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Got optioned for a movie too." Fear Agent through Image Comics? Ruule: Ganglords of Chinatown through Image Comics? 3 Days In Europe through Oni Press? Queen & Country through Oni Press? They'd all fit the bill, though I don't think Image Comics usually does advances, certainly not back then… UPDATE: Bleeding Cool has had it confirmed that[...]

Conservative political action committee Maine Families First PAC has announced a $600,000 television advertising campaign targeting the Democrat Maine Governor Janet Mills, by highlighting the comic book Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe and published by Oni Press The graphic novel has become the centre of attention of conservative campaigns across a number of[...]

A few years ago, after a five-year run, Oni Press brought the Rick & Morty comic book to a close, followed by a series of mini-series and one-shots, But with the recently solicited Rick & Morty #100 (if you add the series, the mini-series and the one-shots together), it looks as if Oni Press are[...]

Bleeding Cool has been running many articles about recent news coverage about the graphic novel Gender Queer: A Graphic Memoir by Maia Kobabe as a new edition has come out from Oni Press. Initially marketed toward older audiences, winning an American Library Association Award in 2020 for "books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults ages 12[...]

He was a Prepress Technician for Oni Press, before that, Production Artist for Image Comics and also for Black Mask Studios Casey writes; "There is no easy way to say this– Vincent Kukua passed away in the last day or so As of now, it appears to be natural causes but the medical examiners are still[...]

Since then we had Banned Books Week which saw even more coverage of the graphic novel Gender Queer: A Graphic Memoir by Maia Kobabe as a new edition of Gender Queer is coming out from Oni Press. Initially, Gender Queer was marketed toward older audiences, but winning an American Library Association Award in 2020 for "books written for adults that have special[...]

Cthulhu, as well as Pink Lemonade, Action Journalism and a collection of Seasons Of The Bruja. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ RICK AND MORTY VS CTHULHU #1 CVR A LITTLE ONI PRESS INC. OCT221835 OCT221836 – RICK AND MORTY VS CTHULHU #1 CVR[...]

No sooner has it defeated obscenity lawsuits and been investigated by Plymouth police than it is back in the news as the most banned book of 2022, as it was 2021, at the same time as Oni Press publishes a new edition. Fox 23 Maine reports that a school district in Maine,  the MSAD 6 school board,[...]

Alex Dingley's queer YA horror graphic novel Ancestree, pitched as Crimson Peak meets The Green Knight was picked up by Oni Press Associate Publisher Michelle Nguyen, but it seems that she too, like many others at the publisher, have recently quit Now Oni Press editor Desiree Rodriguez who joined Lion Forge in 2016, will edit the book[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported that courts in Virginia, USA had thrown out the obscenity case which alleged that the graphic novel Gender Queer, written and drawn by Maia Kobabe, coloured by Phoebe Kobabe and published by Lion Forge/Oni Press was "obscene for unrestricted viewing by minors." The criminal lawsuits were filed by lawyer Republican Virginia assembly delegate Tim Anderson on behalf of himself[...]

Lawsuits were filed last in May in Virginian courts that alleged that the graphic novel Gender Queer, written and drawn by Maia Kobabe, coloured by Phoebe Kobabe and published by Lion Forge/Oni Pres was "obscene for unrestricted viewing by minors." The criminal lawsuits were filed by lawyer Republican Virginia assembly delegate Tim Anderson on behalf of himself and Republican congressional candidate[...]

"You do realise that Oni Press firing everyone is all your fault, right?" That's what a prominent comic book figure told me that's what people were saying at the CBLDF/ComiXology Party on Thursday night at the Westgate Hotel, blaming Bleeding Cool for recent dismissals at the comic book publisher There was a smile in his[...]

Oni Press, the comic book publisher of 25 years standing, that was merged with Lion Forge under the umbrella of the new Polarity company a few years ago, issued the following statement yesterday It has garnered quite the reaction from the comic book industry To the extent that I am expecting T-shirts of it for[...]

You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Oni Press' Bizarre Statement in The Daily LITG July 16th 2022 LITG: Munsters Trailer released Oni Press Issue Statement About Firings Not Written By Anyone At Oni Funko Announces A New 2022 Funko Fundays Box of Fun The Munsters Trailer Released, Film Out In September…Somewhere A New Chris Claremont X-Men Comic[...]

The San Diego Comic-Con showfloor map may still have Oni Press on it But they will not be attending the show The proximity to Scholastic Press has made it more valuable pop-culture real estate in the last few years, as Scholastic have become the best-selling comic book publisher in the USA, but Bleeding Cool understands[...]

