Oni Press

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Oni Press
Type Comic publisher
Founded 1997
Headquarters Portland, Oregon
Industry Comics
Website OniPress.com

Oni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack.[1]

Oni Press has published such notable works as Queen & Country, Tek Jansen, Scott Pilgrim, Local, 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]

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The Oni Press booth at the Stumptown Comics Fest 2006. Photo:Joshin Yamada.
The Oni Press booth at the Stumptown Comics Fest 2006. Photo:Joshin Yamada.

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.[citation needed] Two of their books, Whiteout: Melt and Queen & Country, have won the Eisner Award, with many more receiving nominations.

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  1. ^ a b onipress.com :: F.A.Q
  2. ^ Guest Editorial: Harvesting The Real Mainstream
  3. ^ All The Rage: You Could Put Your Eye Out With That - Update
  4. ^ List of titles by Oni Press. Comic Book DB. Retrieved on February 11, 2007.
  5. ^ Universal options 'Resurrection', Hollywood Reporter, April 28, 2008

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