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Get a first look at Dark Souls: The Willow King #1

Get your first look inside the pages of Dark Souls: The Willow King #1! Based on Bandai Namco’s multi-award-winning game franchise, the title sees the return of cult sci-fi and fantasy writer, George Mann, with break-out artist Maan House

The mighty king USTRAD OF UTHREL linked the flame, after his servant Herad failed and was consumed by the fire, reduced to ashes. Now, the time has come to link the fire again, but Ustrad now refuses to do his duty to his kingdom. HERAD, resurrected as un kindled, returns to unite three mighty warriors to venture into the WILLOW KING’S domain, and do what needs to be done.

Dark Souls: The Willow King #1 will be released in comic shops and digital on January 31, with covers from Stephanie Hans, Maan House, Alan Quah, and more. 

Dark Souls: The Willow King #1

Dark Souls: The Willow King arrives in January 2024

Titan Comics has announced that it will be venturing back into the decaying world of Dark Souls with the next installment of the critically praised comic series, Dark Souls: The Willow King. Based on Bandai Namco’s multi-award-winning game franchise, the title sees the return of cult sci-fi and fantasy writer, George Mann, with break-out artist Maan House. Dark Souls: The Willow King #1 launches in comic book shops on January 31, 2024.

The Willow King is the fifth entry into Titan Comics’ Dark Souls comic saga, originally launched in 2016. The title has received wide praise from critics and fans alike. The new, four-part series will follow HERAD THE UNLIVED – a poor soul who failed to link the First Flame – as he is resurrected as an Unkindled by the mighty King USTRAD UTHREL. Ordered to seek out a revived Lord of Cinder, known as THE WILLOW KING, Herad must unite three mighty warriors and venture on a perilous journey into the unknown. 

Dark Souls: The Willow King #1 will be released in comic shops and digital on January 31, with covers from Stephanie Hans, Maan House, Alan Quah, and more.

The Dante family showdown in Dark Ride #8

Skybound has revealed a first look at Dark Ride #8, the explosive conclusion to the amusement park horror series’ second story arc. From the iconic Birthright team of writer Joshua Williamson, artist Andrei Bressan, colorist Adriano Lucas, and letterer Pat Brosseau, the next issue of this hit comic book series will be in comic book shops on September 13, 2023. 

The showdown between Halloween and Sam is here! The winner will control the future of the Dante family…and Devil Land! 

Dark Ride #8 continues the stacked variant cover lineup that has run throughout the series. In addition to the main cover by Andrei Bressan and series colorist Adriano Lucas, Dark Ride’s Cover B variant spotlights park mascot Danny D. Evil, with an issue #8 cover by Maan Housewhile Cover C showcases Devil Land’s resident femme fatale and horror aficionado, Halloween, with the third of four new covers by Paulina Ganucheau.  

Additionally, megastar creator Tony Fleecs continues art directing the classic homage poster variant program that ran throughout the series’ first arc. The 1:25 incentives will also span the Cover D slot of Dark Ride’s second arc, with Trish Forstner at the helm for issue #8, the final issue of this arc. 

Dark Ride #8 (SRP: $3.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. 

The full list of covers is below: 

  • Dark Ride #8 CVR A by Andrei Bressan & Adriano Lucas  
  • Dark Ride #8 CVR B (Danny D. Evil Mascot Variant) by Maan House  
  • Dark Ride #8 CVR C (Halloween Character Spotlight Variant) by Paulina Ganucheau  
  • Dark Ride #8 CVR D 1:25 INCV (Classic Homage Poster Cover) by Tony Fleecs & Trish Forstner  
Dark Ride #8

Preview: Lamentation #1

Lamentation #1

WRITTEN BY CULLEN BUNN
ART BY ARJUNA SUSINI
COLORING BY HILARY JENKINS
LETTERING BY CRANK!
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 GunBasilisk) 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. 

Lamentation #1

Lamentation #1 Secret Edition Variant revealed!

 Oni Press has revealed a brand-new initiative to officiate the release of Lamentation #1 (of 3) by horror master Cullen Bunn and rising star Arjuna Susini with the all-new SECRET EDITION program! 

