Dead Teenagers # 1 Cover C Yarsky Variant 2026 BN

Dead Teenagers #1 is a 1990s-inspired horror comic book from Oni Press scheduled for release on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Written by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and illustrated by Caitlin Yarsky, the five-issue limited series follows a group of friends trapped in a brutal, supernatural time loop. 

Plot & Premise

The story centers on five friends—Alicia, J.T., Ryder, Brandy, and their group—who have been forced to relive their 1997 prom night for decades. 

• The Loop: Every night, the teens dress up, party, and make out, only to be re-killed in increasingly bizarre and violent ways by a mysterious entity.
• The Breaking Point: After thousands of deaths, something finally shifts in the cycle, offering the group a chance to escape their "bizarre purgatory" and uncover a disturbing revelation about why they are trapped.
• Style: The comic is described as a "genre-distorting ode" to the generation of Scream and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, blending slasher thrills with a Happy Death Day time-loop mechanic.