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Preview: Beast of Boriken #2

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Beast of Boriken #2

Writer: Julio Anta
Artist: Daniel IriZarri
Colorist: Patricio Delpeche
Letterer: Lucas Gattoni
Cover artist: Daniel IriZarri

The thrilling new True Weird series from Tiny Onion by co-creators Julio Anta (Frontera, Home) and Daniel Irizarri (Xino, Cementary Kids Don’t Die) continues!

After the mysterious attack at the construction site, Loli and her best friend Blanca dig into the history of el Chupacabra in Puerto Rico and its historical ties to the island. A visit to an Espiritista at a botánica gives Loli a far deeper understanding of the creature and some insights toward their intertwined goals and destinies.

This issue also includes a bone-chilling eight-page True Weird short story back-up!

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Preview: Beast of Borikén #1

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Beast of Borikén #1

Writer: Julio Anta
Artist: Daniel IriZarri
Colorist: Patricio Delpeche
Letterer: Lucas Gattoni
Cover artist: Daniel IriZarri

A thrilling new True Weird series from Tiny Onion by co-creators Julio Anta (Frontera; Sí, Se Puede) and Daniel Irizarri (Xino, Cementary Kids Don’t Die) bringing el Chupacabra to life!

In contemporary Puerto Rico, Loli Flores is a fierce activist fighting the overdevelopment of the island by outside investors. When a ground-breaking ceremony is violently interrupted by a supernatural force, Loli discovers that the stories of el Chupacabra are not just echoes from the past, but a brutal protector of generations extending back to the indigenous people of the island. As Loli uncovers the horrors firstand, el Chupacabra is on a parallel path with elemental destruction left in his wake.

This issue includes a haunting True Weird short story by Justin Jordan, Tony Akins and Aditya Bidikar!

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Julio Anta and Daniel Irizarri bring El Chupacabra to Life in Beast of Borikén

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Dark Horse Comics and Tiny Onion present Beast of Borikén, a thrilling new tale in the True Weird series featuring el Chupacabra. Beast of Borikén is a five-issue miniseries written by Eisner Award-nominated author Julio Anta, illustrated by Daniel Irizarri, colored by Patricio Delpeche, and lettered by Lucas Gattoni. Beast of Borikén #1 is out in July 2026 and will feature cover art by Daniel Irizarri, Naomi Franq, and Max Fiumara.

In contemporary Puerto Rico, Loli Flores is a fierce activist fighting the overdevelopment of the island by outside investors. When a groundbreaking ceremony is violently interrupted by a supernatural force, Loli discovers that the stories of el Chupacabra are not just echoes from the past, but true tales of a brutal protector of generations extending back to the indigenous people of the island. As Loli uncovers the horrors firsthand, el Chupacabra follows a parallel path, leaving elemental destruction in his wake.

Beast of Borikén #1 (of 5) arrives in comic shops on July 1, 2026. It is now available for preorder from your local comic shop for $4.99.

Preview: Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1

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Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1

WRITTEN BY ZAC THOMPSON
ART BY DANIEL IRIZARRI
COVER A BY DANIEL IRIZARRI
COVER B BY MARTIN SIMMONDS
COVER C BY GEGÊ SCHALL
FULL ART VARIANT (1:10) BY MARTIN SIMMONDS
ON SALE AUGUST 13th, 2025 | $4.99 | 32 PGS. | FC

YOU CAN’T ESCAPE THIS GAME, EVEN IN YOUR DREAMS. Acclaimed creators Zac Thompson (Into the Unbeing—Parts 1 & 2) and Daniel Irrizari

(Judge Dredd, XINO) enter an synapse-shredding new level of the groundbreaking science-horror hybrid that began with CEMETERY KIDS DON’T DIE!

One year ago, four friends barely escaped the unrelenting terror of the video game called Nightmare Cemetery. After spending endless hours locked into the innovative Dreamwave—the first gaming console played entirely while you sleep—in order to save one of their own from the game’s all-too-real consequences, they survived . . . barely.

But after their harrowing rescue, they’ve decided they’ve had enough of Nightmare Cemetery and its enigmatic final boss, the King of Sleep. That is, until the newest DLC, The Blighted Sprawl, suddenly appears online with a promise to reveal the truth of what actually lurks at the heart of Nightmare Cemetery’s digital darkness . . . and why its effects are now bleeding out into the real world in an array of bizarre and disturbing new ways.

The sold-out series returns with a perfect new jumping-on point for the series that challenges Stephen King, Clive Barker, and David Cronenberg to a three-way PVP deathmatch in a cyberpunk haunted house!

Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1

Get a first look at Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1 – Are You Ready for Level 2 of Zac Thompson and Daniel Irizarri’s Cyberpunk Horror Odyssey?

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BEING ONLINE PUTS YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE! – Oni Press has released a first look inside Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1 – an all-new jumping point for the serotonin-splattered video game horror hit from Zac Thompson and Daniel Irizarri that began with Cemetery Kids Don’t Die! On August 13th, sit back, relax, and surrender your mortal consciousness to the CPU of the Dreamwave – the world’s first video game system played exclusively in your sleep – even though its players sometimes don’t wake up…

One year ago, four friends barely escaped the unrelenting terror of the video game called Nightmare Cemetery. After spending endless hours locked into the innovative Dreamwave—the first gaming console played entirely while you sleep—in order to save one of their own from the game’s all-too-real consequences, they survived . . . barely.

But after their harrowing rescue, they’ve decided they’ve had enough of Nightmare Cemetery and its enigmatic final boss, the King of Sleep. That is, until the newest DLC, The Blighted Sprawl, suddenly appears online with a promise to reveal the truth of what actually lurks at the heart of Nightmare Cemetery’s digital darkness . . . and why its effects are now bleeding out into the real world in an array of bizarre and disturbing new ways.

Featuring reality-bending covers by Daniel Irizarri, Martin Simmonds, and Gegê Schall, prepare yourself because the system just starting to reboot as Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1 uploads to shops everywhere August 13th!

Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1

Get a first look at Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1 – Login and Lose Your Mind in Zac Thompson and Daniel Irizarri’s Cyberpunk Horror Hit!

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Oni Press presents your first look inside Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1 – the FIRST ISSUE in the next installment of the acclaimed cyberpunk-horror saga that began in Cemetery Kids Don’t Die from genre-distorting creators Zac Thompson and Daniel Irizarri!

A perfect NEW JUMPING-ON POINT for the adrenaline-racing new series that Dread Central calls “a gore-geous mix of science fiction and horror,” find out why Thompson and Irizarri’s boundary-breaking Cemetery Kids saga is turning heads (and stomachs) with a technological take on terror.

One year ago, four friends barely escaped the unrelenting terror of the video game called Nightmare Cemetery. After spending endless hours locked into the innovative Dreamwave—the first gaming console played entirely while you sleep—in order to save one of their own from the game’s all-too-real consequences, they survived . . . barely.

But after their harrowing rescue, they’ve decided they’ve had enough of Nightmare Cemetery and its enigmatic final boss, the King of Sleep. That is, until the newest DLC, The Blighted Sprawl, suddenly appears online with a promise to reveal the truth of what actually lurks at the heart of Nightmare Cemetery’s digital darkness . . . and why its effects are now bleeding out into the real world in an array of bizarre and disturbing new ways. 

YOU CAN’T ESCAPE THIS GAME – EVEN IN YOUR DREAMS! Debuting on August 13th with mind-altering covers by Daniel Irizarri, Martin Simmonds, and Gegê Schall, put your life online and on the line when Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1 downloads into a comic shop near you! 

Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1

Exclusive: Cemetery Kids returns with “Run Rabid” and we have exclusive character designs and commentary

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YOU CAN’T ESCAPE THIS GAME, EVEN IN YOUR DREAMS! Oni Press has announced Cemetery Kids Run Rabid, a synapse-shredding new level for the boundary-breaking science-horror hybrid that began with Cemetery Kids Don’t Die from writer Zac Thompson and artist Daniel Irizarri! Return to the world of Thompson and Irizarri’s Thompson and Irizarri’s sold-out, cyberpunk horror hit with AN ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT will launch new readers and returning fans alike even deeper into a pixelated landscape haunted by an all-too-real evil…

One year ago, four friends barely escaped the unrelenting terror of the video game called Nightmare Cemetery. After spending endless hours locked into the innovative Dreamwave—the first gaming console played entirely while you sleep—in order to save one of their own from the game’s all-too-real consequences, they survived . . . barely. But after their harrowing rescue, they’ve decided they’ve had enough of Nightmare Cemetery and its enigmatic final boss, the King of Sleep. That is, until the newest DLC, The Blighted Sprawl, suddenly appears online with a promise to reveal the truth of what actually lurks at the heart of Nightmare Cemetery’s digital darkness . . . and why its effects are now bleeding out into the real world in an array of bizarre and disturbing new ways.

A narrative time-jump let us refresh the characters through the natural passage of time and their reaction to the events of the first story. I avoid trying to capture modern teen fashion, instead looking to the early 2000s which, to me, still has an edgy future aesthetic that I hope will loop back into style. Their dream avatars had to evolve too, with Birdie taking on more of a Slasher/Mage combination and Pik returning as something darker than his original berserker. Our new character Maddy let us bring in new elements in the real world as well as with her dream avatar: A rogue druid with minotaur traits, you never know what she might be hiding under her 6 sleeves.

