Oni Press is known for its steady launch of comics and graphic novels. This week's mailer from the publisher comes with an announcement of the dates of three upcoming releases.
Meteor Men: Expanded Edition, Joanna and the Unpossible Monsters Volume 2, and Agents of S.L.A.M. are all titles that will be available this April. While Agents of S.L.A.M. doesn't launch until the 20th, both of the other two books will release on April 6th. Though the titles won't hit until April, the final order cutoff for the issues is March 7th and March 31st, respectively.
We have multiple interior pages to share from each of the comics alongside their respective synopses, so take a look at each of them below to see which suits you best so you can make the cutoff dates for any you wish to order.
One summer night, Alden Baylor sits in a field watching the largest meteor shower in human history. What begins as teenage adventure becomes something more—the celestial event brings travelers who will change the world completely, and Alden discovers a connection to one of them. How does a young man who had to grow up fast handle the invasion of his planet? Can Alden keep humanity from oblivion? From writer Jeff Parker (Aquaman, Hulk) and artist Sandy Jarrell (Batman '66) comes this story of adolescence, friendship, and hard decisions. The deluxe Expanded Edition features twenty new pages of story and art interspersed with the original pages of this modern classic!
Jonna and Rainbow are sisters, but that doesn't mean they're all that similar: Rainbow's the bookish one, Jonna is the whirlwind. Jonna's also incredibly strong and nearly invulnerable—which will come in handy as they search the ruined, monster-infested wasteland that was once their home while looking for their missing father. Their world, once lush and bountiful, has been overrun by giant monsters and prickly, unnatural vines that strangle the life from the natural flora and fauna. The girls thought that they had found a place of calm and security—a notion proved false when a huge beast literally crashed through the walls.
With their safe haven destroyed, the girls set out again, this time following a lead to a hidden city of humans that have built a home in the shattered remnants of a mighty redwood forest. Lured by heartwarming tales of community, Rainbow and Jonna find that life in the big city can be a little confusing! Jonna finds celebrity in the monster-fighting arena, while Rainbow explores their new surroundings, searching for a bit of human kindness and not liking what she sees. Can the two keep their spirits up and their skin on as they outpunch unpossible monsters and outwit not-so-nice humans that stand in their way?
DING DING DING! Enter the wrestling ring in this all-new graphic novel from Wrapped Up creators Dave Scheidt and Scoot McMahon!
The Agents of S.L.A.M. aren’t your average professional wrestlers. They’re led by the fearless and famous Bruno Bravado and work for the president of the United States to protect people from all kinds of threats—both on Earth and in space! And they’ve just been joined by their newest recruit, Katie Jones, twelve-year-old wrestling vlogger who just might know more about wrestling than the wrestlers themselves. S.L.A.M. will need Katie’s knowledge and skills if they’re going to keep protecting Earth, especially when their toughest rival challenges them!
The biggest threat facing the agents? The super evil World Domination Society (W.D.S.) and their even more evil leader, Master Zero. The W.D.S. will stop at nothing to overpower our Agents of S.L.A.M…even journey to a remote island to secure the legendary Golden Eagle Championship Belt. The belt is rumored to grant the wrestling champion unlimited magical powers, which sure would come in handy when…ya know…dominating the world. When Master Zero strikes the powerbomb and wins the belt, Earth’s citizens are up against something far more dangerous than anything they’ve seen inside a wrestling ring.
But the trouble doesn’t stop there. Jam-packed with all sorts of twists, turns, dragons, mummies, double-crossing agents, and evil extraterrestrial wrestlers, Katie and the Agents of S.L.A.M. will have to pull out all their best suplexes, submissions, and top-rope elbow drops if they’re going to get a TKO against the W.D.S.
What do you guys think of these interiors and synopses? Will you be checking out any of these upcoming Oni Press titles? Be sure to share your thoughts in the usual place!
Meteor Men: Expanded Edition and Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters Vol 2 are available on April 6th, while Agents of S.L.A.M. releases on April 20th.