Story: 7.0 Art: 8.25 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read

Oni Press provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Kindle

Preview: Murder Drones #1

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Murder Drones #1

writer Wyatt Kennedy
artist Jo Mi-Gyeong

In the far future on the desolate exoplanet designated Copper 9, the humans are long gone but the robotic worker drones they created to mine the planet’s resources are still hard at work. Together, they have managed to forge their own makeshift society . . . or so they thought until a previously unknown kind of robot – the dreaded “Disassembly Drones” – are activated by the mega-corporation JC Jenson to disassemble any worker that deviates from its original programming. But when a rebellious young worker drone named Uzi forms an unlikely alliance with two disassembly drones – Serial Designations N and V- can they, together, uncover the secrets of their origins . . . and stop the spread of the unsettling mechanical virus known as the Absolute Solver?

Murder Drones #1

Mini Reviews: Death Fight Forever #1, he Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre #1, The Muppets Noir #1, Street Sharks #5, and Wonder Woman #30

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Wonder Woman #30

Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling reviews of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full one for.

These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.

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Death Fight Forever #1 (Image) – After an intoxicating flash forward, Andrew Maclean and Alexis Zirritt bring the world of old school beat ’em up arcade games to comics in Death Fight Forever #1. It’s a simple take out an evil guy in a creepy pyramid type of story, and both sides have tricks up their sleeves. Death Fight Forever is a visuals driven book focusing on the next sprayed on the side of tour van set piece. Maclean’s writing adds pitch black humor and brotherly love to the proceedings, and there’s some heart beneath badassery. But, yeah, this comic is like playing your favorite arcade game late at night with a little bit of a beer buzz. Overall: 8.5 Verdict: Buy

The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre #1 (Mad Cave) – With a name like that, I had to check out Fred Kennedy and James Edward Clark‘s new series The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre #1. (TFHCM from here on out.) TFHCM #1 satirizes Reagan era America with big guns, lines of blow, and plenty of action, and the antagonist seems a lot like Trump too even though he’s technically a Pablo Escobar type. Clark’s approach to the visuals is VHS fever dream meets Reefer Madness meets Miami Vice with a side of those hyperactive toy ads, especially in his figure work. This is a book that definitely gets overstimulating at time, but it’s chock-full of so many jokes, wacky characters, and moments of pure badassery that it’s well worth your time and money. Overall: 8.0 Verdict: Buy

The Muppets Noir #1 (Dynamite) – Once again, Roger Langridge seamlessly brings the world of Muppets from TV puppets to comics in The Muppets Noir #1. His writing is clever, his visuals are absurd, and once Kermit gets hit by that brick and enters a dreamworld where he’s a private eye with a phobia of pies, he creates a fully realized world of mansions with singing pig statues, Gonzo doing stunts at the cabaret, Sam Eagle abusing his arrest powers, and more. The story really feels like Kermit casting a film noir with his fellow Muppets, and Roger Langridge has a ball with the language and casting. Plotwise, The Muppets Noir #1 is establishing and exploring, but there’s a bit of a curve ball in the last few pages. Overall: 8.4 Verdict: Buy

Street Sharks #5 (Oni Press) – This marine pun and punching filled series wraps up in Street Sharks #5 as Stephanie Williams and Ariel Medel pit the titular heroes against Dr. Paradigm once and for all at the ultimate 90s destination: the shopping mall. But beneath the quips and cool wrestling moves, this story (And honestly the series as a whole.) follows the throughline of the Street Sharks trying to be loved and not feared. Seriously, Dr. Paradigm is very good at blackmail, but maybe a Super-Adaptoid version of the Street Sharks was a step too far. I love that Williams and Medel cut away from the action to show the reaction of onlookers, including characters from previous issues. Street Sharks #5 is about muscular mutant sharks kicking mad scientist butt, but it’s also about a community defending itself against predatory capitalism and finding heroes in unlikely places. I seriously need some Street Sharks merch. Overall: 8.7 Verdict: Buy

Wonder Woman #30 (DC) – In the conclusion to her two part arc, Stephanie Williams shows her command over Wonder Woman’s robust supporting cast putting both their strengths and flaws on display as they battle Eris for Lizzie. She and Jeff Spokes make one hell of a team as insightful dialogue pairs with muscular action. Spokes’ colors also set the tone for each stage of the fight with Eris. It’s so cool to see Nubia, Philippus, Diana, Yara, Donna, and Cassie as three dimensional characters in just 40-odd pages as Williams and Jeff Spokes bring dense, old school type storytelling, but loses the old school attitude. Plus the text and visuals complement each other nicely, and Spokes kicks ass at drawing powerful, loving women. Overall: 8.8 Verdict: Buy

Preview: Street Sharks #5

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Street Sharks #5

(W) Stephanie Williams (A) Ariel Medel

It’s all built up to this… the series finale!

