Neo Nazi Punks Face the Wrath of Ancient Norse Beings in 'Odin' from James Tynion IV, Marguerite Bennett and Letizia Cadonici

Green Room meets Midsommar with a touch of The Ritual in this relentless hallucinogenic thriller that leaves absolutely no taboo unbroken

Five-time Eisner Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (The Department of Truth, Something is Killing the Children, Exquisite Corpses) is teaming up with dynamo co-writer Marguerite Bennett (Witchblade, Mommy Blog), rising star artist Letizia Cadonici (House of Slaughter), multiple Eisner Award winning colorist Jordie Bellaire (The Nice House on the Lake, Assorted Crisis Events), high-flying letterer Tom Napolitano (Red Book), top-notch designer Dylan Todd (The Department of Truth), and horror mastermind editor Steve Foxe (Razorblades) for an all-new horror tale in the upcoming Odin. This nine-issue miniseries was first announced via an exclusive scoop at The Hollywood Reporter yesterday and promises to go light on the honeyed mead, but will tip a heavy pour of Nordic nightmare fuel when it hits shelves in May from Image Comics/Tiny Onion.

Odin will be stunningly presented with covers by celebrated comic and album artist Alex Eckman-Lawn (Exquisite Corpses, Swan Songs), who is illustrating the main Cover A for the full series. For the debut issue, Cadonici illustrated Cover B with additional variants by lauded artists Christian Ward (Spectregraph), Martin Simmonds (The Department of Truth), and Jae Lee (Exquisite Corpses).

"Marguerite and I have been talking about this story for years,” said Tynion. “It all started as a text conversation about a group of white supremacists we'd seen a story about online, talking about their faith in Odin, and then we started talking about what the real norse Odin would do with these idiots if he had the chance. It felt pretty immediately clear that there was a mean and brutal horror story in it and we wanted to tell it together."

Odin follows Adela, a thrill-seeking journalist who goes undercover to report on a band of Neo Nazis. She will do anything for the perfect story, including heading into the frozen forests of Norway with Neo Nazi punks who seek Odin to achieve their promised white supremacist destiny. 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. Green Room meets Midsommar with a touch of The Ritual in this relentless hallucinogenic thriller that leaves absolutely no taboo unbroken.

Bennett added: “The plain truth is I hope it fucks people up, ups their pucker factor, puts ice in the pit of their stomach. The dread, doom, and desolation is truly unrelenting. We are on a death march through the frozen bowels of the ninth hell. If you've been feeling burned out or jaded, I hope this is the needle that pierces to the core: the injection that opens your senses back up to the wonder and horror of God.”

"Working with the Tiny Onion team is just wonderful. I'm so lucky to be on this journey with these amazing people,” said Cadonici. “And working on James and Marguerite's script is extremely easy, which is how you understand that they are great writers. They've created an incredible cast of characters, each with their own personality, and I'm having a blast bringing out the essence of each of them."

Odin joins Tiny Onion’s aggressive slate of publishing and multimedia projects. It was announced last month that bestselling comic book series Exquisite Corpses and short film Room Service are both getting the feature treatment as part of a two-picture deal between Tiny Onion and producing partner Lyrical Media. Blumhouse Productions has also optioned Tynion’s groundbreaking comics horror franchise, Something is Killing the Children, to adapt both for film and for an animated television series with Tynion attached to produce alongside the series publisher BOOM! Studios. Plus, Tiny Onion’s expansive development slate in animation includes an adaptation of Tynion’s Image Comics series W0rldtr33 at Netflix, an adaptation of his BOOM! Studios series The Woods, and an original adult animated comedy series developed with production company Irony Point, Tipsy Dragon.

Odin #1 will be available at comic book stores on Wednesday, May 6:

• Cover A by Alex Eckman-Lawn
• Cover B by Letizia Cadonici 1:10
• Cover C by Christian Ward 1:25
• Cover D by Martin Simmonds 1:50
• Cover E by Jae Lee 1:100
• Cover F by Blank Sketch $5.99
• Cover G "Stealth Variant"

Odin will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.