First Look: Chris Condon & Shawn Kuruneru Dare to Tread into THE GODDAMN TRAGEDY #1 at Oni Press – On Sale May 28th!

From the Acclaimed Creators Behind ULTIMATE WOLVERINE and CAVE GRAVE Comes a Violent & Vengeful Vision of Tragedy in the Old West

Ellen Janson is here to set the record straight about the highly publicized, oft-sensationalized journey her family undertook in 1846. Ellen sets out with her mother, Irena, and her father, Leo, on the treacherous road west in search of a better life. But when her father chooses to split off from the party, taking an untested shortcut through the mountains, can their small family survive the elements, the wildlife—and each other? Or will their journey become nothing more than another goddamn tragedy?

INTERIOR ART BY SHAWN KURUNERU

“I think it’s a fascinating time period that is ripe for dramatic storytelling,” Condon added. “It’s people at odds with their own world. Nothing is safe. It makes for a great tale!”

This doomed and disorienting vision of one family’s twisted descent into madness features covers from interior artist Shawn Kuruneru, as well as illustrators Tula Lotay (Somna), Jacob Phillips (That Texas Blood), Jenna Cha (The Sickness) and Oliver Dominguez (Out of Alcatraz). Pray for mercy when THE GODDAMN TRAGEDY #1 comes down from the mountaintops on May 28th!

THE GODDAMN TRAGEDY #1

WRITTEN BY CHRIS CONDON

ART & COVER BY SHAWN KURUNERU

COVER A BY SHAWN KURUNERU

COVER B BY TULA LOTAY

COVER C BY JACOB PHILLIPS

COVER D BY JENNA CHA

COVER E BY OLIVER DOMINGUEZ

B&W VARIANT (1:10) BY JENNA CHA

ON SALE MAY 28th 2025 | $6.99 | 48 PGS | FC | ONE-SHOT

IOD: 4/24/25

FOC: 5/5/25

COVER A BY SHAWN KURUNERU

COVER B BY TULA LOTAY

COVER C BY JACOB PHILLIPS

COVER D BY JENNA CHA

COVER E BY OLIVER DOMINGUEZ

B&W VARIANT (1:10) BY JENNA CHA

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