Pop Culture Podium: Sneak Peek: THE GODDAMN TRAGEDY, historical fiction

from the official Oni Press press release . . . .

First Look: Chris Condon & Shawn Kuruneru Dare to Tread into THE GODDAMN TRAGEDY #1 at Oni Press – On Sale May 28th!

From the Acclaimed Creators Behind ULTIMATE WOLVERINE and CAVE GRAVE Comes a Violent & Vengeful Vision of Tragedy in the Old West

PORTLAND, OR (March 21st, 2024) –BEYOND HERE … LIES VENGEANCE!! Take a first look inside THE GODDAMN TRAGEDY #1 – a vicious and vengeful account of one of the Old West’s darkest episodes from its last and only survivor! From writer Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine, Green Arrow) and fast-rising star Shawn Kuruneru (Fishflies, Cave Grave), THE GODDAMN TRAGEDY #1 is a gripping and entirely self-contained, fully painted, 48-page graphic novella coming to comic shops everywhere on May 28th, 2025!

Ellen Janson is here to set the record straight about the highly publicized, oft-sensationalized journey her family undertook in 1846. Ellen sets out with her mother, Irena, and her father, Leo, on the treacherous road west in search of a better life. But when her father chooses to split off from the party, taking an untested shortcut through the mountains, can their small family survive the elements, the wildlife—and each other? Or will their journey become nothing more than another goddamn tragedy?

INTERIOR ART BY SHAWN KURUNERU

“I love the Western environment,” Kuruneru said. “I’m drawn to the simplicity of the genre. I like starting with something simple, and then making it complex through character development and atmosphere. There’s more in the Western genre that I want to explore.”

“I think it’s a fascinating time period that is ripe for dramatic storytelling,” Condon added. “It’s people at odds with their own world. Nothing is safe. It makes for a great tale!”

This doomed and disorienting vision of one family’s twisted descent into madness features covers from interior artist Shawn Kuruneru, as well as illustrators Tula Lotay(Somna), Jacob Phillips (That Texas Blood), Jenna Cha (The Sickness) and Oliver Dominguez (Out of Alcatraz). Pray for mercy when THE GODDAMN TRAGEDY #1 comes down from the mountaintops on May 28th!