Normally when one says the phrase “dead teenagers” it’s not a cause for excitement. But then there’s the new comic book series Dead Teenagers from Oni Press, which sports a killer creative team in writer Jude Ellison S. Doyle, and artist Caitlin Yarsky.
“I think most of us have feared, at one point or another, that high school might literally never end,” said Doyle via press release. “Those of us who’ve made it out can also recall looking back and realizing that what we took for granted, back in those days, was actually terrifying. DEAD TEENAGERS is about both those feelings — about what it takes to get unstuck from your teen years and start growing up.”
Added Oni Press Senior Editor Allyson Gronowitz, “Jude is already recognized as a master storyteller when it comes to thematically resonant horror, and I’m excited for readers to get a taste of his pitch-black comedic chops as well. Dead Teenagers is a brutally funny ode to the very real AND very fake horrors of high school… which no one escapes from unscathed. Meanwhile, Caitlin Yarsky’s art takes the terror and satire to a whole new level…re-exposing you to ‘90s and Y2K fashion styles you wish you could forget ever existed. It’s a fright and a delight!”
In the series, it’s 1997, and five friends have been forced to relive prom night over and over again by a mysterious entity, who kills them in “new and increasingly insane ways each time.” When something may break the loop, they discover that “what they find on the other side will be the most disturbing revelation of all.”
Yarsky will provide an iconic film cover homage per issue as a variant alongside main covers by Naomi Franq, and additional variants by Keyla Valerio and Brandt&Stein.
Dead Teenagers #1 hits stores on March 18, 2026 from Oni Press. Check out covers and interior pages, as well as solicit info, below.
DEAD TEENAGERS #1 (of 5)
WRITTEN BY JUDE ELLISON S. DOYLE
ART BY CAITLIN YARSKY
COVER A BY NAOMI FRANQ
HOMAGE VARIANT BY CAITLIN YARSKY
FULL ART VARIANT (1:10) BY NAOMI FRANQ
VARIANT COVER (1:20) BY BRANDT&STEIN
ON SALE MARCH 18 | $4.99 | 32 PGS. | FC
IOC: 1/31/26
FOC: 2/23/26
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