All right, all right. I lied. In the last issue of the newsletter, I mentioned that an announcement for my first Ignition Press comic would be coming out in about a week. But—and you’ll never believe this about me—I had the date scribbled down incorrectly. The announcement for the project just went live on Fangoria! That means I can share it with you now.
Get ready for…
Bunn and Cresta’s DELUGE Floods the Ignition Press Room at Comic-Con Ignition Sequence: SDCC – Ignition Press Reveals Cold Open and Merch
Los Angeles, CA (June 24th, 2025) – Ignition Press is thrilled to reveal that the fourth comic series in its upcoming 2025 publishing slate will be psychological horror thriller Deluge, from the terrifying minds of Cullen Bunn ( Harrow County, Bone Parish ) and Marika Cresta ( Captain Carter, Dr. Aphra ).
A hard rain is falling on Sieverville Correctional Prison for Women. As the river rises and its banks overflow, the same walls that are keeping the prisoners inside the fortress-like structure are failing to keep the water out. With that water comes something else. Something deadly.
What was once outside is now inside, and the prisoners and guards will have to find a way out, because if the water doesn't get them, the monsters will.
“For decades, I've been driving by this old, crumbling, overgrown ruin of a building along a highway in Missouri. It's a place of mystery that I started researching. The ruins are all that remain of a correctional facility that flooded in the 90s. Over the years, a story started to form--a story of guilt and innocence, regret and anger, sin and redemption, and an awful lot of horrific happenings,” said writer Cullen Bunn. “I love that this is the first of my books with Ignition Press. It really represents the wild and unexpected stories--a flood of stories, if you will--I'll be bringing to the world in the days to come.”
The creative team also includes the talents of colorist Ronda Pattison and lettering studio AndWorld Design. This latest release from Ignition Press is a haunting exploration of guilt and redemption that will have readers exploring what happens when you are truly faced with the consequences of your own actions... and there’s no escape.
“It's an honor for me to work on a project like this...bringing life to these characters who come face to face with sin and death is both disturbing and exciting. Each character has their own story, their own sins and their own way of dealing with the past and the present. What I love most is how so many different lives and personalities find themselves interacting with each other, to deal with something much bigger,” added artist Marika Cresta.
Ignition Press will debut Deluge: The Cold Open at Comic Con International in San Diego next month. The publisher’s Cold Open issues are standalone entry points for longtime comic fans and new readers alike, featuring an original, self-contained vignette that introduces the reader to theworld, the stakes, and characters of the larger story. Each Cold Open issue also includes behind-the-scenes material, special sneak peeks, and information on how to get the entire series through more traditional retail channels. Deluge: The Cold Open will feature covers by series artist Marika Cresta and award-winning writer and artist Becky Cloonan ( Somna : A Bed Time Story, The War ). Cresta will also provide covers for the series alongside other fan favorite illustrators.
“There’s two things one can always count on from a Cullen Bunn project: a truly exciting concept backed up by utterly human characters,” noted Ignition Press Editor-in-Chief Jamie S. Rich. “The setting for Deluge gives him endless possibilities with the latter, as the inmates of this prison bring with them backstories. They are haunted by proverbial ghosts that can often be scarier than the monsters that are attacking them from the outside. Pairing him with artists like Marika Cresta and Ronda Pattison means all these horrors will come to life in a way that will also impact the feelings of the readers.”
Fans attending Comic Con International in San Diego will be the first to be able to secure a copy of Deluge: The Cold Open visiting the Ignition Press Room in the Gaslamp District (643 G Street).
Additionally, Ignition Press will debut exclusive Deluge merchandise including a premium T-shirt featuring art by Riley Rossmo (The Moon is Following Us, Martian Manhunter), facemask, stickers, and a collectible enamel pin. As previously announced, Cullen Bunn will be in attendance for scheduled signings.
Ignition Press is dedicated to empowering vibrant creativity through creator-driven original stories, told with integrity and commitment, that meet their audience where they are. The Los Angeles-based comic book and graphic novel publisher was co-founded by publishing and media industry veterans Eric Gitter (CEO), Filip Sablik (Publisher), Jamie S. Rich (Editor-in-Chief), and Jeremy Haun (Creative Director) in July 2024 and will exclusively publish creator-driven original series beginning in September 2025. To stay up to date on Ignition Press news, become an Ignition Insider at www.ignitionpress.com. To find a comic shop near you, go to findyourcomic.store.
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Cullen Bunn
Cullen Bunn is the writer of The Sixth Gun , Harrow County , and The Empty Man , as well as many other creator owned comics for a variety of publishers, including BOOM! Studios, Oni Press, and Dark Horse. He has also written some of pop culture’s most beloved characters, including two acclaimed volumes of Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers . He is currently working on his first novel and is the host of the video podcast The Cullenoscopy.
Marika CrestaMarika Cresta is an Italian artist born in Terni. She holds a degree in architecture from Sapienza University of Rome and a post-graduate degree from the International School of Comics in Rome. Her first published work was a short story in the book Yamazaki 18 Years Apocrypha . Since then, her work can be found in Summit , Power Pack , X -Men , Dr. Aphra, Captain Carter , and Star Wars: The High Republic.
About Ignition Press
Ignition Press is the Los Angeles-based comic book and graphic novel publisher co-founded by publishing and media industry veterans Eric Gitter, Filip Sablik, Jamie S. Rich, and Jeremy Haun. The upstart creator-driven company will exclusively publish original series beginning in September 2025 including Murder Podcast and Voyeur . Ignition Press is repped by WME and attorneys Fred Goodman and Rich Marin of Marin Goodman, LLP.
This looks fantastic!
this looks really interesting!! can't wait to check it out