Oni Press is making some big waves with its push back into single-issue monthly comics. But that doesn’t mean the publisher has forgotten about graphic novels. And in fact, they’ve announced four new OGNs (Original Graphic Novels) that will be hitting stores in 2025.
The books range from a wild sci-fi tale from David Rubín to Matt Lesniewski’s The Freak, in hardcover for the first time. We’ve got some non-final pages and covers, as well as synopses for you to check out for all four books, below. Is it 2025 yet?
EL FUEGO
By David Rubín
In Stores February, 2025
From visionary storyteller David Rubín (Cosmic Detective, Beowulf), El Fuego is a psychological, philosophical, and geographical odyssey through the last remaining days of planet Earth. It is the story of one particular inhabitant, who must decide how much more of himself to give to the greater good before truly finding peace within.
A mass-extinction event is imminent as a giant meteorite is hurtling toward the Earth. Renowned architect Alexander Yorba, entrusted to design a citadel on the Moon which would ensure the survival of humanity, is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Thrust into an existential crisis, Alexander begins to question the validity of his successes, having colluded with the world’s elite to spare only the wealthiest members of society, and grapples with what it means to be a decent person in a decaying world.
His spiritual and moral journey will take him from the Moon to Madrid, by way of New York, Helsinki, Amsterdam, and Rome, where he will have to confront his past choices with those who were his greatest influences, in hopes of finding his way . . . before the end comes.
SOMA
By Fernando Llor & Carles Dalmau
In Stores February 25th, 2025
From writer Fernando Llor (Ojos Grises, Subnormal: Una Historia de Acoso Escolar) and writer/illustrator Carles Dalmau (Lucid Lucy, Cult of the Lamb) comes Soma, a science-fiction adventure about creativity and companionship during times of peril.
Maya is a comic book artist in the middle of a creative crisis. She’s constantly stressed about deadlines and feels like she’s not doing the type of work she loves. In between trying to fight her writer’s block and doling out advice to her best friend on how to finally land a date, Maya receives an unexpected visitor: Soma, an extraterrestrial alien who crashlands in Maya’s living room. Soma delivers a message to Maya, warning her that an alien invasion from his own kind is fast approaching, and he needs her help to stop it!
STATION GRAND
Craig Hurd-McKenney & Noah Bailey
In Stores March 25th, 2025
From Xeric grant-awarded and Ignatz Award-nominated writer Craig Hurd-McKenney (The Brontës: Infernal Angria) and acclaimed illustrator Noah Bailey (Double Walker, Tremor Dose) comes a gripping sci-fi novella exploring the reaches of space and the human psyche.
Dr. Michael Kinney is light years from Earth, overseeing the terraformation of Venus. Michael is all alone, save for the computer who keeps him company during the 272 day-long orbit from night to day around the sun. And during this time, there is no contact with Mission Control.
With his circadian rhythms disrupted by his extended stay in deep space, his insomnia peaks. Reality as he knows it comes into question. As Michael struggles to finish his mission, what he thinks he knows will collide with the existential mysteries of the universe: Who am I? Why am I here? Am I alone? Why is this happening to me?
THE FREAK
By Matt Lesniewski
Coming April 15th, 2025
Oni Press is proud to present Eisner Award–nominated creator Matt Lesniewski’s carefully crafted tale of rejection, loss and loathing—now in hardcover for the first time.
Who hasn’t, at some point in their life, felt misunderstood, outcast . . . alone? This is the constant conflict and plight of our eponymously named protagonist. Everywhere he travels, he is met with violence and disgust. But will his trip to the big city, where he hopes to go unnoticed amongst the masses, be any different from the places and experiences he’s had previously?
Enter the unique and visually expressive mind of writer-artist Matt Lesniewski (Faceless & The Family) in an all-new edition of his debut graphic novel, which received a 2020 Eisner Award nomination.
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