Maia Kobabe is named in the criminal lawsuit of obscenity brought against em and Oni Press over the graphic novel Gender Queer by Republican Virginian politicians as part of a political campaign that has previously proved successful They didn't sue Phoebe Kobabe, in what may be one of the few examples of a colourist being[...]

Oni Press/Lion Forge has been hitting the headlines recently, with former owners James Lucas Jones and Charlie Chu pushed out by parent company Polarity, others departing voluntarily, and their newly reprinted Gender Queer: A Memoir graphic novel landing them, and its writer/artist Maia Kobabe, with obscenity criminal lawsuits in the state of Virginia[...]

Comic book editor, writer, artist, colourist and comic shop manager Christina Stewart, or Steenz, drew and coloured the graphic novel Archival Quality, published by Oni Press in 2018, writes and draws the daily comic strip Heart of the City, and has worked on comic books including Bountiful Garden, Quincredible, Cash & Carrie and next year's[...]

Tara Lehmann, Publicity Director at Oni Press who has been with the company for three years, posted yesterday "Even though I've known this day was coming for a few weeks now, it's still surreal to announce that tomorrow is my last day at Oni Press While I am sad to leave my talented coworkers &[...]

The graphic novel Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe and Pheobe Kobabe, published by Oni Press, tells the story of Maia Kobabe's journey to self-discovery regarding being non-binary Gender Queer has been named the most banned book in America, according to the American Library Association and PEN America, the writers' advocacy group Poets, Playwrights,[...]

Two weeks ago, Publisher's Weekly ran a profile piece on Oni Press, looking at the recently formed Oni–Lion Forge Publishing Group Looking at how it had survived through lockdown, including its subsidiaries Comics Beat, Oni Press, Lion Forge, Magnetic, Limerence Press, all under the Polarity umbrella With a staff of thirty looking to expand, with[...]

Lawsuits filed last month in Virginian courts by lawyer Republican Virginia assembly delegate Tim Anderson on behalf of himself and Republican congressional candidate Tommy Altman who lost in the recent primary for Congress, citing an obscure state obscenity law. Whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that any person is engaged in the sale or commercial[...]

Nick Cagnetti's small press comic Pink Lemonade has been picked up by Oni Press alongside the latest Rick & Morty comics in their September 2022 solicits and solicitations.The first two issues of Pink Lemonade had been published through Indiegogo in 2019 and 2020, which will be republished by Oni before continuing the series. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item[...]

Preview Gender Queer: A Memoir deluxe edition hardcover, coming from Oni Press in June, ahead of FOC on Monday The book has been the target of campaigns to see it pulled from library shelves despite the book receiving an award from the American Library Association But it can't be banned from your personal pull list…[...]

Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters #10 is in stores from Oni Press in June, but with final order cutoff on Monday, Oni hopes you'll check out this preview and tell your comic shop to order a copy Will you? Check out the preview below. JONNA AND THE UNPOSSIBLE MONSTERS #10 ONI PRESS INC. APR221678 APR221679 – JONNA AND THE[...]

Before long, Beth finds out just how wrong things can get in the woods, as her search for a missing troubled youth finds her running afoul of the local drug trade, too-friendly creepers, a very sinister deer, and psychoactive moth dust. Final order cutoff: 5/16/2022 On sale date: 6/15/2022 #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1[...]

And introducing: Mergon Thunderhoof and his mighty gyraffador! Digital Exclusive On sale date: 6/15/2022 #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Cover to Orcs in Space #10 by Rashad Gheith, Abed Gheith, Michael Tanner, François Vigneault, DJ Chavis, and Dave Pender, in stores June[...]

The Night Mother is a new middle-grade graphic novel trilogy by Jeremy Lambert and Alexa Sharpe,  "when the Night Mother casts her town in perpetual night to sap the souls of the living, it's up to the girl who lives in the graveyard to stop her." Bought by Oni Press, The Night Mother Book[...]

Booher (Dark Horse Comics) Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, written by Alyssa Wong (Marvel Comics) Superman: Son of Kal-El, written by Tom Taylor (DC Comics) Wynd, written by James Tynion IV (BOOM! Studios) While Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise and Oscar Jupiter published by Oni Press won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Original Graphic[...]

We mentioned this was coming over a year ago, Chef's Kiss, the debut graphic novel written by Jarrett Melendez, drawn by Danica Brine, coloured by Hank Jones, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and to be published in March by Oni Press A queer love story forged in the pressure cooker of a restaurant kitchen, Bleeding Cool has an exclusive look at a variant[...]