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Preview: Hello Darkness #8

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Hello Darkness #8

(W) Garth Ennis, Marguerite Bennett, Robert Hack, James Tynion IV, Jordan Thomas (A) Becky Cloonan, Luana Vecchio, Robert Hack, Shaky Kane, Werther Dell’Edera (CA) Miguel Mercado
In Shops: Feb 26, 2025
SRP: $5.99

“The War” is finally over as Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan’s dark look at the world concludes, and James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera’s Something is Killing the Children returns with “A Monster Hunter Walks into a Bar” Part 4.

Meanwhile, Robert Hack’s I Can’t Take You Anywhere contains more madcap madness! Marguerite Bennett and Luana Vecchio team up for a twisted story about a woman’s revenge, and Jordan Thomas and Shaky Kane prove there are no shortcuts to perfection!

Hello Darkness #8

Your First Look at Hello Darkness #8

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at Hello Darkness #8, the horrifying continuation to the new ongoing anthology series featuring what BOOM! Studios is known for–the best in modern Horror, Fantasy, and Mystery, not to mention the darkest stories yet from a murderer’s row of world class creators! Everything from primal fears to modern political horrors will be explored, in the classic style of Creepy and Eerie and the contemporary chills of Black Mirror.

Return to the darkness with the final chapter of Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan’s The War, James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera’s Something is Killing the Children: A Monster Hunter Walks into a Bar, and Robert Hack’s I Can’t Take You Anywhere. Marguerite Bennett and Luana Vecchio team up for a story about a woman’s vengeance in Stealth, and Jordan Thomas and Shaky Kane prove there are no shortcuts to perfection in You Can’t Cheat 10,000 Hours.

Hello Darkness #8 features a main cover by Miguel Mercado, and variant covers by Jenny Frison and Jeremy Bastian, and a special BOOM! Studios 20th Anniversary variant by Dan Mora . Hello Darkness #8 is out February 26, 2025.

Hello Darkness #8

SDCC 2024: Oni Press reveals Skin Police from Jordan Thomas and Daniel Gete

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IN THE 22nd CENTURY, TRUST NO ONE…NOT EVEN YOURSELF! Oni Press presents Skin Police #1 (of 4) – kicking off a four-issue powder keg of sci-fi/action spectacle from riveting writer Jordan Thomas and violently visceral artist Daniel Gete coming to comic shops everywhere this October!

In the year 2142, fertility levels around the globe plummeted, and a black market for illegal clone babies emerged. Millions of parents used their own genetic material to welcome these new children, only realizing the horrific consequences far too late. At some point in their life cycle, three in four of these genetic duplicates transform into psychologically unstable killing machines known as “dupes.” Fortunately, the United Nations of Europe has decided to take an active role in containing the growing threat. Their specialized task force has taken up the unenviable task of hunting dupes before their violence can spread. To the government, they’re the Duplicate Identification and Capture Division. To everyone else, they’re the “Skin Police.” The worst part of the job? It’s always the one you least suspect . . .

Featuring a barrage of covers from Daniel Gete, Nick Pitarra, Adam Pollina, and Shaky Kane, no one escapes Skin Police #1 – in comic shops everywhere October 2nd!

Skin Police

Exclusive: Get a look at the process behind David Rubin and Nick Cagnetti’s covers for The Man from Maybe

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Recently Oni Press announced The Man from Maybe #1 (of 3) – a 48-page, high potency dose of eye-searing, shoot-’em-up action on the high plains of our ruined planet from rising star Jordan Thomas and the infamous artistic savant known as Shaky Kane. Double-sized and double-barreled at 48 gratuitously gargantuan pages, The Man from Maybe #1 (of 3) features a downright demolishing line-up of covers, led by “Swaggerin’” Shaky Kane himself alongside “Dazzlin’” David Rubín and “Nice” Nick Cagentti! And we have an exclusive look at David and Nick’s covers!

In the dry and dead future that’s coming soon, all life belongs to Oppenheimer-obsessed billionaire Harvard Denny and his corporate scavengers from Smile, Inc., who pillage the wastelands in search of atomic contraband.

But when a hyper-advanced vessel of possibly alien origin crashlands on the outer edge of Denny’s empire of neon-lit ruins, will it bring promise or poison to a distorted world? As the race to acquire the ship’s cargo begins, our fate will be decided by a masked bandit and the cold iron of his laser rifle. He knows no name, no home, no surrender—only the whispered hush of those in need who dare call him . . . THE MAN FROM MAYBE!