Following on the heels of this spring’s announcement that Oni is making EVERY ISSUE of its original, creator-owned series fully returnable for retailers who order a minimum of five non-incentive shelf covers (in any combination), the publisher is rewarding retailers who met that threshold on Lamentation #1 (of 3) with a free-of-charge, specialty bonus item: the Lamentation #1 Secret Variant Edition, featuring the stunning cover art of Maan House shifted into a phantasmagorical purple color scheme that will not be available anywhere else! 

This top-secret Lamentation #1 edition will mark the first use of the Oni’s new SECRET EDITION program . . . but certainly not the last. 

Told in THREE, 48-PAGE ISSUES spanning May, June, and July, Cullen Bunn and Arjuna Susini’s Lamentation unravels a terrifying tale of tension, paranoia, and pain as the ill-fated cast and crew of a cursed stage play, trapped inside a haunted theater, play cat and mouse with a masked killer who may be more than human! 

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 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 the actors and readers. 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 . . .

On shelves Wednesday, May 3 – just in time for Free Comic Book Day – horror stakes its claim at Oni Press with a 48-page dose of fear in Lamentation #1, featuring covers by Ringo Award nominee Maan House, Eisner Award nominee Yanick Paquette, and acclaimed artist Kyle Hotz!

Lamentation #1 Secret Variant Edition

Preview: Lamentation #1

Lamentation #1

WRITTEN BY CULLEN BUNN
ART BY ARJUNA SUSINI
COLORING BY HILARY JENKINS
LETTERING BY CRANK!
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 GunBasilisk) 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. 

Lamentation #1

Oni Press has unveiled a Qualifying Returnability Program on All Original Single Issues Through 2023

Oni Press has announced a new comic shop-specific returnability initiative focused on deepening and strengthening its commitment to Direct Market retailers.

Through the end of 2023, Oni will be making EVERY ISSUE of its original, creator-owned series fully returnable for retailers who order a minimum of five, non-incentive shelf covers (in any combination) via either of the publisher’s distribution partners at Diamond Comic Distributors or Lunar Distribution.

Oni’s new returnability program takes effect with original titles shipping in May 2023, beginning with Lamentation #1 – THE FIRST OF THREE, 48-PAGE ISSUES spanning May, June, and July from horror master Cullen Bunn and rising star Arjuna Susini and featuring covers by Ringo Award nominee Maan House, Eisner Award nominee Yanick Paquette, and acclaimed artist Kyle Hotz.

In June, the program continues with both Lamentation #2 and XINO #1 – YOUR FIRST SUPER -SIZED, 40-PAGE DOSE of subversive, psych-surrealist science fiction to break the borders of reality itself from creators Nick CagnettiChris CondonMelissa FloresPhil HesterDaniel IrizarriShaky KaneJordan Thomas and more of Oni’s brightest talents – past, present, and future – with covers by Matt LesniewskiAndré Lima AraújoMalachi Ward & Matt Sheean, and Shaky Kane.

Oni’s Lamentation #2 is Double-Sized and Deathly Dangerous!

Oni Press has set the curtain call for Lamentation #2 – arriving in comic shops everywhere on June 7, 2023! 

Boasting 48 pages of Giallo-inspired terror, the second, double-sized installment of Oni’s newest horror masterwork from veteran storyteller Cullen Bunn and artist Arjuna Susini dives deep into the claustrophobic confines of the Requiem Theatre as the trapped cast of a cursed stage-play find themselves at the mercy of masked killer!

Trapped within the Requiem Theater, lead actress Jennifer fights for her life and freedom as threats encroach from the worlds outside and within the play. When the mysterious Prince Razide selects her as his bride, new dangers emerge, and she still doesn’t know who—or what—lies beneath the prince’s mask. And, soon, Razide himself will take center stage to cross the threshold into the unholy darkness that lies just beyond…

Featuring covers by Yanick Paquette and John Bivens , don’t miss the next essential installment! And don’t miss Lamentation #1, the 48-page opening act of Bunn and Susini’s collision of supernatural terror and gothic suspense – on sale May 3, 2023, with covers from Ringo Award nominee Maan House, Eisner Award nominee Yanick Paquette, and acclaimed artist Kyle Hotz

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)!

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