they press Four original graphic novels have been announced for spring 2025. David Rubin (“Cosmic Detective”, “Sherlock Frankenstein”); Soma by Fernando Lore (plot point)& Charles Dalmao (Cult of the Lamb), Xeric Grant Winner’s STATION GRAND Craig Hurd-McKennie and Noah Bailey (Double Walker, Tremor Dose) and a new version from the cartoonist Matt Lesniewski Faceless Man and Family’s Eisner Award-nominated debut feature, THE FREAK.
“Early 2025’s adult graphic novels showcase a talented group of writers and artists whose emotions captivate, delight and entertain through grand and sometimes disturbing explorations of the human experience,” said Sierra Hahn, editor-in-chief of Ghost Publishing House. “Readers will get lost in the stunning visuals in these four completely unique graphic novels, presented in rich, sumptuous full color and quietly pure black and white storytelling.”
Full details of all four are below.
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David Rubin
Available in February 2025
Created by visionary storyteller David Rubin (The Cosmic Detective, Beowulf), El Fuego is a psychological, philosophical and geographical odyssey through Earth’s final days. This is the story of one particular resident who must decide how much to sacrifice for the greater good before he can truly find inner peace.
When a giant meteorite hurtles toward Earth, a mass extinction event is about to occur. The famous architect Alexander Yorba was commissioned to design a castle on the moon to ensure human survival, but he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Trapped in an existential crisis, Alexander begins to question the validity of his success, colludes with the world’s elite, spares only the wealthiest members of society, and grapples with what it means to be a decent human being in a corrupt world.
His spiritual and moral journey will take him from the moon to Madrid, via New York, Helsinki, Amsterdam and Rome, where he will have to confront the past choices of those who have influenced him most in the hope of finding his way. . . Before the end comes.
Soma
Authors: Fernando Lohr and Carls Dalmao
Released on February 25, 2025
From writer Fernando Llor (Ojos Grises, Subnormal: Una Historia de Acoso Escolar) and writer and illustrator Carles Dalmau (Lucid Lucy, Cult of the Lamb), Soma is a drama about dangerous times. A science fiction adventure novel of creativity and companionship.
Maya is a comic book artist facing a creative crisis. She was always stressed about deadlines and felt like she wasn’t doing the work she loved. Between trying to overcome writer’s block and giving advice to her best friend on how to finally date, Maya encounters an unexpected visitor: Soma, an alien alien who crash-landed in Maya’s living room. Soma delivers a message to Maya, warning her that an alien invasion from his own kind is quickly approaching, and he needs her help to stop it!
Station Hotel
Craig Hurd-McKennie and Noah Bailey
Available on March 25, 2025
Xeric Award- and Ignatz Award-nominated author Craig Hurd-McKenney (The Brontës: Hellfire Anglia) and acclaimed illustrator Noah Bailey (Two Walkers “, “Shock Dose”) together create a gripping science fiction novella that explores space and the human psyche.
Dr. McKinney is light-years away from Earth and oversees the terraforming of Venus. Michael is alone, except for his computer to accompany him as he orbits the sun day and night for 272 days. During this time, there was no communication with Mission Control.
As a result of spending too much time in deep space, his circadian rhythm was disrupted and his insomnia reached its peak. The reality he knows is called into question. As Michael strives to fulfill his mission, what he thought he knew will come into conflict with the existential mysteries of the universe: Who am I? Why am I here? Am I alone? Why did this happen to me?
Freak
Author: Matt Lesniewski
Will launch on April 15, 2025
Oni Press is proud to present Eisner Award-nominated creator Matt Lesniewski’s beautifully crafted story of rejection, loss, and disgust, now available in hardcover for the first time.
Who hasn’t felt misunderstood and excluded at some point in their life. . . Alone? Such is the constant conflict and dilemma of our eponymous protagonist. Wherever he goes, he encounters violence and disgust. But will his trip to the big city, which he hopes to fly under the radar, be any different from his previous visits and experiences?
Writer and artist Matt Lesniewski (Faceless Men and Family) brings his unique and visually expressive mind to life in a new edition of his debut graphic novel, nominated for a 2020 Eisner Award.
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