The Man From Maybe #1 arrives… in shops… this October.

  • David Rubín rough cover
  • David Rubín cover
  • David Rubín cover
  • Nick Cagentti cover sketch
  • Nick Cagentti cover
  • Nick Cagentti cover

SDCC 2023: Jordan Thomas and Shaky Kane say “F*ck the Future” in The Man from Maybe

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Announced during Comic Con International in San Diego, Oni Press has revealed The Man from Maybe #1 (of 3) – a 48-page, high potency dose of eye-searing, shoot-’em-up action on the high plains of our ruined planet from rising star Jordan Thomas and the infamous artistic savant known as Shaky Kane !

Double-sized and double-barreled at 48 gratuitously gargantuan pages, give yourself over to an upside-down world where the mutants die hard and the dinosaurs can’t be trusted in The Man from Maybe #1 (of 3) – featuring a downright demolishing line-up of covers, led by “Swaggerin’” Shaky Kane himself alongside “Dazzlin’” David Rubín and “Nice” Nick Cagnetti! The mind-bending comic trailer is now live.

In the dry and dead future that’s coming soon, all life belongs to Oppenheimer-obsessed billionaire Harvard Denny and his corporate scavengers from Smile, Inc., who pillage the wastelands in search of atomic contraband.

But when a hyper-advanced vessel of possibly alien origin crashlands on the outer edge of Denny’s empire of neon-lit ruins, will it bring promise or poison to a distorted world? As the race to acquire the ship’s cargo begins, our fate will be decided by a masked bandit and the cold iron of his laser rifle. He knows no name, no home, no surrender—only the whispered hush of those in need who dare call him . . . THE MAN FROM MAYBE!

Weird Work #1 kicks off classic noir with an alien look

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Weird Work #1

Hard-boiled noir is mixed with the bright, alien-filled worlds in Weird Work #1. Following months of gang shootings, Detective Ovra Sawce is paired with a new partner on a triple homicide. But what were a billionaire’s assistant, a hood-turned-cult leader and Sawce’s former partner doing in that warehouse?

Written by Jordan Thomas, Weird Work #1 is an interesting start to the series. At its heart, the debut is a very typical crime/noir story. There’s a strange murder. There’s a likely corrupt cop. There’s the two detectives dragged in to solve the case, each with a troubled past. The DNA is there of so many stories we’ve seen before with little new or different. The story’s core sticks to the basics.

Where the comic attempts to do something different is with the visuals. With art by Shaky Kane, Weird Work #1 is definitely weird taking place in an alien world where beings with faces that look like buttholes are completely normal as three eyed beings. At times the comic feels like weird for weird sake. So far, beyond some joke comments, the strange world doesn’t add much to the story. It’s just your average noir story with sci-fi visuals. The plot, so far, doesn’t play with or to its alien setting and characters.

And that’s what’s a bit frustrating about Weird Work #1. The comic is entertaining and the art is cool, but it doesn’t deliver anything different. It doesn’t use its alien setting enough, or really much at all, in the narrative. It’s a typical story with atypical visuals for the genre.

Weird Work #1 isn’t a bad debut and those who enjoy the genre should check it out. But, we’ve seen this genre with an alien setting before. It isn’t new and it isn’t different. Hopefully the rest of the series might deliver something a little bit different but for a debut it’s good, but doesn’t stand out.

Story: Jordan Thomas Art: Shaky Kane
Letterer: Letter Squids Design: Daniel Gruitt
Story: 7.5 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.5 Recommendation: Read

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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Xino #1 has sold out and heads back to print

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The debut issue of the all-new, limited-series event Xino from Oni Press has sold out and will be going back to print for the Xino #1 Second Printing Variant – on sale July 19th, alongside Xino #2!

Xino #1 is the first of three, 40-page intra-ocular lozenges of subversive, psych-surrealist science fiction from Oni’s brightest talents—past, present, and future—as they slowly tune your hopes, dreams, desires, paranoia, alienation, anxiety, and adrenaline to produce the desired results. The first issue included work from rising stars Melissa Flores and Daniel Irizarri, cult phenoms Christopher Condon and Nick Cagnetti, underground radicals Jordan Thomas and Shaky Kane, and master cartoonist and foundational Oni creator Phil Hester.

