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BOO! Jay Stephens’ Dwellings: All Hallow’s Eve Special Tricks and Treats into Comic Shops Everywhere October 30th!

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TRICK OR TREAT! LIVE OR DIE! Oni Press has unveiled the first look inside Dwellings: All Hallow’s Eve Special #1 – coming to comic shops everywhere on October 30th! Emmy Award–winning, Eisner Award–nominated comics master Jay Stephens captures the Halloween spirit in all of its blood-spattered, candy-colored glory in the first-ever standalone, double-sized Dwellings special out October 30th. . . before the series makes its much-demanded return with Dwellings: Second Stories in 2025!

This Halloween, return to the terrifyingly tranquil streets that Dwellings calls home—as seen through the eyes of visitor Wolfgang LeGant! But Wolfgang is no ordinary tourist: He’s convinced he’s actually a seasoned vampire hunter, and this delusion has drawn him to Elwich to drive a stake through the once-unassuming town’s thriving “Saguinarian” goth subculture. But when Wolfgang meets Emmaline Momenta, a young woman similarly possessed by the idea that she’s a real vampire, irrational faith may be the only thing capable of stopping a mass murder in the making . . . 

Featuring standard and “skeletonized” covers by Stephens himself, alongside a variant cover from Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Katie Skelly, the multiple Ringo Award-nominated sensation returns October 30th with 40 pages of all-new content in the Dwellings: All Hallow’s Eve Special #1!

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SDCC 2024: Jay Stephens’ horror hit Dwellings returns with a Hallow’s Eve Special before Second Stories in 2025

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In advance of San Diego Comic Con 2024, Oni Press has announced the best-selling horror phenomenon, Dwellings – from Emmy Award-winning, Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Jay Stephens – is set for a bloodcurdling return this October in the Dwellings: All Hallows’ Eve Special #1 … before the series mounts its full-scale resurrection with the first issue of an all-new limited series, Dwellings: Second Stories #1, in 2025.

First: On October 9th, return to the terrifyingly tranquil streets of Elwich in the Dwellings: All Hallows’ Eve Special #1 – a self-contained, 40-page introduction to the terrifyingly tranquil streets that Dwellings calls home—as seen through the eyes of visitor Wolfgang LeGant! But Wolfgang is no ordinary tourist: He’s convinced he’s actually a seasoned vampire hunter, and this delusion has drawn him to Elwich to drive a stake through the once-unassuming town’s thriving “Saguinarian” goth subculture. But when Wolfgang meets Emmaline Momenta, a young woman similarly possessed by the idea that she’s a real vampire, irrational faith may be the only thing capable of stopping a mass murder in the making . . . 

The ‘Saturday Morning’ meets ‘Stroke Of Midnight’ retro cute horror is back just in time for tricks and treats! The Dwellings: All Hallows’ Eve Special arrives this October, with all the old-school fake ads and blood-stained vintage kids’ comics stylings you’ve come to squeamishly love.

Trick or treat! Live or die! This fall, comics master Jay Stephens captures the Halloween spirit in all of its bloodspattered, candy-colored glory in the first-ever standalone, double-sized Dwellings special – featuring standard and “skeletonized” covers by Stephens himself, alongside a variant cover from Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Katie Skelly – before the series makes its much-demanded return with Dwellings: Second Stories in 2025!

Find out more about Dwellings’ upcoming return to comic shops everywhere next week at San Diego Comic Con 2024 with the ONI Press: Groundbreaking Comics & Graphic Novels panel on Thursday, July 25th at 11 am PT in Room 28DE as Jay Stephens himself joins an all-star cast of Oni Press creators to reveal what awaits! Plus: Look for Jay Stephens signing daily and exclusive Dwellings merch – only at the Oni Press booth #1829! 

SDCC 2204: Oni Press and Maestro Media join forces for a new line of board games based on The Sixth Gun, Dwellings, and Jill and the Killers

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Oni Press and board game publisher Maestro Media have announced a new collaboration for board games inspired by some of Oni’s comic book hits. This partnership will bring to life three new board games based on The Sixth Gun by creators Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt, Dwellings by cartoonist Jay Stephens, and Jill and the Killers by creators Olivia Cuartero-Briggs and Roberta Ingranata. The announcement comes ahead of San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), where both companies will preview upcoming plans for the new gaming partnership. To be developed in close coordination with the respective creators of each title, the first games produced under the partnership are slated for release in 2025.

