Get your first look at The Goddamn Tragedy #1 from Oni Press, written by Chris Condon with art by Shawn Kuruneru.
Said Condon via press release, “Goddamn! What else do I have to say other than that to describe this book? Shawn Kuruneru’s work throughout the book is jaw-droppingly gorgeous and we’re so fortunate to have a stellar lineup of artists on covers like Jenna Cha, Tula Lotay, Jacob Phillips, and Oliver Dominguez to help place the Janson Family’s ordeal in the history books. This is a hard-hitting and spooky one-shot story unlike any other you’re apt to read this year. Find out the truth of what happened on the path to California in 1846—don’t miss THE GODDAMN TRAGEDY.”
The Goddamn Tragedy #1 Preview
Check out six unlettered pages and six covers from the May 28, 2025 publishing issue here! Click the thumbnails for a larger version:
The Goddamn Tragedy #1 Official Synopsis:
Ellen Janson is here to set the record straight about the highly publicized, oft-sensationalized journey her family undertook in 1846. Ellen sets out with her mother, Irena, and her father, Leo, on the treacherous road west in search of a better life. But when her father chooses to split off from the party, taking an untested shortcut through the mountains, can their small family survive the elements, the wildlife—and each other? Or will their journey become nothing more than another goddamn tragedy?
Featuring a star-studded selection of covers from co-creator Shawn Kuruneru, alongside illustrators Tula Lotay (Somna), Jacob Phillips (That Texas Blood), Jenna Cha (The Sickness) and Oliver Dominguez (Out of Alcatraz), discover a doomed and disorienting vision of one family’s twisted descent into madness – only in THE GODDAMN TRAGEDY #1, on sale May 28th!
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