Oni Press has announced a superhero-horror story at New York Comic Con: Spirit of the Shadows by Nick Cagnetti and Daniel Ziegler, featuring Cagnetti’s first full-length artwork since 2022’s Pink Lemonade.
“I’m excited to be working with Oni Press again, bringing something completely different to life this time…or rather raise it from the dead,” said Cagnetti via press release. “This series goes to a lot of crazy spooky places and its multiple settings were so fun for Daniel and I to become immersed in when we were creating it all together. It’s an intricate web of revelation, revenge, and redemption that weaves back and forth on itself and constantly leaves you gasping at the moral quandaries. I don’t know how you’re going to feel or who you’re going to be rooting for, and that makes it a nonstop rush – can’t wait for readers to see this book finally!”
Added Ziegler, “I’m thrilled to be working with Oni Press and my longtime friend and collaborator Nick Cagnetti to finally let this monstrous story loose. SPIRIT OF THE SHADOWS embodies the kind of horror I love most, but don’t see much of anymore: classic monsters, iconic spooky imagery, forbidden romance, and a hefty dose of the supernatural. Nick and I have spent many years building up a world unlike anything you’ve ever read or seen, and I can’t wait to finally welcome readers into it.”
Check out the official synopsis for the series. Spirit of the Shadows #1 hits stores on January 28, 2026. Check out covers, interior pages and solicit info below.
Once, Erik Leroux was a mortal musician, selflessly devoted to his music and his true love, Katrina . . . until his sudden death plunged his soul into the carnival-like torments of the Spirit World beyond our own. Now, reborn as a phantom with fleeting memories of his life among the living, and forever cursed to bear the arcane costume his corpse wore to the grave, Erik will claw his way back from the infernal planes to uncover the mysteries of his own life . . . and avenge the dark sins that transformed him into the SPIRIT OF THE SHADOWS!
SPIRIT OF THE SHADOWS #1 (of 5)
WRITTEN BY DANIEL ZIEGLER & NICK CAGNETTI
ART BY NICK CAGNETTI
COVER A BY NICK CAGNETTI
COVER B BY DAVID LAFUENTE
COVER C BY KARL KERSHCL
COVER D BY MATT LESNIEWSKI
FULL ART VARIANT (1:10) BY NICK CAGNETTI
B&W VARIANT (1:20) BY MATT LESNIEWSKI
FULL ART VARIANT (1:50) BY KARL KERSCHL
ON SALE JANUARY 28, 2026 | $4.99 | 32 PGS | FC
IOD: 11/29/25
FOC: 1/5/26
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