The Deviant #5 is now out! Spectregraph #1 sells out!
Everyone Everywhere All At Once (is doing cool stuff)
Happy New Comic Book Day!
I hope this email finds you well fed, cozy, and with a good book near at hand. We’re still coming back up for air after our first convention as a company – the gigantic C2E2 in Chicago. WOW. Y’all really know how to show these lil’ onions a damn good time.
We’ll cover a lot in this email, but up top I wanted to point out that this week we have two books coming out – THE DEVIANT #5 and THE ODDLY PEDESTRIAN LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER CHAOS #9! They’re both on sale Wednesday, so be sure to hit up your local shop bright and early!
C2E2 Recap!
We had an amazing time getting to meet you all, and seeing your intricate cosplays! Thank you to everyone that stopped by the booth, came to a panel, stood in line for a signing, and helped clear our booth of merch. We’re excited to get to meet more of you at future conventions! 😉
Special shout-out to our collaborators – Fernando Blanco,Inhyuk Lee, Jenny Frison, Joshua Hixson, Martin Simmonds, Michael Dialynas, Sam Johns, Soo Lee, Tate Brombal, and Werther Dell'Edera – for joining us. And to our friends Anthony Mauro and Adrian Lopez of BOOM! Studios, Alex Rae of Reedpop, and the teams at Scott’s Collectables and Third Eye Comics for helping us make this a successful first convention. We appreciate everything you all did to help us throughout the weekend!
Hello Friends. I'm writing this little missive from California right before taking my first few days off since the launch of Tiny Onion. I won't lie, I am fucking exhausted. I haven't worked so hard in my entire life, but even in the face of that there's so much love in my heart. Last week, Tiny Onion had its first real foray in having a booth at a major convention. I was there with almost all of the Onion Team, and a huge number of the incredible artists and writers who make our comics. We were so ready for a million things to go wrong, but it honestly went as close to perfect as you could imagine.
Right now, we're still in the formative days of the company. You know the books that we're putting out there, but you don't really know what we're cooking behind the scenes. All we really have is the vibe we're trying to put into the world, and the community of creators we work with. And it's honestly thrilling and humbling to see the excitement about what we're building. We've got this great new merch line we launched for the show, and seeing people walking around the convention with Tiny Onion hoodies and t-shirts just made my heart sing. It makes me want to make sure what we're building lives up to that excitement.
Thank you to everyone who made Chicago such a wonderful launch for our company. I am exhausted, but exhilarated. And I can't fucking wait until you see what we do next.
BOOM! Kickstarter!
At C2E2 our friends at BOOM! Studios announced their next BOOM! Direct Reserve Campaign: JAMES TYNION IV: THE FIRST DECADE AT BOOM! STUDIOS – a celebration of James’s 10 years of working with the L.A.-based premier publisher, where fans can reserve exclusive, limited edition books and comics from beloved series THE WOODS with co-creator and artist Michael Dialynas, MEMETIC: THE APOCALYPTIC TRILOGY with co-creator and artist Eryk Donovan, and SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN with co-creator and artist Werther Dell’Edera. The Kickstarter campaign will launch at 11:00am PST next Tuesday, May 14th. You can sign up to be notified when the campaign goes live here – and by signing up, you’ll also be the first to find out about the Early Bird bonus item no SIKTC fan will want to miss… 👀
Onion Merch!
We also soft-launched our new collection of merch designed by the greatest to do it, Kerin Cunningham. We unexpectedly sold out at C2E2, so we’re now working with our manufacturers to quickly reprint more for an online drop. Stay tuned!
SPECTREGRAPH #1 from James Tynion IV & Christian Ward sells out!
This week DSTLRY announced that SPECTREGRAPH #1 has sold out at the distributor level! Huge congratulations to Ward, Tynion, Bidikar, and the Tiny Onion team for this achievement! You might still be able to snag a copy at your local comic shop – if not, you can grab a copy of the JORGE FORNES, TINY ONION EXCLUSIVE VARIANT on our webstore.
Want to make sure you get a copy of SPECTREGRAPH #2? The FOC is coming up! Pre-Order a copy with your LCS using the code APR241455.
Speaking of DSTLRY…
DSTLRY Marketplace has launched!
As you know, James Tynion IV is a Founding Creator at DSTLRY, which is redefining the relationship between publisher and creator. DSTLRY’s Digital Marketplace launched this week!
Here’s a quick primer from DSTLRY on what this all means:
What’s the DSTLRY Marketplace?
The DSTLRY Marketplace is DSTLRY’s digital platform for buying, reading and reselling digital comics and collectibles. DSTLRY’s marketplace is redefining digital collectibles, without any of the NFT or blockchain junk (and the accompanying fraud) you may have experienced. The comics are readable on dstlry.co’s web reader, and you can buy and resell issues in the DSTLRY Marketplace. Owning DSTLRY digital collectibles means you receive benefits- including future exclusive variant covers from Spectregraph and other DSTLRY titles. It’s a clever and fun way to bring the joy of collecting to digital, with benefits.
Deviant Exclusive this week!
The TINY ONION EXCLUSIVE variants have a new look! This week our third cover from Jorge Fornes drops for THE DEVIANT #5, available only at SHOPTINYONION.COM.
THE DEVIANT #5
We’re back from hiatus!
Michael Schmitz is working on a book about the man imprisoned for the grisly slaying of two teenage boys fifty years ago. But for Michael, the Deviant Killer isn’t just his subject, but an obsession – one that changed the course of his childhood. THE DEVIANT returns as Michael’s connection to these gruesome slaying begins to unravel.
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist + Colorist: Joshua Hixson
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Editor: Steve Foxe
Publisher: Image
Cover A: Joshua Hixson
THE ODDLY PEDESTRIAN LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER CHAOS #9
Six months have passed since the battle in the Monster Underground, and Christopher has never been happier. He’s finally embracing his inner mad scientist, building new inventions every day, and maybe even starting a Monster Club with Jordi and Viv?! But when two new students arrive at school and old foes refuse to die, Christopher’s newfound bliss may end as soon as it began…
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer: Tate Brombal
Artist: Isaac Goodhart
Colorist: Miquel Muerto
Letterer: Aditya Bidikar
Editor: Greg Lockard
Publisher: Dark Horse
Cover A: Nick Robles
Based on an idea by: James Tynion IV
ICYMI
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH returns on June 26, 2024!
The terror continues in THE NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA on July 24, 2024!
Christian Ward and James Tynion IV did a great interview about SPECTREGRAPH with The Oblivion Bar Podcast.
James will be signing SPECTREGRAPH #1 at Midtown Comics Downtown NYC on May 11 to celebrate DSTLRY turning 1!
We have a few spots left of the ONION CLUB! You can join to gain access to cool exclusive covers and convention benefits.
You can follow Tiny Onion on Instagram, Twitter, and Bluesky.
Thanks for joining us. We have a big company announcement coming Thursday, so I’ll be back for a cute lil’ update Friday. I’m excited.
See you sooooon!
Jazzlyn | Seattle
I still don’t see the Deviant #5 Tiny Onion exclusive on the site. Do you know when it’ll be available?
Was awesome meeting y’all at C2E2! What a treat when your faves are cool people! Spectregraph ROCKS.