In each of the previous issues, Dr. Paradigm, A.K.A. Dr. Piranoid, A.K.A. the fishiest mad scientist in Fission City, has subjected the Street Sharks and the city to an array of schemes. All the while, he’s been building… plotting… and now, the doctor’s most devastating creation will be unleashed upon the world! It’s the Street Sharks versus Dr. Paradigm’s “Perfect Predator”! Standing eight feet tall and made from the combined DNA of an octopus, a crab, and a great white shark, this is the scariest foe the Sharks have ever fought! If they lose, we may have to retitle this series…

Street Sharks #5

ComicsPRO 2026: Welcome to Destination Kill #1 – Cartoonist Joe Palmer’s Explosive Solo Debut

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In advance of the upcoming Comics PRO Comic Book Industry Meeting, Oni Press has announced Destination Kill #1, a hyper-timely, visually arresting, and brutally addictive dystopian thrillride written, illustrated, and hand-lettered by British comics virtuoso Joe Palmer! Destination Kill #1 is powered by the thrum of a million gigawatts of nonstop visual firepower . . . as rendered by one of the most incendiary visual storytellers in comics today – coming May 13th!

The year is 2125, and the all-powerful corporation Overcon uses its robot workers to pour our drinks and dispense our meds, all while rebuilding London’s Central City into a hyper-modern megalopolis bolted together in its own image. But as Overcon prepares to celebrate the first year of its Paradise Loop—a superfast transatlantic train that connects the Central City to New York in under 60 minutes—an unwieldy army of displaced human workers floods the streets with weapons, plotting an attack at the anniversary gala. Enter: Gina Serene, a stressed-out, pill-popping police detective in desperate need of a vacation and her ex-partner turned P.I., Lance Wingman—who are now the only thing standing between Overcon’s skyscraper-sized fist and the worker uprising that threatens to bring Britain’s capital crashing down around them.

Don’t miss the extra-sized, 40-page first chapter of 2026’s most spectacular comics debut – featuring cardstock covers from creator Joe Palmer, Riley Rossmo, Ronald Wimberly, Tango, and Liana Kangas – when Destination Kill #1 punches a ticket for comic shops everywhere May 13th!

Destination Kill #1

ComicsPRO 2026: Curt Pires and Juan Gedeon Un-Leash Super Mondo Mega Mutts #1

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Oni Press has announced Super Mondo Mega Mutts #1 (of 4) – a monstrous new milestone from superstar-in-the-making Curt Pires and powerhouse artist Juan Gedeon beginning with a double-sized, 40-page introduction to a brand-new team of raucously rowdy, anthropomorphic anti-heroes with TEETH this July!

One year ago, a fragment of an inter-dimensional civilization collided with Downtown L.A. – creating an impregnable no-man’s-land where the laws of physics no longer apply. Convinced that no human being could survive the terrain within, the US government’s most morally compromised contractors decided to explore the area codenamed “The Gleam” by sending in four research animals in the hopes of capturing its precious technological wonders. They were hoping to find a new kind of weapon. What they got instead was four radically transformed dogs with minds and a mission all their own. WOLF! FRANKEE! GRIFFY! FREDDY! Together with their brilliant mentor MOJO, the SUPER MONDO MEGA MUTTS are going to bring justice back to the avenues and alleyways where out-of-control federal forces and gangs powered-up by pilfered alien technology now reign. They thought they could put this band of outlaw misfits on a leash… Now the world is going to discover what happens when these mutts BITE BACK.

This summer, prepare to face the fur and fury as four new comics icons enter the fray and clamp their jaws down tight on the dirty underbelly of the City of Angels! Who are they? What have they become? And can they ever truly find their way home? Find out only in Super Mondo Mega Mutts #1 (of 4) – on sale in comic shops everywhere in July!

Plus: don’t miss Pires and Gedeon signing a CLASSIFIED art print at the ComicsPro Comic Book Industry Meeting in Glendale, CA from February 18th to February 21st!

Super Mondo Mega Mutts #1 (of 4)

ComicsPRO 2026: You’re Being Sent to Fort Psycho #1 – Now Get the %#% Down!

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In advance of the upcoming Comics PRO Comic Book Industry Meeting, Oni Press has revealed the first flame-retardant look inside Fort Pyscho #1  – the next shrapnel-laced series debuting at Oni Press under superstar creator Matt Kindt’s Flux House banner! Exploding into comic shops everywhere this August, Fort Pyscho #1 unites writer Matt Kindt with artist Brian Hurtt for the power-burned first chapter of a Flux House’s 12-issue maxi-series stocked with trained killers, secret betrayals, and the long-buried truth about the mission that brought them to a secret island prison with no hope of escape. 

Ten years ago, the nation of Singapore sank into the Pacific Ocean. The underground terrorist network known as The Seven Seals took credit for the largest act of terror in human history. In the aftermath, the United Nations created a strike team of highly trained covert operatives with one mission: locate, identify, and eliminate The Seven Seals’ secretive leader. The team’s clandestine affairs were to always remain in the shadows – until their final, explosive confrontation with The Seven Seals resulted in a large-scale tragedy too bloody to cover up and too tragic to ignore. 

Disgraced and disavowed by the governments that trained them, the world’s most dangerous secret agents have been convicted for their crimes and sentenced to serve time side-by-side in the one place capable of holding them: their old island headquarters, Fort Cyclone – now known in the media by the derogatory nickname “Fort Psycho.” 

And that’s where the official story is about to go terribly, terribly wrong.

WARNING: YOU HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 2026 TO REACH MAXIMUM SAFE DISTANCE FROM Fort Pyscho #1 – the brand-new, ticking time bomb of comic book firepower coming soon from master storytellers Matt Kindt and Brian Hurtt with covers from Hurtt, Lewis LaRosa, and more to be revealed soon! 

Fort Pyscho #1
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