Oni Press Drops Live-Action Trailer for New Horror Comic, Lamentation

Last yr was not one of the best for Oni Press/Lion Forge who had been hitting the headlines with former house owners James Lucas Jones and Charlie Chu pushed out by father or mother firm Polarity, others departing voluntarily, their newly reprinted Gender Queer: A Memoir graphic novel touchdown them obscenity prison lawsuits within the state of Virginia. in addition to Oni Press receiving allegations of non-payment to comedian e-book creators and dropping their San Diego Comic-Con sales space.

But since new President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson (previously of Boom,, Hivemind, and Valiant) took the helm of the writer behind Scott Pilgrim, Gender Queer, Tea Dragon Society, Rick & Morty and a complete host extra. issues have felt much more… settled, with course.

They began with the high-profile rent of recent Editor-in-Chief Sierra Hahn, the previous Boom Studios’ Executive Editor accountable for titles like Jason Aaron & Alexandre Tefengki’s Once Upon a Time on the End of the World and Mattson Tomlin & Lee Bermejo‘s A Vicious Circle. Then they employed former Third Eye Comics retailer Michael Torma to affix the corporate’s gross sales division. Then additionally they added direct market co-founder and former Diamond government Bill Schanes as a guide. And made Rick And Morty right into a manga.

And, we’re advised, additionally they have some surprises up their sleeve for their upcoming slate of single-issue releases that will probably be gathering steam within the months forward.

First up: Oni has simply unveiled a live-action teaser trailer for Cullen Bunn & Arjuna Susini‘s Lamentation collection, directed by fellow creator Brockton McKinney. You can view it in all of its blood-soaked glory right here (not for the squeamish):

Here’s how Oni sums up the collection:

Told in THREE, 48-PAGE ISSUES spanning May, June, and July, horror grasp Cullen Bunn and rising star Arjuna Susini unravel a terrifying story of stress, paranoia, and ache because the ill-fated solid and crew of a cursed stage play, trapped inside a haunted theater, play cat and mouse with a masked killer who could also be greater than human!

After weeks of grueling rehearsals, a brand new manufacturing is ready to start on the famed Requiem Theatre: Razide’s Lament, three acts of gothic horror set inside a haunted citadel…with a narrative that some say is greater than mere fantasy. Under the strict rule of a devoted however temperamental director, the script appears ever-changing, and, extra mysterious nonetheless, our lead actress has discovered herself solid within the position of a lifetime with out a lot as an audition. Her grand debut is quick approaching – and, with it, a barrage of razors within the night time that can terrorize the actors and readers. There is not any exit, no escape, and when the curtain lastly rises, Razide himself will take heart stage to cross the brink into the unholy darkness that lies simply past…

Up for FOC through Diamond and Lunar this weekend, the 48-page first problem of Lamentation #1 is on sale May 3, 2023 (simply earlier than Free Comic Book Day) with covers by Maan House (Nightfall Double Feature), Yanick Paquette (Swamp Thing, Wonder Woman: Earth-Two), and Kyle Hotz (Web of Venom, Immortal Hulk), and is totally returnable for Diamond/Lunar retailers who order 5 shelf cowl copies or extra.