Oni Press gathers three 2026 Eisner Awards nominations
Oni Press celebrates three Eisner Award nominations for its recent acclaimed graphic novels, highlighting the contributions of talented creators in the comic book industry.
The press release follows:
Media Release – Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to celebrate the publisher’s three 2026 Eisner Award nominations, spanning several of Oni’s most celebrated and high-profile releases of the past year. First, in the category of “Best Limited Series”: Both CROWNSVILLE by writer Rodney Barnes (Batman: Full Moon, Killadelphia) and artist Elia Bonetti (Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy) and OUT OF ALCATRAZ by writer Christopher Cantwell (Iron Man, Briar) and artist Tyler Crook (Harrow County, The Lonesome Hunters) have both received nominations. Additionally, in the category of “Best Colorist”: Widely recognized industry talent Jordie Bellaire (Absolute Wonder Woman) has been nominated for her work on two of Oni’s best-selling and previously Eisner Award-nominated EC Comics titles, CATACOMB OF TORMENT and EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS.
The 2026 Eisner Awards ceremony will be held on Friday, July 24, 2026 at Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA.
“This year we’ve had the rare privilege to publish what could very well be some of Oni’s most thrilling, groundbreaking, and ambitious series in the company’s nearly 30-year history, and I think these three nominees exemplify that excitement to a tee,” said Oni Press Publisher Hunter Gorinson. “It’s a true honor to be able to publish such invigorating work under the Oni banner, and, on behalf of the entire Oni team, we congratulate all five nominees on this well-deserved recognition of their work and dedication to our medium.
CROWNSVILLE SC
COVER BY ELIA BONETTI
INTERIOR ART BY ELIA BONETTI
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CROWNSVILLE from Eisner Award–nominated writer and master storyteller Rodney Barnes (Batman: Full Moon, Killadelphia) and phenomenal artist Elia Bonetti (Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy),?which hit bookstores in August of 2025, tells a century-spanning tale of suspense and sorrow as true crime meets shocking terror inside an infamous asylum with a tortured past. Founded at the turn of the 20th century outside of Annapolis, Maryland, the Crownsville Hospital was a notoriously segregated, all-Black psychiatric institute—but when an unexplained death inside the abandoned hospital is ruled a suicide, Annapolis police detective Mike Simms and journalist Paul Blairare are compelled to dig deeper, only to discover the reality of the horrors that once took place there . . . and the powerful connection they share to the anguished spirits of the dead that are still locked within its walls.
The CROWNSVILLE trade paperback collection will be published on August 11, 2026.
OUT OF ALCATRAZ HC
COVER BY TYLER CROOK
INTERIOR ART BY TYLER CROOK
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OUT OF ALCATRAZ from Eisner Award–nominated writer Christopher Cantwell (Iron Man, Briar) and Russ Manning Award–winning and Eisner Award–nominated illustrator Tyler Crook (Harrow County, The Lonesome Hunters), which hit bookstores in October of 2025, tells the story of the world’s most infamous prison break in a harrowing epic of killers and convicts every bit as cold as Alcatraz Island itself. Convicts Frank Morris and Clarence Anglin have washed ashore in San Francisco after surviving their infamous escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in June 1962—but as a dogged federal manhunt and chance encounters threaten the desperate convicts, everyone involved is about to discover the same bloodstained truth: Life on the run is an even more hellish prison than Alcatraz could have ever been . . .
OUT OF ALCATRAZ is currently available in hardcover.
EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS: BOOK ONE LIBRARY EDITION HC
COVER BY LEE BERMEJO
INTERIOR ART BY ANDREA SORRENTINO WITH COLORING BY JORDIE BELLAIRE
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Both EC COMICS’ CATACOMB OF TORMENT and EC COMICS’ EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS are part of the all-new line of, never-before-seen titles from Oni’s revival of the legendary EC Comics. Readers witnessed shocking tales of torment and tension in the immortal EC tradition in EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS, followed by CATACOMB OF TORMENT, an all-new horror anthology which featured an all-new horror host and absolutely no holds barred storytelling from a plethora of acclaimed creators. What the Comics Code Authority couldn't kill has only made it stronger!
The EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS: BOOK ONE LIBRARY EDITION hardcover will be published on July 8th, 2026, followed by the CATACOMB OF TORMENT VOL. 1 softcover on July 17th, 2026.
“It's so gratifying for all of us at Oni to see our staggeringly talented creators acknowledged for their richly illustrated, boundary-pushing work,” said Oni Press Editor-in-Chief Sierra Hahn. “Expect to see a lot more not-to-be-missed comics in 2026 and beyond!”
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OUT OF ALCATRAZ HC
WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL
ART BY TYLER CROOK
COVER BY TYLER CROOK
ON SALE OCTOBER 21st, 2025 | $29.99 | 176 PGS | HC
CROWNSVILLE SC
WRITTEN BY RODNEY BARNES
ART BY ELIA BONETTI
COVER BY ANDREA SORRENTINO
ON SALE AUGUST 12th, 2026 | $24.99 | 160 PGS | SC
EC EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS: BOOK ONE LIBRARY EDITION HC
WRITTEN BY AMY ROY, BRIAN AZZARELLO, CHRIS CONDON, CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL, CORINNA BECHKO, CULLEN BUNN, GREG PAK, J. HOLTHAM, JASON AARON, JAY STEPHENS, JEFF JENSEN, JEREMY LAMBERT, JOANNE STARER, JORDAN THOMAS, JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV, MATT KINDT, MATTHEW ROSENBERG, MICHAEL W. CONRAD, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, TIM SEELEY, TYLER CROOK, CURT PIRES
ART BY ALEXANDRE TEFENKGI, ALISON SAMPSON, ANDREA MUTTI, ANDREA SORRENTINO, BRIAN LEVEL, CHARLIE ADLARD, CHRISTOPHER MITTEN, CLAIRE ROE, DAN MCDAID, DAVID LAPHAM, DAVID RUBÍN, DUSTIN WEAVER, JONATHAN CASE, JORGE FORNÉS, KANO, KLAUS JANSON, LEOMACS, PETER KRAUSE, PHIL HESTER, VALERIA BURZO, SAMI KIVELÄ
COVER BY LEE BERMEJO
ON SALE JULY 8th, 2026 | $59.99 | 416 PGS | FC
EC CATACOMB OF TORMENT VOL. 1 SC
WRITTEN BY AMY ROY, EVAN DORKIN, J. HOLTHAM, JEREMY LAMBERT, JOANNE STARER, MATT BORS, MATT KINDT, JOHN ARCUDI, MARGUERITE BENNETT, RYAN HADDOCK, PATRICIA A. JACKSON
ART BY CHRISTOPHER MITTEN, DAN MCDAID, DAVID LAPHAM, KANO, VALERIA BURZO, SAMI KIVELÄ, PATRICK PIAZZALUNGA, LUKAS KETNER, FABIANA MASCOLO, SHAWN MCMANUS, SHAWN MARTINBROUGH
COVER BY JORGE FORNÉS
ON SALE JULY 17th, 2026 | $19.99 | 136 PGS | FC
FOC: 5/25/2026
THE LOUDEST THING IN COLOR SINCE '97. For nearly 30 years, Oni Press has carved a distinctive path as one of the world's most respected and acclaimed publishers of award-winning comic books and graphic novels, including Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim, Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer, Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt's The Sixth Gun, Brenna Thummler’s Sheets trilogy, Jay Stephens' Dwellings, Ezra Clayton Daniels' Upgrade Soul, LySandra Vuong's Covenant, and many hundreds more. In 2019, Oni Press merged with Lion Forge Comics – the Eisner Award-winning independent comic book publisher founded by Academy Award-winning producer and entrepreneur David Steward II – to create one of the largest, independent libraries of comics content anywhere in media. The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group now exists as a publishing subsidiary of Steward’s diversified global media company, Polarity.
The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group publishes more than 60 original and licensed graphic novels annually, in addition to an extensive roster of periodical comics for globally recognized properties including Adventure Time, Biker Mice from Mars, Choose Your Own Adventure, Cult of the Lamb, EC Comics, Murder Drones, Rick and Morty, and more.
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