Each board game will capture the essence of its respective comic book series, offering fans an immersive adventure in the worlds they love with word-class game design from the tabletop game publisher behind recent blockbuster releases, including The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, Hello Kitty: Day at the Park, and the upcoming Smurfs Hidden Village. The new Oni-Maestro partnership will include:  

  • The Sixth Gun: From the world of the iconic, Eisner Award-nominated series from master storytellers Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt! In 1866, the Confederacy has fallen, but evil still pervades a scarred nation. A rebel general warped by impossibly dark magic searches the frontier for The Sixth Gun – an ancient weapon of unspeakable occult power…now held by an ordinary young woman who must learn to master her pistol’s arcane secrets before it can unleash Armageddon.  
  • Dwellings: Based on the charmingly terrifying, sold-out horror hit from Emmy Award-winning cartoonist Jay Stephens that The Comics Journal calls “quite possibly the best horror comic of the last 20 years”! Welcome to Elwich – an oasis of small-town perfection, where the schools overflow with cheery-eyed children, lovingly adorned homes line the historic boulevards … and only the crows can see the deep, festering rot of murder, demonology and psychosis that lurks beneath the pristine surface. Elwich has them all on offer – and behind every dwelling awaits a horrifying new story to be told.
  • Jill and the Killers: Inspired by the nerve-rattling murder mystery-within-a-mystery by writer Olivia Cuartero-Briggs and artist Roberta Ingranata! Teenager Jill Estrada’s once-quiet life in a secluded Arizona town has been turned upside-down by the unsolved disappearance of her mother … only for the puzzle to deepen when she discovers a true-crime subscription game that seems to reveal clues that only a killer close to home could know… 

Dwellings #3 returns for a second printing

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Oni Press has announced that Dwellings continues to be a sold-out horror hit as the third and final issue of the series is sold out at the distributor level and will be going back to print for the Dwellings #3 Second Printing Variant — on sale January 31, 2024. 

Featuring a brand-new cover by Emmy Award–winning, Eisner Award–nominated series creator Jay Stephens, the Dwellings #3 Second Printing Variant will be limited to 500 copies and retailers are advised that allocations may occur. 

Dwellings #3 sees the series return to the scene of the crime for one FINAL scare as readers are welcomed back to Elwich—where murderous and horrifying secrets sleep just below the pristine surface, slithering in the shadows of this otherwise quiet and idyllic small town. The dementedly delightful cute-creepy mashup from cartoonist and animator Jay Stephens returns from the grave for two more tales of small-town horror. Readers with coulrophobia beware: in this issue, creepy clowns are quite the scare! See for yourself the shock, terror, and fun (?!) that is . . . Jay Stephens’ DWELLINGS.

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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in

Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this week.

Battle Action #1 (Rebellion/2000AD) – Garth Ennis doing more war comics, nuff said.

Children of the Vault #1 (Marvel) – The Children of the Vault want to be humanity’s salvation but what’s their motivation? The Fall of X continues!

Comic Books Kill #1 (Scout Comics) – Comics creator Jack Levi places his life and career on the line when he begins an affair with the femme fatale lover of his mafia boss publisher. An intriguing concept and idea.

Con & On #2 (AHOY Comics) – The first issue had you guessing what real life event/person everything was based on and we’re excited for more of that in the second issue!

Dwellings #1 (Oni Press) – Jay Stephens has a hit with this as it’s already allocated and getting multiple printings.

The Enfield Gang Massacre #1 (Image Comics) – Montgomery Enfield and his gang of outlaws find themselves in the crosshairs of an aging Texas Ranger and a newborn county that’s hungry for law. Always cool to check out a new modern Western.

Knight Terrors #3 (DC Comics) – The event has been intriguing and we’re wondering where it’s all going.

The Madness #1 (AWA) – Government sponsored superheroes are sent to assassinate a thief but take out her family instead. Now, she’s out for revenge.

Mech Cadets #1 (BOOM! Studios) – A fresh debut of this awesome series! We loved the original release and excited for this!

Scarlett Couture: The Munich File #1 (Titan Comics) – We’re big fans of Des Taylor’s art style and excited for this series.

WildC.A.T.s #10 (DC Comics) – Wildstorm’s characters are brought into the DCU and it works! The series has been a hell of a lot of fun so far mixing up classic characters.

You’ve Been Cancelled #3 (Mad Cave Studios) – The series has been full of action and laughs. It’s just kinetic insanity and we’re here for it.

Oni and Jay Stephens’ Dwellings has been allocated due to demand

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Due to an unprecedented 127% increase in orders the Final Order Cut-Off for Oni Press‘ Dwellings #1 (of 3), Oni is advising retailers that quantities of Dwellings #1 COVER A by creator Jay Stephens and COVER D by artist Brian Level will be allocated up to 10% at the distributor level.

All orders placed for Dwellings #1 COVER B (Joe Palmer Variant), COVER C (Jenna Cha Variant), and 1:10 incentive (Jay Stephens “Bloody Variant”) will be unaffected by the allocation. Retailers who initially qualified for Dwellings #1 1:10 incentive (Jay Stephens “Bloody Variant”) will still receive their incentives as planned, irrespective of any Cover A or Cover D allocations.

