Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Matt Lesniewski (Mind MgMT Bootleg, Crimson Flower, The Freak) is a rising star in the comic book scene, and in his new limited series Faceless and the Family, his surreal and intricate style is showcased. In the Hand Planet wasteland, Faceless has created a life of exile, until a mismatched team of misfits put together a mission to uncover the truth beneath the helmet, and with it, hope for all of humanity.
Debuting in November with a double-sized 48-page issue, FACELESS is the brainchild of the New York-based cartoonist who achieved recognition with the 2020 Eisner Award nominated graphic novel THE FREAK from Adhouse Books. Lesniewski’s works with New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt, including CRIMSON FLOWER and MIND MGMT BOOTLEG, earned him a larger fan base. FACELESS showcases a drastic development in Lesniewski’s storytelling and cartooning skills.
A heart-breaking saga of friendship, redemption, and adventure on a harsh and unforgiving foreign world, each issue of FACELESS pulsates with Lesniewski’s manically detailed, hyper-rendered line art – representing a new level of artistic accomplishment and virtuosity from one of the one of the industry’s most celebrated new artistic talents.
“I’m really happy to have found the perfect publisher in Oni, who are going the extra mile to showcase Faceless in the best possible way,” said Matt Lesniewski. “This comic has taken me more time and effort than any of my previous ones, and I hope it shows. If you like super detailed art, black and white comics and just general weirdness, then this will be a treat!”
On the broken and warped world known as the Hand Planet, the wanderer simply called “Faceless” ekes out existence on the margins to escape the shame that cost him his name and his identity. Exiled for his crimes, Faceless now calls the wastelands his home – until the good fortune of fate delivers him a mismatched band of fellow travelers who will soon become family…if they can survive a suicidal mission into the Hand Planet’s class-segregated Finger Cities to restore what lies beneath Faceless’ helmet and, with it, his hope in humanity.
Part epic fantasy adventure, part science-fiction odyssey, and an unparalleled expression of Lesniewski’s extraordinary artistic vision, experience the unrestrained power of comic book storytelling at its most visionary in FACELESS AND THE FAMILY #1 – a double-sized, 48-page debut coming from Oni Press in November!
