It’s Always Midnight for Chris Condon & Alexandre Tefenkgi in NIGHT PEOPLE #2

By Carlos Morales

on March 21, 2024

Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to present a first look at NIGHT PEOPLE #2 (of 4) the next relentlessly intense chapter of the acclaimed series from the minds of literary icon Barry Gifford (Wild at Heart), red-hot writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood) and Eisner Award-winning artist Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asian)!

On an otherwise quiet street in New Orleans, the battle over abortion is fought between brother and sister evangelical preachers in an ever-escalating rivalry between their neighboring ministries: the Church on the One Hand and the Church on the Other Hand. As the long-secret origin of Brother Dallas Salt and Sister Dilys Salt’s rift threatens to erupt into scandal, a fanatical female assassin quietly plans to settle their differences once and for all with a furious display of violence aimed right at the heart of a national debate that couldn’t be any more personal.

Featuring covers by Eisner Award nominee Jason Shawn Alexander (Spawn) and Jacob Phillips (That Texas Blood, The Enfield Gang Massacre) enter a vision of neon-lit southern nights where outsiders, loners, and lost souls hurtle down a highway of intoxication, lust, and spontaneous violence – only in NIGHT PEOPLE #2, on sale April 10th!

PRAISE FOR NIGHT PEOPLE #1

“Intriguing and violent.”—IGN

“Writer Chris Condon takes Gifford’s novel, paring it down through the variety of director-like camera angles and character focus… Based on this issue, Night People is going to be an interesting ride.”—COMIC CRUSADERS

“Night People is the sort of comic book one devours as much with the eyes as with the mind. Each panel is an opera, a ballet of brutality and beauty… Whether or not you’re familiar with Gifford’s source material, Night People is worth the experience alone. Condon’s writing and the art from Level and Pattison is not for the faint of heart, but well worth it in the end.”—CAPES AND TIGHTS

“Sometimes, life just calls for a gritty comic that defies all reason and sanity. An unapologetic deep dive into the minds of the ruthless and depraved. Night People #1 satisfies that desire within the first few panels… Night People #1 is the perfect start to a four-issue comic series. Once the reader is drawn in, it’s not easy to remove the talons of the story from the mind and soul. With the high factor of re-readability and so many layers to explore, readers will want to revel in the intense genius of this comic book literary masterpiece.”—FANBASE PRESS

“A pulpy, scuzzy, addictive read that skillfully contains Barry Gifford’s essence.”—COMIC BOOK COUPLES COUNSELING

“I absolutely loved this comic, and I was like 10 pages in before I knew it was going to land on the list for Top Comics of March 6. And then when it ended, I was instantly ready for more. It’s just such a different and engrossing sort of comic. I read a lot of weekly releases, and it’s just always so welcome when a book is this well-done and this far aside from anything else being put out.”—COMICS BEAT

“Raw and gritty.”—COMICBOOK.COM