ONI PRESS

'Oni Press' is an independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack,
Oni Press has published such notable works as ''Queen & Country'', ''Scott Pilgrim'', ''Courtney Crumrin'' and various comics based on Kevin Smith's films.
The company name derives from ''oni'', the Japanese word for the devils or demons popular in Japanese folklore.^[1]

Contents

Overview

List of titles

References

External links

Overview

Recently, Oni Press used the term "real mainstream", coined by Stephen Holland of the UK comic shop Page 45, to describe its output.^[2] Traditional American comic books regard superhero titles as "mainstream" and all other genres as "non-mainstream", a reversal of the perception in other media. Oni Press therefore adopted the "real mainstream" term to suggest that it publishes comic books and graphic novels whose subject matter is more in line with the popular genres of other media: thrillers, romances, realistic drama and so on. For the most part, Oni Press avoids publishing superhero, fantasy and science fiction titles, unless interesting creators approach these concepts from an unusual angle. However, at one point, Rich Johnston of All The Rage reported that Oni Press and Marvel Comics were creating a publishing deal for Oni creators to work on Marvel superhero characters, but the deal fell apart.^[3]
Oni Press publishes only two comic books on an ongoing monthly basis - Greg Rucka's ''Queen and Country'' and, as of 2006, Antony Johnston and Christopher Mitten's ''Wasteland''. Their other titles are generally either irregular recurring miniseries, often published in four to six monthly installments, or original graphic novels.
Oni Press material initially released as comic books is usually later collected into trade paperbacks. Currently they have released over 100 titles,^[4] with multiple books undergoing reprints due to sustained popularity. Two of their books, ''Whiteout: Melt'' and ''Queen & Country'', have won the Eisner Award, with many more receiving nominations.

List of titles

★ ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius'' by Judd Winick

★ ''Alison Dare'' by J. Torres and J. Bone

★ ''Atomic City'' by Jay Stephens

★ ''The Awakening'' by Neal Shaffer and Luca Genovese

★ ''Bad Boy'' by Frank Miller and Simon Bisley

★ ''Bad Ideas'' by Jim Mahfood, Wayne Chinsang and Dave Crosland

★ ''Blair Witch Chronicles'' by Jen Van Meter and Guy Davis

★ ''Blue Monday'' by Chynna Clugston

★ ''Breakfast After Noon'' by Andi Watson

★ ''Capote in Kansas'' by Ande Parks and Chris Samnee

★ ''Cheat'' by Christine Norrie

★ ''Closer'' by Antony Johnston and Mike Norton

★ ''The Coffin'' by Phil Hester and Mike Huddleston

★ ''Courtney Crumrin'' by Ted Naifeh

★ ''Cut my Hair'' by Jamie S Rich

★ ''The Damned'' by Bunn/Hurtt

★ ''Days Like This'' by J. Torres and Scott Chantler

★ ''Dumped'' by Andi Watson

★ ''F-Stop'' by Antony Johnston and Matthew Loux

★ ''Fortune and Glory'' by Brian Michael Bendis

★ ''Frumpy the Clown'' by Judd Winick

★ ''Geisha'' by Andi Watson

★ ''Grrl Scouts'' by Jim Mahfood

★ ''Hopeless Savages'' by Jen Van Meter

★ ''Hysteria'' by Mike Hawthorne

★ ''Jason and the Argobots'' by J Torres and Mike Norton

★ ''Jingle Belle'' by Paul Dini

★ ''Julius'' by Antony Johnston and Brett Weldele

★ ''Killer Princesses'' by Gail Simone and Lea Hernandez

★ ''Kissing Chaos'' by Arthur Dela Cruz

★ ''Last Exit Before Toll'' by Neal Shaffer and Chris Mitten

★ ''Local'' by Brian Wood

★ ''The Long Haul'' by Antony Johnston and Eduardo Barreto

★ ''Lost at Sea'' by Bryan Lee O'Malley

★ ''Love As A Foreign Language'' by J. Torres and Eric Kim

★ ''Love Fights'' by Andi Watson

★ ''Madman'' by Mike Allred

★ ''Maria's Wedding'' by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir and Jose Garibaldi

★ ''Marquis'' by Guy Davis

★ '' by Paul Dini and J Bone

★ ''My Inner Bimbo'' by Sam Kieth

★ ''Nocturnals'' by Dan Brereton

★ ''No Dead Time'' by Brian McLachlan and Tom Williams

★ ''Northwest Passage'' by Scott Chantler

★ ''Oddville'' by Jay Stephens

★ ''Ojo'' by Sam Kieth

★ ''Once In A Blue Moon'' by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir

★ ''One Bay Day'' by Steve Rolston

★ ''One Plus One'' by Neal Shaffer and Daniel Krall

★ ''PENG'' by Corey Lewis

★ ''Polly and the Pirates'' by Ted Naifeh

★ ''Pounded'' by Brian Wood and Steve Rolston

★ ''Puffed'' by John Layman and Dave Crosland

★ ''Queen and Country'' by Greg Rucka and various

★ ''Scandalous'' by J Torres and Scott Chantler

★ ''Scooter Girl'' by Chynna Clugston

★ ''Scott Pilgrim'' by Bryan Lee O'Malley

★ ''Sharknife'' by Corey Lewis

★ ''Shot Callerz'' by Gary Phillips and Brett Weldele

★ ''Sidekicks'' by J. Torres and Takeshi Miyazawa

★ ''Sidescrollers'' by Matthew Loux

★ ''Skinwalker'' by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir and Brian Hurtt

★ ''Soulwind'' by Scott Morse

★ ''Spaghetti Western'' by Scott Morse

★ ''Spooked'' by Antony Johnston and Ross Campbell

★ ''Tales of Ordinary Madness'' by Malcolm Bourne and Mike Allred

★ ''Three Days in Europe'' by Antony Johnston and Mike Hawthorne

★ ''Three Strikes'' by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir and Brian Hurtt

★ ''The Tomb'' by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir and Chris Mitten

★ ''Union Station'' by Ande Parks and Eduardo Barreto

★ ''Visitations'' by Scott Morse

★ ''Volcanic Revolver'' by Scott Morse

★ ''Wasteland'' by Antony Johnston and Christopher Mitten

★ ''Wet Moon'' by Ross Campbell

★ ''Whiteout'' by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber

★ '' by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber

References

★ 2006 Oni Press State of the Union Interview at Newsarama.com

★ Article at Bookslut

★ 2004 Oni Press State of the Union interview at Newsarama.com
1. http://www.onipress.com/faq.php
2. http://www.ninthart.com/display.php?article=571
3. http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/101393496211709.htm
4. List of titles by Oni Press

External links

★ Oni Press Official Website