AN ADVANCE PREVIEW INVITES READERS INTO THE DARK WORLD OF ODIN BY JAMES TYNION IV, MARGUERITE BENNETT, AND LETIZIA CADONICI
Neo-Nazi punks face the wrath of Norse gods in the new nine-issue limited series coming out from Tiny Onion and Image Comics
“It’s a vicious, visceral book that pushes boundaries in ways I have not seen this team do before. Odin is going to be a seminal horror comic when it hits shelves in May.”—Gatecrashers
Ahead of FOC on Monday, an advance preview of Odin invites readers to step into the dark world of the original limited series co-created by five-time Eisner Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Something is Killing the Children, Exquisite Corpses), bestselling writer Marguerite Bennett (Witchblade, Mommy Blog), and fan-favorite artist Letizia Cadonici (House of Slaughter). The nine-issue series, produced by Tynion’s production house Tiny Onion and published by Image Comics, follows an undercover journalist reporting on a group of deluded Neo-Nazis foolishly seeking glory and instead facing the wrath of Norse gods. Green Room meets Midsommar with a touch of The Ritual in this relentless, no-holds-barred horror story.
The new preview selection, sharing the beginning of issue #1, starts with a visual punch: Odin disemboweled and disfigured, hangs from a tree, being pecked by a group of crows. The next pages offer a glimpse into the journey of journalist Adela, showing her infiltration of a Neo-Nazi punk band who are following a skin map to what they believe to be their promised land where they can rise to full white supremacist power. The series will follow in the frozen footsteps of thrill-seeking Adela as she ventures into the Norwegian forest with the Neo Nazi punks. But what awaits them in the woods is far older and stranger than any of them can comprehend, and no gods are coming to answer their prayers.
Debuting this May, Odin features hallucinogenic colors by Eisner Award winner Jordie Bellaire (The Nice House on the Lake) and sharp letters by the acclaimed Tom Napolitano (Red Book). The series is cleverly designed by Dylan Todd (The Department of Truth) and edited by horror pros Steve Foxe (Razorblades) and Eric Harburn (Something is Killing the Children).
Odin will have gorgeous main covers by celebrated comic and album artist Alex Eckman-Lawn (Exquisite Corpses, Swan Songs), who is illustrating Cover A for the full series. The series will also spotlight variants by series artist Cadonici and all-star artists like Christian Ward, Martin Simmonds, Jae Lee, Annie Wu, Tula Lotay, Sam Wolfe Connelly, Wes Craig, and more.
Odin #1 will be available at comic book stores on Wednesday, May 20th, 2026.
- Cover A by Alex Eckman-Lawn – Lunar Product Code 0326IM0243
- Cover B (1:10 copy incentive) by Letizia Cadonici – Lunar Product Code 0326IM0244
- Cover C (1:25 copy incentive) by Christian Ward – Lunar Product Code 0326IM0245
- Cover D (1:50 copy incentive) by Martin Simmonds – Lunar Product Code 0326IM0246
- Cover E (1:100 copy incentive) by Jae Lee – Lunar Product Code 0326IM0247
Odin will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Select advance reviews:
“Odin is the most brutal book of Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV’s careers in the best possible way…Bellaire and Cadonici create a fever dream of a sequence that emphasizes the red in Bellaire’s chosen color palette so well that it’s integral to the book’s theme. That, juxtaposed with the snowy climate, is a striking visual from the art team, making everything so visually interesting…It’s a vicious, visceral book that pushes boundaries in ways I have not seen this team do before. Odin is going to be a seminal horror comic when it hits shelves in May.” —Gatecrashers, Dan McMahon
“I’m not going to mince words here: Odin #1 is a just about perfect debut comic. Haunting and gutsy and compelling on every page…This is a relentlessly well-paced first issue, one that commands reader suspense perfectly. I felt myself first repulsed by the brutality of the characters our lead was investigating. Then I felt myself worried she would be caught, her investigation exposed. Finally, I felt myself entirely overturned and disoriented, as the story plunged its protagonist — and me along with her — toward the supernatural, or seemingly supernatural.” —The Beat, Zack Quaintance