Benjamin, from Oni Press, is one of the trippiest, funniest books of last year. And now, not only is it coming out in a hardcover collection from the publisher, but you — yes you! — could win one of two free copies of the trade.
Before we get to all the nitty gritty contest details, here’s a synopsis for the book by Ben H. Winters and Leomacs:
More than just a writer, more than just a science-fiction icon, Benjamin J. Carp was a cultural revolutionary. Over the course of 44 novels and hundreds of short stories — including the counterculture classic The Man They Couldn’t Erase — Carp pushed the boundaries of literary respectability for the sci-fi genre and his readers’ perception of reality itself . . . until decades of amphetamine abuse and Southern California excess finally ended a mind-bending career that always just escaped mainstream success. He died in 1982.
Until 2025 . . . when Benjamin J. Carp awakens, alive, in a burned-out motel on the fringes of Los Angeles. He remembers dying. He knows he shouldn’t exist. Is he a dream? A robot? A ghost? A clone? A simulation? In his own time, Carp pondered all of these scenarios through his fiction—and, now, as he treks from Studio City to Venice Beach and onward into the paranoid sprawl of 21st-century Los Angeles, he will be called to investigate his greatest mystery yet: himself.
Sounds weird? It is! But it’s also very funny, very personal, and very beautiful thanks to the gorgeous art by Leomacs, and a beautiful cover by Christian Ward.
The book is out in stores on March 10, 2026, with a suggested retail price of $24.99. But if you want to save that cashola, as mentioned, we’re giving away two books, free, courtesy of our friends at Oni. Here’s how to win:
- Follow Comic Book Club on BlueSky.
- Repost our post announcing the contest (linked here).
- That’s it! That’s all you need to do!
The contest is open between March 9 and March 13, 2026, and open to US residents only. At the conclusion of the contest period, we’ll randomly choose two winners from those who follow and reposted, and you’ll get DMs asking for address info so you can get the book directly from Oni.
…Unless, of course, it’s all in your mind.
Want a tease? Here’s a preview of some pages from Benjamin, below:
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