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{{Infobox Company| company_name = Oni Press| company_logo =| vector_logo =| company_type =
List of comic book publishing companies| genre =| foundation =
1997 in comics| founder =| location_city =| location_country =| location = Portland, Oregon| origins =| key_people =| area_served =| industry =
Comics independent [comic book publisher based in
Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1997 in comics 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 (folklore), the Japanese word for the devils or demons popular in Japanese folklore.http://www.onipress.com/faq.php
Overview
Recently, Oni Press used the term "real mainstream", coined by
Stephen Holland of the UK comic shop Page 45, to describe its output.http://www.ninthart.com/display.php?article=571 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: Thriller (genre)s,
Romance novels, 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.http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/101393496211709.htm
Oni Press publishes only two comic books on an ongoing monthly basis - Greg Rucka
Queen and Country and,
as of 2006, Antony Johnston and
Christopher Mitten Wasteland (comic). Their other titles are generally either irregular recurring miniseries, often published in four to six monthly installments, or
graphic novel.
Oni Press material initially released as comic books is usually later collected into
trade paperback (comics). Currently they have released over 100 titles, 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
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
Footnotes
External links
- Oni Press Official Website
{{Infobox Company| company_name = Oni Press| company_logo =| vector_logo =| company_type = List of comic book publishing companies| genre =| foundation = 1997 in comics| founder =| location_city =| location_country =| location = Portland, Oregon| origins =| key_people =| area_served =| industry =
Comics independent [comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1997 in comics 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 (folklore), the Japanese word for the devils or demons popular in Japanese folklore.http://www.onipress.com/faq.php
Overview
Recently, Oni Press used the term "real mainstream", coined by
Stephen Holland of the UK comic shop Page 45, to describe its output.http://www.ninthart.com/display.php?article=571 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:
Thriller (genre)s,
Romance novels, 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.http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/101393496211709.htm
Oni Press publishes only two comic books on an ongoing monthly basis - Greg Rucka
Queen and Country and,
as of 2006,
Antony Johnston and Christopher Mitten
Wasteland (comic). Their other titles are generally either irregular recurring miniseries, often published in four to six monthly installments, or
graphic novel.
Oni Press material initially released as comic books is usually later collected into
trade paperback (comics). Currently they have released over 100 titles, 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
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
Footnotes
External links
- Oni Press Official Website