11 Facts About Oni Press

Oni Press is an American independent comic book and graphic novel publisher based in Portland, Oregon.

Oni Press has remained the "predominant name used for publishing comics" by OLFPG.

Oni Press used the term "real mainstream, " coined by Stephen Holland of the UK comic shop Page 45, to suggest that the subject matter it publishes is more in line with the popular genres of other media, such as thrillers, romances and realistic drama.

Oni Press publishes few comic books on an ongoing monthly basis - Marc Guggenheim's Resurrection, Antony Johnston and Christopher Mitten's Wasteland and Brian Hurrt and Cullen Bunn's Sixth Gun.

In 2004, Rich left the company; Oni Press was then owned by Nozemack, James Lucas Jones, and Charlie Chu.

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Oni Press had a film and television production unit, Closed on Mondays, headed by Eric Gitter and located in Los Angeles, California.

In March 2019, Oni Press was the 9th or 10th ranked publisher on Diamond's Direct Market market share chart, by unit share or dollar share.

In May 2019, Oni Press merged with Lion Forge Comics, becoming Oni–Lion Forge Publishing Group, a subsidiary of Polarity.

Oni Press began emphasizing the Oni brand, with the Lion Forge name becoming "largely dormant".

Additionally, Oni Press cancelled both their floor space and their panels at the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con.

Also in July 2022, Christina "Steenz" Stewart – an Oni freelancer and former Lion Forge editor – alleged on social media that Oni Press wasn't paying creators their royalties, with several Oni creators responding with similar complaints.