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Oni Press Reveals its ComicsPRO 2023 Retailer Exclusives and Giveaways

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In advance of ComicsPRO 2023 – the annual comic industry conference beginning on Wednesday, February 22 in Pittsburgh, PA – Oni Press has revealed its slate of all-new exclusive items and giveaways, available only to attending retailers, in advance of a week of high-profile news and announcements from the publisher.

Oni Press ComicsPro 2023 giveaways

LAMENTATION #1 “INVITATION” ENVELOPED PRINTS – SIGNED BY WRITER CULLEN BUNN

You’re cordially invited to witness three, double-sized acts of terror with this exclusive double-sided and enveloped “invitation” to LAMENTATION #1 (of 3) – on sale May 3, 2023 – featuring the stunning cover art of artist Maan House (Nightfall Double Feature) and signed by writer Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun)!

TOP SECRET 11”x17″ MYSTERY PRINT – FEATURING ART BY MATT LESNIEWSKI

Get your first glimpse at Oni’s next top-secret project with a generously sized, 11”x17″ matte cardstock print, featuring the artwork of cartoonist Matt Lesniewski (Crimson Flower, Faceless & The Family) with colors by Rico Renzi (Spider-Gwen)!

Want to know more? Don’t miss Oni’s exclusive retailer presentation on Thursday, February 23!

SHEETS DELUXE EDITION HC & EXCLUSIVE “PREPARE FOR TEARS” LIGHTS TISSUE PACK

Before Brenna Thummler’s beloved SHEETS trilogy comes to end on September 6, 2023, with the release of LIGHTS – her third and final graphic novel featuring Marjorie, Eliza, and Wendell the ghost – get prepared for the emotional onslaught to come with a deluxe hardcover edition of SHEETS … plus an exclusive LIGHTS tissue pack to hold back the tears! 

DEGA HC

Experience writer/illustrator Dan McDaid’s powerful tale of survival and existential mystery on an alien world in this self-contained, hardcover graphic novel from the master cartoonist who breathed new life into Firefly, Judge Dredd, and Dr. Who! 

Around the Tubes

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The weekend is almost here and we’re heading to NOVA Open and Dragon Con! So, lots of coverage to come on our sites! While you wait for the work day to end and weekend begin, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.

The Mary Sue – Marvel Artist and Spider-Woman Co-Creator Marie Severin Has Passed Away at 89 – Our thoughts are with her friends and family.

The Beat – RIP Gary Friedrich – Our thoughts are with his friends and family.

Allentown Morning Call – State police: Spiderman comic worth $15000 swiped in Bucks County – If anyone has any info that can help.

The Mary Sue – Marvel Removes “Hidden Controversial” Message Critical of Mormonism From Spider-Man Comic – This makes sense.

 

Reviews

Comics Bulletin – Olivia Twist #1

ICv2 – Sheets

Lion Forge Has Launched a Middle-Grade Imprint Caracal

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Lion Forge has been making lots of changes in recent years recognizing new trends in the comic market and adjusting properly with such launches as their CubHouse imprint and Catalyst Prime superhero line of comics. The publisher will now provide a reading road map for parents and educators with a new imprint focused on middle-grade aged children. Caracal is a new imprint announced today under the Lion Forge umbrella, alongside CubHouse (early readers) and Roar (young adult).

Just like its namesake inspiration, the Caracal imprint for middle-grade readers is fast-paced, agile, leaps high to catch fresh concepts and ideas, and hunts down the best stories! Caracal will offer books for readers ages 8–12 focused on preteen characters in relatable situations across genres, including age-appropriate superheroes, science fiction, and fantasy. Select existing titles under the CubHouse banner will see a revised trade dress in second printings, and initial offerings through Caracal will begin publishing later in the year. Previously announced titles and series include:

  • Encounter by Chris Giarrusso, Art Baltazar, and Franco
  • The Wormworld Saga by Daniel Lieske
  • Sheets by Brenna Thummler
  • Glint by Sam Sattin and Ian McGinty

The focus of CubHouse will remain to publish graphic literature with the unique visual literacy development of young children in mind. Initial offerings include: picture books, hybrid or transitional graphic books, and early comic books, which have a limited number of panels on each page in a predictable sequence with corresponding word balloons.

Additional upcoming titles under the Caracal banner will be announced later this week, in correspondence with the publisher’s appearance at BookExpo America in New York City.

Brenna Thummler’s Sheets Comes to Lion Forge

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Artist Brenna Thummler’s work has appeared in such publications as the Washington Post and the New York Times. In 2017, she adapted the beloved Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery into a graphic novel alongside writer Mariah Marsden. This August, Lion Forge will release her debut original graphic novel, Sheets!

Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen-year-old in charge of the family laundry business, her daily routine features unforgiving customers, unbearable P.E. classes, and the fastidious Mr. Saubertuck who is committed to destroying everything she’s worked for.

Wendell is a ghost. A boy who lost his life much too young, his daily routine features ineffective death therapy, a sheet-dependent identity, and a dangerous need to seek purpose in the forbidden human world.

When their worlds collide, Marjorie is confronted by unexplainable disasters as Wendell transforms Glatt’s Laundry into his midnight playground, appearing as a mere sheet during the day. While Wendell attempts to create a new afterlife for himself, he unknowingly sabotages the life that Marjorie is struggling to maintain.

This beautiful and moving graphic novel illustrates the determination of a young girl to fight, even when all parts of her world seem to be conspiring against her. It proves that second chances are possible whether life feels over or life is over. But above all, Sheets is a story of the forgiveness and unlikely friendship that can only transpire inside a haunted laundromat.