Oni Press To Publish Patrick Horvath’s ‘Free For All,’ Teases Four More Mystery Projects

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As Comic Book Club previously reported, Oni Press will publish Patrick Horvath’s Free for All as a 56-page one-shot next year. However, that’s not all, as the publisher is also teasing four additional “top secret” projects for 2025.

“I’m thrilled that FREE FOR ALL has found a home with Oni Press,” said Horvath via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “The idea for it came from an immense frustration with the state of society almost a decade ago, and with the issues of the world as they stand now, it’s only become more relevant. I’m so glad this book has a chance now to reach a wide audience.”

The project was originally self-published years ago, then funded through a campaign on Zoop. And now it’ll get a bookstore edition from Oni. But what, you may ask, is it about? Great question. Here’s the official synopsis per Oni:

In the future, the World Finance League exists to benefit all, randomly choosing those from among the billionaires and trillionaires of the world and presenting them with a choice: either donate half of their assets to the common good — or defend them in ritual combat. 

Reigning champion and real estate magnate Ted Brooks has 22 victories under his belt — defending the wealth he schemed and stabbed to get — when he is forced to face his ex-wife, Luella Dominguez, in a fight to the death. Luella has been training, waiting for this moment. But will she have what it takes to defeat the man who would do anything — absolutely anything — to keep his fortune?

Added Oni Press President and Publisher Hunter Gorinson, “With BENEATH THE TREES, Patrick Horvath has proven himself to be the rare breed of creator who can show up entirely fully formed with their debut work, while simultaneously presenting an entirely new point of view – in this case, one that that is enthralling and entertaining as it is disturbing and confrontational. FREE FOR ALL has all of those same qualities in spades – including Horvath’s signature vivisection-rich violence and correspondingly pernicious sense of humor – with a dystopian science-fiction edge that one-part cultural commentary, one-part battle royale. It’s an honor for Oni to publish the next work in the growing library of titles from such an immense talent, and there’s little doubt that readers will be dueling to get their hands on it this March.”

That’s great and all, but there are four additional projects coming from Oni Press in the first half of 2025 that have yet to be revealed. See if you can suss out what the redactions are hiding:

  • TOP SECRET TOP SECRET by TOP SECRET & TOP SECRET | February 2025
  • TOP SECRET by TOP SECRET TOP SECRET | March 2025
  • FREE FOR ALL #1 by Patrick Horvath | March 2025
  • TOP SECRET TOP SECRET by TOP SECRET & TOP SECRET | April 2025
  • TOP SECRET by TOP SECRET & TOP SECRET | May 2025

You can check out a preview (including pages from the Zoop edition) of Free for All below. Click for larger versions.

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