ComicsPRO 2026: Welcome to DESTINATION KILL #1 – Cartoonist Joe Palmer’s Explosive Solo Debut from Oni Press
- Byron O'Neal
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Coming in May 2026, The First Great Milestone in 22nd-Century Comics Start Here!
THE FUTURE IS A RIOT!
In advance of the upcoming Comics PRO Comic Book Industry Meeting in Glendale, CA, Oni Press – the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997 – is proud to announce DESTINATION KILL #1, a hyper-timely, visually arresting, and brutally addictive dystopian thrillride written, illustrated, and hand-lettered by British comics virtuoso Joe Palmer (Time Before Time)! In the footsteps of JUDGE DREDD, V FOR VENDETTA, and TANK GIRL, DESTINATION KILL #1 is powered by the thrum of a million gigawatts of nonstop visual firepower . . . as rendered by one of the most incendiary visual storytellers in comics today – coming May 13th!
“DESTINATION KILL started life as an image in my mind of a lone, masked builder armed with a pistol, standing on the snow-covered rooftop of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. That image really stuck with me, and over time, it evolved into this fantastical story of a transatlantic train and a citywide builder-led revolution that I knew I had to make someday. This book is me taking the (long overdue!) step of being in total creative control of my work, which turned out to be one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I wasn’t consciously thinking about it at the time, but at least part of the reason for doing this was to put something out in the world that represents me and my personality, and I feel like I’ve done that.” - cartoonist Joe Palmer
The year is 2125, and the all-powerful corporation Overcon uses its robot workers to pour our drinks and dispense our meds, all while rebuilding London’s Central City into a hyper-modern megalopolis bolted together in its own image. But as Overcon prepares to celebrate the first year of its Paradise Loop—a superfast transatlantic train that connects the Central City to New York in under 60 minutes—an unwieldy army of displaced human workers floods the streets with weapons, plotting an attack at the anniversary gala. Enter: Gina Serene, a stressed-out, pill-popping police detective in desperate need of a vacation and her ex-partner turned P.I., Lance Wingman—who are now the only thing standing between Overcon’s skyscraper-sized fist and the worker uprising that threatens to bring Britain's capital crashing down around them.
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“DESTINATION KILL is the type of story we've been missing for decades—an action thriller equal parts entertaining in its satire and horrifying in its prescience," says Senior Editor Bess Pallares. "Joe’s characters, worldbuilding, and craft as a cartoonist sing brilliantly from the page in the perfect execution of style and substance. If you’re wondering how to manage stress in an insane world, you've come to the right place.”
Don’t miss the extra-sized, 40-page first chapter of 2026’s most spectacular comics debut – featuring cardstock covers from creator Joe Palmer, Riley Rossmo (The Moon is Following Us), Ronald Wimberly (Prince of Cats), Tango (Power Rangers), and Liana Kangas (Know Your Station) – when DESTINATION KILL #1punches a ticket for comic shops everywhere May 13th!
VARIANT COVER GALLERY
DESTINATION KILL #1 (of 4)
WRITTEN BY JOE PALMER
ART BY JOE PALMER
COVER A BY JOE PALMER
COVER B BY RILEY ROSSMO
COVER C BY RONALD WIMBERLY
COVER D BY TANGO
COVER E (1:10) BY LIANA KANGAS
COVER F (1:20) FULL ART VARIANT BY RONALD WIMBERLY
COVER G (1:50) FULL ART VARIANT BY RILEY ROSSMO
ON SALE MAY 13th, 2026 | $5.99 | 40 PGS. | FC
IOD: 03/21/26
FOC: 04/20/26
About Oni Press
THE LOUDEST THING IN COLOR SINCE '97. For nearly 30 years, Oni Press has carved a distinctive path as one of the world's most respected and acclaimed publishers of award-winning comic books and graphic novels, including Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim, Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer, Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt's The Sixth Gun, Brenna Thummler’s Sheets trilogy, Jay Stephens' Dwellings, Ezra Clayton Daniels' Upgrade Soul, LySandra Vuong's Covenant, and many hundreds more. In 2019, Oni Press merged with Lion Forge Comics – the Eisner Award-winning independent comic book publisher founded by Academy Award-winning producer and entrepreneur David Steward II – to create one of the largest, independent libraries of comics content anywhere in media. The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group now exists as a publishing subsidiary of Steward’s diversified global media company, Polarity.
The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group publishes more than 60 original and licensed graphic novels annually, in addition to an extensive roster of periodical comics for globally recognized properties including Adventure Time, Biker Mice from Mars, Choose Your Own Adventure, Cult of the Lamb, EC Comics, Murder Drones, Rick and Morty, and more.
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