Good News: Oni is Meeting Massive Demand for Kindt’s Comics Masterpiece with a New Second Printing Hitting Stands Alongside the First on June 24th
Bad News: You Probably Still Underordered It! (But At Least the New One Has a Die-Cut Cover, Too.) In Tandem, Oni Also Releasing Additional Reserve of OPERATION: BLIND BAG Units, Featuring Hyper-Rare Covers by Jeff Lemire, Jesse Lonergan, Fábio Moon, J.H. Williams III & More
THE BEST REVIEWED BOOK OF 2026 IS ALSO THE FASTEST SELLING! MORE THAN A MONTH BEFORE THE FIRST ISSUE HITS STANDS, MATT KINDT’S MAGNUM OPUS IS ALREADY HEADED BACK TO PRESS FOR AN UNPRECEDENTED SECOND PRINTING! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award–winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is thrilled to announce that, due to extraordinary demand and re-order activity, MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 has already sold out at Lunar Distribution, Universal Distribution, and Diamond UK nearly six weeks in advance of its June 24th, 2026 street date.
In response, Oni Press is rushing the 32-page, ad-free issue – featuring a brand-new, self-contained introduction to ultimate epic of psychic warfare and paranoid intrigue written, drawn, colored, lettered, and designed by superstar creator and New York Times best-selling cartoonist Matt Kindt(BRZRKR, Fort Psycho) – immediately back to press to ensure that the MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 SECOND PRINTING arrives on store shelves alongside the first printing on June 24th in order to meet the fast-building tidal wave of fan and retailer demand.
Also featuring a stunningly effective die-cut cover (like the first printing) that ties directly into the series’ immersive storytelling, the MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 SECOND PRINTING will appear on Final Order Cut-Off (FOC) on Monday, May 25th.
Additionally, as an extra-added measure to ensure that Oni can adequately meet demand throughout North America and worldwide, the publisher is also unlocking an additional supply of MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1’s OPERATION: BLING BAG units – featuring a selection of 15 limited, chase, and hyper-rare variant covers from Jenna Cha (The Sickness), Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, Black Hammer), Jesse Lonergan (Drome, Man’s Best), Fábio Moon (Archie, Daytripper), and David Rubín (Black Hammer, EC’s Cruel Universe), J.H. Williams III (Promethea, Batwoman), and Matt Kindt himself.
Originally intended as Oni’s convention supply for appearances at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 and beyond, Oni is opening this additional OPERATION: BLIND BAG reserve for immediate re-order via Lunar Distribution, Universal Distribution, and Diamond UK and will ensure that units ordered alongside the MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 SECOND PRINTING’s Monday, May 25th FOC date will ship in time to meet their originally intended June 24th street date.
“We’ve known all along that the return of MIND MGMT would be a big moment for fans, readers, and retailers. But we couldn’t have possibly anticipatedthat it would be THIS big,” said Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson. “MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 is the first single issue comic in Oni’s 30-year history to exhaust its initial print run this far in advance of its release date. As a consequence, we’ve spurred our printing anddistributionpartners tomoveas lightning fast to make sure there are enough copies to reach readers around the world when Matt Kindt’s best-selling, award-winningcomicmasterpiece returns with a shocking new chapter – and a very rare, same-as-release-day second printing – on June 24th.”
“Psychic spies? Check. 32 pages of non-stop content inside masterfully designed die-cut covers? Check check. A book with re-orders moving so fast that we have to get a second printing on stands alongside the first? Shocking, but true! To say nothing of one of the year’s most truly surprising blind bag programs. Mark your calendar: June 24th will be the day that MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 melts brains in comic shops around the world.Make sure you’re one of them and DO NOT UNDERORDER this book!” said Oni Press Vice President of Marketing & SalesSpencer Simpson.
The demand for MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 follows quickly from a barrage of advance reviews for Matt Kindt’s long-awaited return to his signature series that firmly place it as one of the year’s best reviewed new series:
“It is just SO impressive to see how creative [Kindt] can be… This is a masterful creator at the top of his game bringing us all back to enjoy a fun ride once more, and it’s just as good as we all remember it.”
– CBR
“With an advance copy in hand, I have to recommend folks get this on their pull list… A strong entry point for new readers while rewarding longtime fans who enjoy Kindt’s experimental instincts. An unsettling, must-read return that turns memory itself into the mystery.”
– AiPT!
“MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 is a perfect start for new readers… Fans will appreciate being left to guess if this is really a new start or a continuation of the weirdness that has come before. It’s an issue that can be read either way creating a mystery that’ll suck you in.”
– GRAPHIC POLICY
“MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 is a triumphant resurrection of Matt Kindt’s magnum opus series, and a worthy continuation of a modern classic.”
– MACABRE DAILY
“It’s a world unlike any I’ve seen before, explored through a host of different narrative styles and storytelling techniques. I’m absolutely hooked.”
– FANBASE PRESS
Start reading here on June 24th as comics master Matt Kindt introduces new agents on a new mission for a new beginning in MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1, only from Oni Press:
Ten years ago, the extra-governmental agency known as Mind Management exploded in a barrage of bullets and brain matter. Those that survived have gone underground—forging new lives with unremarkable identities and falsified pasts to obfuscate the strange abilities that once made them highly prized assets in the global war for psychic control. Now, two investigators—Detective Delphi and Detective Swon—have found themselves at the center of an unexpected puzzle. Here: A man poisoned in a coffee shop with a sophisticated neurotoxin. There: A supposed suicide victim run over by a train . . . with his arms found in a trash can five miles from the tracks. Their connection: Someone is killing former Mind Management agents in improbable and arcane ways . . . Seemingly impossible crimes committed by a faceless killer capable of evading even the most pervasive digital surveillance. What secret are they killing to protect? Who will be next? Has Mind Management returned? Did it ever go away? You are paranoid . . . but are you paranoid enough?
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MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 SECOND PRINTING
WRITTEN BY MATT KINDT
ART BY MATT KINDT
COVER BY MATT KINDT
BLIND BAG COVER ($7.99) – AVAILABLE FOR REORDER!
ON SALE JUNE 24TH, 2026 | $5.99 | 32 PGS. OF CONTENT. | NO ADS | FC
FOC: 5/25/2026
MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #2
WRITTEN BY MATT KINDT
ART BY MATT KINDT
COVER A BY MATT KINDT
COVER B BY JASPER JUBENVILL
COVER C BY JENNA CHA
FULL ART VARIANT (1:10) BY JASPER JUBENVILL
3-D VARIANT (1:20) BY MATT KINDT
VARIANT COVER (1:50) BY PATRICIA MARTÍN
ON SALE JULY 22ND, 2026 | $4.99 | 24 PGS. | NO ADS | FC
FOC: 6/29/2026