Additionally, extra quantities of the COVER B by artist Joe Palmer and COVER C by artist Jenna Cha are available for immediate re-order, alongside a new SECOND PRINTING VARIANT by creator Jay Stephens with adequate supply to cover any outstanding Cover A and Cover D units withheld due to allocation. 

Oni will also be offering a new Dwellings #1 Third Printing Variant for FOC on August 7, 2023, which will arrive in stores on September 6, 2023 – in advance of Dwellings #2’s bi-monthly October release. 

Oni Press has also proactively placed Dwellings #2 (shipping in October) and Dwellings #3 (shipping in December) on a longer, 30-day FOC to prevent any future allocations in the future. 

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Oni Press releases a trailer For Jay Stephens’ Dwellings

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Beginning this summer, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher Oni Press will publish Dwellings, a bi-monthly limited series from the pop-addled brain of Emmy Award-winning animator and Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Jay Stephens. Oni has released a trailer for the spooky series, as well as a brand new preview. Re-formatting Stephens’ acclaimed self-published series – which has drawn praise from a litany of high-profile talents, like Jeff Lemire, Stephen R. Bissette, Phil Hester, and more – into three prestige-format chapters, Oni’s new release of Dwellings marks the award-winning Canadian cartoonist’s return to the publisher. 

Each of Dwellings’ three oversized, prestige format issues will be 72 blood curdling pages long and will include two complete tales. Welcome to Elwich – an oasis of small town perfection, where the schools overflow with cheery-eyed children, lovingly adorned homes line the historic boulevards… and only the crows can see the deep, festering rot that lurks beneath the pristine surface. Murder. Demonology. Possession. Obsession. Elwich has them all on offer—and behind every dwelling awaits a horrifying new story to be told. 

Dwellings debuts on August 9th with a 72-page, first issue with all-new, never-before-seen standard and “bloody” edition covers by Jay Stephens himself, alongside brand-new variant covers by Joe Palmer, Jenna Cha, and Brian Level.

Dwellings #1 will feature two creepy stories – “They Know” and”Second Tongue.” One Press will unleash Dwellings diabolical debut issue on unsuspecting comic shops everywhere on August 9, 2023.

Jay Stephens returns to Oni Press with Dwellings

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Beginning this summer, Oni Press will publish Dwellings, a bi-monthly limited series from the pop-addled brain of Emmy Award-winning animator and Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Jay Stephens. Re-formatting Stephens’ acclaimed self-published series – which has drawn praise from a litany of high-profile talents, like Jeff Lemire, Stephen R. Bissette, Phil Hester, and more – into three prestige-format chapters, Oni’s new release of Dwellings marks the award-winning Canadian cartoonist’s return to the publisher that played an early, pivotal role in shaping his career.

Each of Dwellings’ three oversized, prestige format issues will be 72 blood curdling pages long and will include two complete tales. Welcome to Elwich – an oasis of small town perfection, where the schools overflow with cheery-eyed children, lovingly adorned homes line the historic boulevards… and only the crows can see the deep, festering rot that lurks beneath the pristine surface. Murder. Demonology. Possession. Obsession. Elwich has them all on offer—and behind every dwelling awaits a horrifying new story to be told. 

Dwellings debuts on August 9th with a 72-page, first issue with all-new, never-before-seen standard and “bloody” edition covers by Jay Stephens himself, alongside brand-new variant covers by Joe Palmer (TIME BEFORE TIME), Jenna Cha (BLACK STARS ABOVE), and Brian Level (BATMAN VS. BIGBY! A WOLF IN GOTHAM).

Dwellings #1 will feature two creepy stories – “They Know” and “Second Tongue.” One Press will unleash Dwellings diabolical debut issue on unsuspecting comic shops everywhere on August 9, 2023.

Black Eye Books Kickstarts Jay Stephens’ First Comic Series in Over 20 Years

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Black Eye Books has launched Harvey and Eisner-Award nominated cartoonist Jay Stephens first ongoing comic book series in over twenty years. The first issue is currently available on Kickstarter. The project has already passed its goal and ends on October 31.

Blending retro cuteness with classic small-town horror, Dwellings will feature one complete and self-contained story each issue. The first issue features a tale of murder and crows entitled They Know.

Set in southern Ontario, Dwellings is a series of horror tales, lovingly drawn in a vintage comics style to most perfectly invoke those half-remembered terrors of youth. The true meaning of the word nostalgia is, ‘to return home in pain’. So lets get nostalgic, shall we?

Dwellings will be printed for a December release as a 36 page, full-color, stapled comic book, and is being offered to readers as a pre-order via crowdfunding. The digital edition starts at $5 Canadian (about $4 in US dollars) with a print copy being $10 Canadian (about $8 in US dollars) plus shipping. Also available are signed copies, previous releases from Stephens, inked blue-line production art, and more.