-Daniel Irizarri

Daniel really said it all. He’s told stories for every character with his designs in game and in reality where you can infer so much just by looking at them. I adore the monster designs this time out. The Blighted Sprawl is home to all kinds of twisted souls and strange hybrid-animals that tow this uncanny line between dream and reality. I find that liminal space really terrifying.

-Zac Thompson

We have exclusive character designs and you can get Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1 when it comes to shops August 13, 2025.

Cemetery Kids Run Rabid this August when the Cyberpunk Horror Hit Returns in August

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YOU CAN’T ESCAPE THIS GAME, EVEN IN YOUR DREAMS! Oni Press has announced Cemetery Kids Run Rabid, a synapse-shredding new level for the boundary-breaking science-horror hybrid that began with Cemetery Kids Don’t Die from writer Zac Thompson and art by Daniel Irizarri! Return to the world of Thompson and Irizarri’s sold-out, cyberpunk horror hit with AN ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT will launch new readers and returning fans alike even deeper into a pixelated landscape haunted by an all-too-real evil…

One year ago, four friends barely escaped the unrelenting terror of the video game called Nightmare Cemetery. After spending endless hours locked into the innovative Dreamwave—the first gaming console played entirely while you sleep—in order to save one of their own from the game’s all-too-real consequences, they survived . . . barely. But after their harrowing rescue, they’ve decided they’ve had enough of Nightmare Cemetery and its enigmatic final boss, the King of Sleep. That is, until the newest DLC, The Blighted Sprawl, suddenly appears online with a promise to reveal the truth of what actually lurks at the heart of Nightmare Cemetery’s digital darkness . . . and why its effects are now bleeding out into the real world in an array of bizarre and disturbing new ways.

The dream may be over… but the nightmare is just beginning when Zac Thompson and Daniel Irizarri unlock a new dimension of fear this August 13th in Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1 – featuring stunning covers by Irizarri, Martin Simmonds, and Gegê Schall!

Oni announces that Cemetery Kids Don’t Die #1 is getting a second printing

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Due to the overwhelming success of critically acclaimed writer Zac Thompson and artist Daniel Irizarri, Oni Press has announced that Cemetery Kids Don’t Die #1 is now sold out at the distributor level and will return with the Cemetery Kids Don’t Die #1 Second Printing Variant by series creator and illustrator Daniel Irizarri. This brand-new second printing will hit FOC on March 4th, 2024, and will arrive in stores on March 27th, 2024.

The 21st century sucks hard, but it’s made somewhat tolerable by the latest and greatest media innovations. Enter the Dreamwave: the first gaming console played entirely while you sleep. The obsession of millions around the globe, it’s also the one point of solace for four friends known as the “Cemetery Kids,” who spend their nights roaming the endless maps of the most brutal horror game ever created as they seek to dethrone the “King of Sleep”—the Dreamwave’s biggest, baddest, and most mysterious boss. 

Which was fun . . . until one of them doesn’t wake up and finds their consciousness locked inside a horror game that is anything but imaginary. Now, the three remaining Cemetery Kids must navigate a forbidden landscape to rescue their friend—and pray that the secret lurking at its center doesn’t follow them home. 

Get your first look at Cemetery Kids Don’t Die #2 – the sci-fi thriller reaches level 2!

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Oni Press has revealed a first look inside Cemetery Kids Don’t Die #2!  Acclaimed duo Zac Thompson and Daniel Irizarri delve further into a dystopian digital realm where every level is darker and more daunting than the last…and the dangers that lurk within the pixelated landscape may just have crushing repercussions for the real world Dare to descend into the  mystery of the Dreamwave in Cemetery Kids Don’t Die #2 –  on sale March 27th, 2024!

After Pik’s tragic encounter with the King of Sleep, Birdie is adamant that her brother—while appearing to be in a coma—is actually trapped within the game Nightmare Cemetery. She and their friends must rescue him, but she’ll have to navigate her father’s resentment and Pik’s unburied secrets. Once the sun goes down, and with Wilson and Enid by her side, they enter the Piped District, where the game play is increasing in complexity and horror as it begins to tap into their deepest fears.

Featuring eye-searing covers from artists Daniel Irizarri and Alex Eckman-Lawn, Cemetery Kids Don’t Die #2 arrives in shops March 27th. Can you survive the next level? Plus, don’t miss Cemetery Kids Don’t Die #1 2nd Printing, on shelves alongside Cemetery Kids Don’t Die #2 on March 27th!  

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