XINO #2 – Lapham, Segura, Cannon, Trakhanov, and More Join Oni’s Descent into Sci-Fi Distortion in July!

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In this reality’s 2023, the only thing you can trust is XINO!

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 finalistAlex 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…

Cover B by James Stokoe

Cover C by Nick Cagnetti

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)!

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. ***

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