Lapham, Segura, Cannon, Trakhanov, and more will join Oni's descent into sci-fi distortion in XINO #2.
The press release follows:
Media Release -- Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning comic book and graphic novel publisher, is proud to reveal the next installment of its 40-page, hyper-curated dose of stylishly subversive science-fiction in XINO #2 –- coming to comic shops everywhere on July 19!
After XINO #1 scarifies itself onto corneas everywhere on June 14, steady thy vessel for more "treatment" from masters of four-color disruption in the series' searing second issue with talents including:
Eisner Award winners David Lapham and Maria Lapham (Stray Bullets), who will force our collective psyche into unrecognizable new dimensions
Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist Alex Segura (Secret Identity) and multiple Eisner Award winner Zander Cannon (Kaijumax), setting out on an intergalactic journey of revenge
Joe Shuster Award nominee François Vigneault (Titan) and acclaimed artist Artyom Trakhanov (First Knife), who deliver bleeding-edge technology to Paleolithic man
Radical agitators Hagai Palevsky (The Beauty of Our Weapons) and Carson Thorn as they dynamite the work-life balance of corporate America
And rising star Alissa Sallah (Rick and Morty: The Manga Vol. 1 – Get in the Robot, Morty!), who brings all-too-human nature to the barren plains of Mars...
Under your skin and inside your head – XINO #2 detonates on store shelves July 19th with covers from megawatt creators Matt Lesniewski (Crimson Flower), James Stokoe (Orc Stain), and Nick Cagnetti (Pink Lemonade)!
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Plus: As part of Oni's ongoing commitment to Direct Market retailers, both XINO #1 and XINO #2 are fully returnable for qualifying retailers. Please check your Diamond and Lunar order forms for more details.
And first: XINO #1's 40-page, self-guided modulation of your hopes, dreams, desires, paranoia, alienation, anxiety, and adrenaline arrives on June 14 with ALL-NEW tales to shock and stupefy from Melissa Flores (The Dead Lucky, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and Daniel Irizarri (Judge Dredd), Chris Condon (That Texas Blood) and Nick Cagnetti (Pink Lemonade), Jordan Thomas (Weird Work) and Shaky Kane (Bulletproof Coffin), and master cartoonist Phil Hester (Gotham City: Year One)!
To pre-order, find a comic shop near you at ComicShopLocator.com...and watch for signs in the weeks to come as more XINO news awaits.
XINO #1 (of 3)
Written by CHRISTOPHER CONDON, MELISSA FLORES, PHIL HESTER, JORDAN THOMAS
Art by NICK CAGNETTI, PHIL HESTER, DANIEL IRIZARRI, SHAKY KANE
Cover A by MATT LESNIEWSKI
(Diamond:APR231712 | Lunar: 0423ON270)
Cover B by ANDRÉ LIMA ARAÚJO
(Diamond:APR231713 | Lunar: 0423ON271)
Cover C by MATT SHEEAN & MALACHI WARD
(Diamond:APR231714 | Lunar: 0423ON272)
Cover D by SHAKY KANE
(Diamond:APR231715 | Lunar:0423ON273)
Full Art Variant (1:10) by SHAKY KANE
(Diamond:APR231716 | Lunar: 0423ON274)
B&W Variant (1:15) by MATT LESNIEWSKI
(Diamond:APR231717 | Lunar: 0423ON275)
B&W Variant (1:20) by ANDRÉ LIMA ARAÚJO
(Diamond:APR231718 | Lunar:0423ON276)
ON SALE JUNE 14, 2023 | $5.99 | 40 pgs. | FULL COLOR
(Lunar FOC:5/21/2023|Diamond FOC5/22/2023)?
XINO #2 (of 3)
Written by DAVID LAPHAM & MARIA LAPHAM, HAGAI PALEVSKY, ALEX SEGURA, ALISSA M. SALLAH, AND FRANCOIS VIGNEAULT
Art by ZANDER CANNON, DAVID LAPHAM, ALISSA M. SALLAH, CARSON THORN, AND ARTYOM TRAKHANOV
Cover A by MATT LESNIEWSKI
Cover B by JAMES STOKOE
Cover C by NICK CAGNETTI
Full Art Variant (1:10) by JAMES STOKOE
B&W Variant (1:15) by MATT LESNIEWSKI
ON SALE JULY 19, 2023 | $5.99 | 40 pgs. | FULL COLOR
(Lunar FOC 6/25/2023|Diamond FOC 6/26/2023)
***RETURNABILITY ALERT: Retailers, all issues of XINO will be returnable for qualifying retailers — please check your Diamond and Lunar online resources for more information. ***
About the Company
?The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group is a premier comic book and graphic novel publisher located in Portland, Oregon. Merged with Lion Forge Comics in 2019 but established in 1997, Oni Press publishes a thoughtfully curated line of award-winning original and licensed graphic novels and comic books for readers of all ages. Notable titles from the Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group include: The Tea Dragon Society, Sheets, Gender Queer, A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns, Scott Pilgrim, and Adult Swim's Rick and Morty™.
