James Tynion IV’s Tiny Onion banner is taking to the Big Apple in a big way. The studio has announced it’s taking part in a handful of panels at this year’s New York Comic Con, showcasing some of the publisher’s most popular titles. Of note, Department of Truth and Exquisite Corpses will each be sharing the spotlight.
“New York Comic Con is not only our home show, it has become the show where we celebrate what we have done, and where we are going,” Tynion said in a press release. “I’m excited to announce what Tiny Onion has up our sleeves.”
A five-year anniversary panel for Department of Truth will be taking place Thursday, October 9th beginning at 11:15 a.m. in Room 1C03. A live play session of the Exquisite Corpses trading card game will then take place Friday evening in Room 408. Full panel information can be seen below.
Thursday 10/9
Celebrating Five Years of The Department of Truth
Time: 11:15am—12:15pm
Location: 1C03Now, more than ever, The Department of Truth reads less like fiction and more like a conspiracy uncovered. Join writer James Tynion IV and artist Martin Simmonds as they chat about the first five years of the series, and what the next five will look like. The panel will be a celebration of the bestselling sci-fi series produced by Tiny Onion and published by Image Comics.
Friday 10/10
Exquisite Corpses: The Game (Live play and panel)
Time: 5:15pm—6:00pm
Location: 408Exquisite Corpses co-creators writer James Tynion IV and artist Michael Walsh are joined by Tiny Onion Director of Production Courtney Menard and Production Manager DeAna Avila for a live demonstration of the Exquisite Corpses TCG, along with a discussion of what it’s been like to build the game. Fans can play an early version now with game cards collected from the polybagged variant editions of the comics, ahead of Exquisite Corpses: The Game being released next year. Moderated by Hector Navarro.
Saturday 10/11
Layer by Layer: Building Tiny Onion
Time: 1:45pm—2:45pm
Location: 1C03James Tynion IV and members of the Tiny Onion team—Moderator/Community and Events Manager Harley Salbacka, Director of Editorial Eric Harburn, Director of Production Courtney Menard, and Director of Communications Jazzlyn Stone—peel back layer by layer of the production house to reveal how the company was built and what’s in store for the future. Tynion and crew will discuss what it’s been like to work together as a team and their path to success with bestselling comics like Exquisite Corpses. From the start of Tynion’s career, to building a company from scratch, the horror master and his colleagues tell all!
Sunday 10/12
The Frights and Delights of Queer Horror Comics
Time: 11:15am—12:15pm
Location: 1C03From classic monster movies like The Bride of Frankenstein to modern hits like The Babadook and The Substance, horror has long been beloved by the queer community. Join creators Tate Brombal (Everything Dead & Dying), Soo Lee (Carmilla), Che Grayson (Exquisite Corpses), and Tiny Onion Talent Manager Greg Lockard (Liebestrasse) as they chat about their favorite queer media and their own works of LGBTQIA+ horror on this fan-favorite Tiny Onion panel. Moderated by Sami DeMonster.
“New York Comic Con is our home show, and we are giving it our all!” added Harley Salbacka, Tiny Onion Community and Events Manager. “This year we’ll have more signings, more exclusives, new merch, and so much more. We want every person who comes by our booth to feel the same excitement we feel by being there. Make sure and stop by!”
In addition to four total panels, Tiny Onion will also have a booth on the show floor, where it will be selling new editions of Tiny Onion Presents, the annual newspaper journal the publisher distributes at NYCC. Creators from Tiny Onion who will have a presence at the convention this year include Exquisite Corpses Corpse Crew writers and artists Adam Gorham, Becca Carey, Che Grayson, Michael Walsh, Pornsak Pichetshote, and Tyler Boss, as well as collaborators Jenny Frison (cover art), Joshua Hixson (The Deviant, The Department of Truth), Martin Simmonds (The Department of Truth, Universal Monsters: Dracula), Soo Lee (The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos), Tate Brombal (Everything Dead & Dying, House of Slaughter), and Werther Dell’Edera (Something is Killing the Children).
Stay tuned to The Beat for more coverage from NYCC ’25.
