FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – APRIL 9TH, 2009

ONI PRESS HONORED WITH AN EISNER NOMINATION FOR CHRIS SCHWEIZER'S CROGAN'S VENGEANCE!

Oni Press is proud to announce it's nomination for the 2009 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards in the category of Best Publication for Teens/Tweens, Chris Schweizer's CROGAN'S VENGEANCE. The first book in THE CROGAN ADVENTURES, an ongoing series of graphic novels spanning continents and centuries as cartoonist Chris Schweizer climbs through the various branches of the Crogan family tree!

When asked about his inspirations, Chris Schweizer commented, “What I wanted to do is hearken back to the spirit of the great adventure stories that I loved so much as a kid, books like Treasure Island and the Three Musketeers and King Solomon's Mines. Those stories are beautifully written, and are captivating to adult readers, but there's enough action and excitement and character to make them palatable to children. Too often, kid's books are written for kids. What I want to see more of, and what I'm trying to do with CROGAN'S VENGEANCE and THE CROGAN ADVENTURES, is write stories for adults that are safe for kids to read--elevate them rather than writing down to them.”

Volume one of THE CROGAN ADVENTURES series introduces us to “Catfoot” Crogan, an honest sailor who finds himself thrust into a life of piracy! Crogan never wanted to be a pirate and he never dreamed he’d wind up at odds with the most dangerous buccaneer ever to sail the Spanish Main! But there’s more to this fight for “Catfoot” than just staying alive, there’s also CROGAN’S VENGEANCE!

“Crogan's Vengeance is a marvelous swashbuckling tale. Chris Schweizer is an amazingly talented cartoonist with an ear for dialogue and an eye for great storytelling.” - Stan Sakai, creator of Usagi Yojimbo

“With sharp artwork, a knack for suspense, and a hero who always stays on the windy side of the “right” side, Crogan’s Vengeance is an engaging, quick-witted pirate yarn.” -School Library Journal

“Crogan's Vengeacne is exactly the kind of high-adventure book I was looking for as a kid. Fortunately, it’s just as much fun to read now that I’m an adult. Check it out.” -Greg McElhatton

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been this excited about a brand new comic book. And with good reason… but the amount of research and preparation [Chris] committed to [Crogan's Vengeance] is incredibly impressive.” -Chris Simms