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Baltimore Comic Con 2024: Oni Press brings Panels, Portfolio Reviews, and Signings

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Brenna Thummler Third Eye Comics

Oni Press has announced its line-up of events and honor its multiple 2024 Ringo Award nominees ahead of Baltimore Comic-Con 2024!

Oni Press will be celebrating all things comics in Charm City beginning on Saturday, September 21st at 2 pm ET in Room 338 with the ONI PRESS: THE BALTIMORE COMIC-CON PANEL! For over 25 years, Oni Press has been the destination for groundbreaking comics and graphic novels from some of the industry’s most acclaimed talents. Now, after leading the smash-hit return of EC Comics and the 20th anniversary of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim in 2024, Oni Press is prepping a new slate of unforgettable stories for the New Year to come with hit series like Cullen Bunn and Christopher Mitten’s The Autumn Kingdom, Jordan Thomas and Daniel Gete’s Skin Police, Marco Finnegan’s Calavera P.I., and more to soon to be revealed! Join acclaimed cartoonist and 2024 Ringo Award nominee Brenna Thummler and writer Joey Esposito as they join Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson, Senior Sales Manager Michael Torma to talk everything Oni 2024… and beyond!

Plus: Join Brenna Thummler – creator of Ringo and Eisner Award-nominated Sheets trilogy – on Saturday, September 31st at 5 pm ET for a Baltimore Comic Con-exclusive signing with Third Eye Comics at Booth 901!

Then: Calling all aspiring artists! Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson will be hosting an open Portfolio Review session on Saturday, September 31st at 5 pm ET in Room 338! Come present your work for advice, guidance, and one-on-one feedback from the publisher of Scott Pilgrim, Sheets, Dwellings, The Sixth Gun, and many more of the 21st Century’s most iconic independent comics and graphic novels!

Finally: Oni Press is represented by four incredibly deserving 2024 Ringo Award nominees, in advance of this year’s festivities on Saturday, September 31st live from Baltimore Comic Con: Lights by cartoonist Brenna Thummler – the long-awaited conclusion to Thummler’s acclaimed Sheets trilogy – which is nominated for Best Kids Comic / Graphic Novel; cartoonist Jay Stephens’ hilarious horror hit, Dwellings, by Jay Stephens, which is jointly nominated for both Best Humor Series and Best Anthology Series; and the gripping memoir Memento Mori by Finnish cartoonist Tiitu Takalo, which is nominated for Best Non-Fiction.

Oni announces Michael Torma to Lead Sales and Desiree Rodriguez to Spearhead Social Media and Digital Content Development

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In tandem with ComicsPRO 2023 in Pittsburgh, Oni Press has announced multiple new hires and promotions for the company’s marketing and sales teams. 

First, Oni is excited to welcome former Third Eye Comics General Manager Michael Torma as Senior Sales Manager. As the former head of the sales team at the Eisner Spirit of Retailing Award-nominated store’s flagship Annapolis, MD location, Torma has nearly 15 years of experience in optimizing the mechanics of comics retail for one of the United States’ largest and most closely watched comic shop chains.

In his new role, Torma will be tasked with expanding Oni’s operations in the Direct Market and book market; increasing the company’s communication and effectiveness with comic shops and independent bookstores; working hand-in-hand with Oni’s distribution partners at Diamond Comic Distributors, Lunar Distribution, and Simon & Schuster; and building a successful battery of tools and strategies to support Oni’s robust and wide-ranging line of comics and graphic novels.

Then, Oni is also proud to announce that Desiree Rodriguez – the longstanding Oni Press and Lion Forge editor behind multiple acclaimed titles, including the Eisner Award-winning anthology Puerto Rico Strong – has been promoted to the role of Digital Marketing Manager. In her new role, Rodriguez will oversee all of Oni’s cross-platform social media content generation and management, while working in close collaboration with Oni’s creators, editors, and marketing department to maximize awareness, visibility, and engagement for Oni’s upcoming slate of comics and graphic novels.

Oni’s latest hires and promotions follow the appointment of former BOOM! Studios and Dark Horse veteran editor, Sierra Hahn, to the position of Editor-in-Chief earlier this week.