Oni Press is proud to announce that it has been chosen as New Publisher of the Year 1997 in the 1998 Diamond Gem Awards. The Diamond Gem Awards are voted on by the more than 3500 retail accounts serviced by Diamond Comic Distributors. Oni Press began publishing in December 1997 with Bad Boy and, since then, has released books on a monthly basis including Oni Double Feature, St. Swithin’s Day, Eno & Plum, and Clerks: The Comic Book.

“This is a great honor and quite a shock” exclaimed Oni publisher, Bob Schreck. “We only put out one book in 1997, Bad Boy by Frank Miller and Simon Bisley in December, and to have this recognition after only 5 months of publishing… wow! Our sincere thanks to Frank, Simon, Angus McKie and my co-editor on the project Diana Schutz, for helping us get everyone’s attention in such a grand style!”

Joe Nozemack, Oni Press publisher, had this to say in response, “We’d liketo thank all the retailers responsible for this incredible show of support. This is a very plesant surprise, and I only hope we can live up to the title in 1998 and beyond.”