EMBRACE YOUR FEAR . . .
THE SPIRIT OF THE SHADOWS DRAWS NEAR!
On Wednesday, January 28th, Oni Press is releasing SPIRIT OF THE SHADOWS #1 (of 5)!
From the darkest recesses within acclaimed cartoonist Nick Cagnetti (Pink Lemonade, XINO) and co-creator Daniel Ziegler (Elodie) comes the most visually stunning, outrageously otherworldly, and hauntingly heartfelt superhero-horror hit of 2026!
Here’s a look at this week’s new release from Oni Press on New Comic Book Day!
SPIRIT OF THE SHADOWS #1 (of 5)
Written by Nick Cagnetti & Daniel Ziegler
Art by Nick Cagnetti
Covers & Cover Artists:
Nick Cagnetti (Cover A)
David Lafuente (Cover B)
Karl Kerschl (Cover C)
Matt Lesniewski (Cover D)
Nick Cagnetti (Cover E – 1:10 Full Art Variant)
Matt Lesniewski (Cover F – 1:20 Black & White Variant)
Karl Kerschl (Cover G – 1:50 Full Art Variant)
SRP: $4.99 | 32 PGS. | FULL COLOR
ON SALE JANUARY 28th, 2026
Once, Erik Leroux was a mortal musician, selflessly devoted to his music and his true love, Katrina . . . until his sudden death plunged his soul into the carnival-like torments of the Spirit World beyond our own. Now, reborn as a phantom with fleeting memories of his life among the living, and forever cursed to bear the arcane costume his corpse wore to the grave, Erik will claw his way back from the infernal planes to uncover the mysteries of his own life . . . and avenge the dark sins that transformed him into the SPIRIT OF THE SHADOWS!
About Oni Press:
Founded in 1997, Oni Press has a 25-year history as one of the industry’s most respected and acclaimed publishers of award-winning comic books and graphic novels with titles including Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim, K. O’Neill’s Tea Dragon Society, Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt’s The Sixth Gun, Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer, Ezra Claytan Daniels’ Upgrade Soul, Brenna Thummler’s Sheets trilogy, 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 list of periodical comics.