Oni Press has announced that it will publish the first collected edition of cartoonist Dave Baker’s cult-favorite indie series Halloween Boy next year. Titled Halloween Boy Vol. 1: Last of the Halloween Boys, the hardcover will arrive on May 26, 2026, gathering together the first five issues of Baker’s self-published, oversized tales in one volume for the very first time. The book will also feature a brand-new, never-before-seen cover.
Written, drawn, colored, and lettered entirely by Baker in his signature duotone style, Halloween Boy marks his first major release since the Eisner-nominated Mary Tyler MooreHawk (IDW/Top Shelf, 2024) and his contribution to the hit Godzilla Versus Los Angeles one-shot.
“Halloween Boy is my attempt at making a two-fisted adventurer for the post-superhero age,” Baker explained. “Does the book feature megalomaniacal villains, inter-planetary warfare, and classic pulp-inspired escapades? You bet. But, it’s also a deeply personal reflection on family, fraternity, and purpose… When it came to creating The Demon Who Lives, I really wanted to re-construct the heroic iconography that lured me into this great medium as a child. To repurpose, remix, and rebuild the best aspects of these types of stories in a hyper-earnest and sincere way. Hopefully, The Man of a Thousand Fates means half as much to other people as he does to me. After all, the fate of the universe hangs in the balance.”
The story follows Halloween Boy, a mysterious adventurer with no past, who embarks on impossible missions across the galaxies. Striving to live up to the legend of his long-lost father, he champions the innocent against cosmic threats—until his travels reveal dark truths about his origins and his father’s real intentions.
Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson praised Baker’s originality:
“As anyone who has experienced Mary Tyler MooreHawk knows by now, Dave Baker is one of the most potently creative voices making and creating comics to emerge within this decade. Dave’s work is like riding a psychic vortex through eight decades of comics history… Halloween Boy is a brawling, bloody dose of 21st century pulp fiction with a brain buried underneath all of its bruises. Call your comic shop — because The Demon Who Lives is coming!”
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