The Xino #1 Second Printing Variant, featuring the stunning cover artwork by Matt Lesniewski with a new color treatment by Sarah Rockwell, is currently available for order and will FOC alongside Xino #2 this weekend in advance of both issues’ July 19 on sale date.

Xino #1 second printing

Preview: Xino #1

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Xino #1

(W) Chris Condon, Melissa Flores, Phil Hester, Jordan Thomas (A) Nick Cagnetti, Phil Hester, Daniel Irizarri, Shaky Kane (CA) Matt Lesniewski
In Shops: Jun 14, 2023
SRP: $5.99

Because the future is getting weirder everyday, we give you XINO #001-the first of three OVERSIZED, 40-PAGE intra-ocular lozenges of subversive, surrealist science-fiction to cure your awful awareness of it all. Try not to worry-the insertion process will be guided by the megawatt brilliance of Oni’s brightest talents (past, present, and future) as they slowly tune your hopes, dreams, desires, paranoia, alienation, anxiety, and adrenaline to produce the desired results.

In our first exploratory outing: Rising stars Melissa Flores (The Dead Lucky, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) & Daniel Irizarri (Judge Dredd) surgically activate the hidden dimensions of the human senses; cult phenoms Christopher Condon (That Texas Blood) and Nick Cagnetti (Pink Lemonade) debut the world’s first intravenous video game system; Underground radicals Jordan Thomas (Weird Work) and Shaky Kane (Bulletproof Coffin) surveil the suburbs for signs of covert infiltration, and master cartoonist and foundational Oni creator Phil Hester (Gotham City: Year One, The Coffin) returns to the fold to leave his deepest mark yet!

Xino #1

Preview: Xino #1

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Xino #1

(W) Chris Condon, Melissa Flores, Phil Hester, Jordan Thomas (A) Nick Cagnetti, Phil Hester, Daniel Irizarri, Shaky Kane (CA) Matt Lesniewski
In Shops: Jun 14, 2023
SRP: $5.99

Because the future is getting weirder everyday, we give you XINO #001-the first of three OVERSIZED, 40-PAGE intra-ocular lozenges of subversive, surrealist science-fiction to cure your awful awareness of it all. Try not to worry-the insertion process will be guided by the megawatt brilliance of Oni’s brightest talents (past, present, and future) as they slowly tune your hopes, dreams, desires, paranoia, alienation, anxiety, and adrenaline to produce the desired results.

In our first exploratory outing: Rising stars Melissa Flores (The Dead Lucky, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) & Daniel Irizarri (Judge Dredd) surgically activate the hidden dimensions of the human senses; cult phenoms Christopher Condon (That Texas Blood) and Nick Cagnetti (Pink Lemonade) debut the world’s first intravenous video game system; Underground radicals Jordan Thomas (Weird Work) and Shaky Kane (Bulletproof Coffin) surveil the suburbs for signs of covert infiltration, and master cartoonist and foundational Oni creator Phil Hester (Gotham City: Year One, The Coffin) returns to the fold to leave his deepest mark yet!

Xino #1

The Future is Only a Matter of Time in the XINO #1 trailer

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Oni Press has released a trailer for the first issue of a highly anticipated debut: an all-new limited-series event, only perceptible in three dimensions as XINO #1 – the first of three, 40-page intra-ocular lozenges of subversive, psych-surrealist science fiction to cure your awful awareness of our meager reality. 

Try not to worry — the implantation process will be guided by the megawatt brilliance of Oni’s brightest talents—past, present, and future—as they slowly tune your hopes, dreams, desires, paranoia, alienation, anxiety, and adrenaline to produce the desired results.

In our first exploratory outing: 

  • Rising stars Melissa Flores & Daniel Irizarri surgically activate the hidden dimensions of the human senses
  • Cult phenoms Christopher Condon and Nick Cagnetti (debut the world’s first intravenous video game system
  • Underground radicals Jordan Thomas & Shaky Kane surveil the suburbs for signs of covert infiltration
  • Master cartoonist and foundational Oni creator Phil Hester returns to the fold to leave his deepest mark yet

Side effects of XINO #1 (on sale June 14, 2023) may include: A debilitating quantity of Jungian hyper-symbolism packaged into palatable doses as “covers” by an astonishing array of artistic talents, including Matt Lesniewski, André Lima Araújo, Malachi Ward & Matt Sheean, and, of course, the infamous Shaky Kane.

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