Oni Press and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) are thrilled to unveil a sneak peek at the eagerly awaited, utterly fantastic pages of ADVENTURE TIME #1.
The press release follows:
Media Release -- Oni Press – the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997– and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) are proud to share a first look at the highly anticipated, totally rhombus pages for ADVENTURE TIME #1 – the FIRST ISSUE of the ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES arriving in comic shops April 9th! Featuring art from acclaimed cartoonist and animator Nick Winn (Silver Sprocket’s Bloody Mary) – plus a brand-new back-up story from LA Times Book Award finalist and Adventure Time animator Derek Ballard (Cartoonshow) – your favorite elastic dog and human boy are back in “BEST OF BUDS” – the first story arc of the first new Adventure Time monthly comic series!
“The new Adventure Time comic series is going to be full of hilarity-causing jokes, heart-wrenching moments, and—as you can see in these pages!—absolutely format-breaking adventures for Finn, Jake, and the rest of our fabulous cast,” said series editor Megan Brown. “We’re so incredibly excited to showcase the wonderful talents of our truly mathematical creative team!”
Featuring a rotating cast of cutting-edge creative talents including acclaimed cartoonist and animator Nick Winn (Bloody Mary), 2024 Eisner Award winner Caroline Cash (PeePee PooPoo), Asia Simone (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Wreck and Roll), Jorge Monlongo (Over the Garden Wall: Hallow Town), Brenda Hickey (My Little Pony) and former Adventure Time writer/storyboard artist and 2024 LA Times Book Prize Finalist Derek Ballard (Cartoonshow) … and even more yet to come - Oni Press is proud to kick off a fantastic new era of epic comic book adventure for Finn, Jake, Marceline, Princess Bubblegum, and the cast of literally thousands that call Ooo home!
These pages and more will come wrapped in a truly insane lineup of covers! Featuring artists Nick Winn (Bloody Mary), David Nakayama (Star Wars: Ahsoka) (also available in a gold foil variant and as a inventive black-and-white variant); Trung Le Nguyen (The Magic Fish) (also available as a silver foil variant), Eisner Award winner Tillie Walden (On a Sunbeam, The Walking Dead: Clementine), Eisner Award winner Caroline Cash (PeePee PooPoo) and Eisner Award winner Erica Henderson (Squirrel Girl)! Plus two totally trigonometric sketch covers!
Fantasy and friendship unite as the beloved animation icons of the ADVENTURE TIME universe return to comics for the first time in nearly a decade to pick up where their Eisner Award-winning adventures left off! It all begins in the all-new ADVENTURE TIME #1 – coming to comic shops everywhere in 2025 with creators Nick Winn, Derek Ballard, and (so many!) more yet to be revealed!
Be sure to order your copy of ADVENTURE TIME #1 before Final Order Cut-Off (FOC) on March 17th, so you don’t miss this brand-new adventure with your dear old friends!
ADVENTURE TIME (2025) #1
WRITTEN BY NICK WINN WITH DEREK BALLARD
ART BY NICK WINN WITH DEREK BALLARD
COVER A BY NICK WINN
COVER B BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
COVER C BY TRUNG LE NGUYEN
COVER D (RETURNABLE) BY TILLIE WALDEN
COVER E BLANK SKETCH VARIANT
COVER F “FINN BLUE” SKETCH VARIANT
GOLD FOIL VARIANT ($7.99) BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
SILVER FOIL VARIANT ($7.99) BY TRUNG LE NGUYEN
INFINITE INTERLOCKING (1:10) BY SHELLI PAROLINE & BRADEN LAMB
VARIANT COVER (1:20) BY CAROLINE CASH
VARIANT COVER (1:50) BY ERICA HENDERSON
B&W VARIANT (1:100) BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
ON SALE APRIL 9, 2025 | $4.99 | 32 PAGES | FC
IOC: 2/27/2025
FOC: 3/17/2025
About Oni Press
Founded in 1997, Oni Press has a 25-year history as one of the industry’s most respected and acclaimed publishers of award-winning comic books and graphic novels with titles including Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim, K. O’Neill’s Tea Dragon Society, Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt's The Sixth Gun, Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer, Ezra Clayton Daniels' Upgrade Soul, Brenna Thummler’s Sheets trilogy, and many hundreds more. In 2019, Oni Press merged with Lion Forge Comics – the Eisner Award-winning independent comic book publisher founded by Academy Award-winning producer and entrepreneur David Steward II – to create one of the largest, independent libraries of comics content anywhere in media. The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group now exists as a publishing subsidiary of Steward’s diversified global media company, Polarity.
The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group publishes more than 60 original and licensed graphic novels annually, in addition to an extensive list of periodical comics.
About Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP)
Part of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Brands, Franchises, and Experiences, extends the company’s powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBDGCP partners with best-in-class licensees globally on award-winning toy, fashion, home décor and publishing programs inspired by the biggest franchises from Warner Bros.’ film, television, animation, and games studios, HBO, Discovery, DC, Cartoon Network, HGTV, Eurosport, Adult Swim, and more. With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail initiatives, and promotional partnerships, WBDGCP is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.
ADVENTURE TIME and all related characters and elements © & ™ Cartoon Network. (s24)
