PORTLAND, OR (February 2nd, 2024)– Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comic books and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to announce the first ever print publication of the hit Webtoon SubZero by debut creator Junepurrr. With over 375 million reads on Webtoon and over three million subscribers, the romance fantasy epic is a smash hit on Webtoon and is now poised to engross a whole new readership in the beloved series’ print debut. Arriving in comic shops and bookstores everywhere this September, SubZero Vol. 1 will collect episodes 0–25 of the Webtoon and feature all-new, never-before-published back matter material.

“SubZero is a love letter to fantasy stories, palace dramas and romance, created as an escape during a very low period in my life,” said Junepurrr. “While the characters possess fantastical Dragon powers, the story deals with themes of duty, sacrifice, and the true strength that lies beneath a veil of fangs and scales. It is my greatest hope that readers of SubZero will find the escape and excitement I felt when I created it.”

To save her people, Princess Clove will have to do the unthinkable—marry her greatest enemy! Clove is the last remaining heir of her Cerulean Dragon clan, fighting in a seemingly endless 300-year-war against the vast Crimson Empire. With no end to the war in sight, Clove agrees to leave her sheltered homeland in favor of a political marriage with the heir to the enemy Crimson Dragon clan, Prince Kyro.

Raised on the battlefields and feared by his rivals, the cutthroat prince is first to notice that Clove is hiding a dangerous secret she’s worked tirelessly to protect. As tensions rise between these unlikely allies, the fragile peace brokered by their marriage is threatened by those who wish to continue the war. Now fighting in the world of her enemies (and fighting a surprising attraction to Kyro), Clove discovers that achieving peace is far more dangerous than she could have ever imagined.

“Dragons, love triangles, danger, and magic combine in this action-packed romance fantasy graphic novel,” said Oni Press Senior Editor Grace Scheipeter. “SubZero is the perfect graphic novel for fans of Lore Olympus, Fourth Wing, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and My Dear Cold-Blooded King. Kyro and Clove’s enemies-to-lovers romance edges on steamy in this first volume, with more romantic tension and encounters to come!”

SubZero Vol. 1 will be available in stores on September 25, 2024 and features a stunning new cover by Junepurrr for the series’ long-awaited print debut. For more updates on Oni Press, visit them on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

About the Creator

Junepurrr has been drawing and telling stories since the day she could pick up a pencil. She began writing SubZero as an escape during her accounting internship days (when faced with the reality of looking at spreadsheets forever). In June 2017, the initial draft of SubZero was uploaded to the online platform Webtoon, and within one year the comic was chosen to become a Webtoon original comic. June’s fondest memory is quitting her day job to work full-time on SubZero, and she has never looked back. When she’s not spending her time meeting deadlines, June enjoys coffee, watching palace dramas, drawing horses, and chatting with readers.

About Oni Press

Founded in 1997, Oni Press has a 25-year history as one of the industry’s most respected and acclaimed publishers of award-winning comic books and graphic novels with titles including Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim, K. O’Neill’s Tea Dragon Society, Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt's The Sixth Gun, Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer, Ezra Clayton Daniels' Upgrade Soul, Brenna Thummler’s Sheets trilogy, and many hundreds more. In 2019, Oni Press merged with Lion Forge Comics – the Eisner Award-winning independent comic book publisher founded by Academy Award-winning producer and entrepreneur David Steward II – to create one of the largest, independent libraries of comics content anywhere in media. The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group now exists as a publishing subsidiary of Steward’s diversified global media company, Polarity.

The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group publishes more than 60 original and licensed graphic novels annually, in addition to an extensive list of periodical comics.