Oni Press and partners at Flux House have a huge reason to celebrate this weekend. Over a month ahead of the comic store debut of Matt Kindt’s Mind MGMT: New & Improved #1 the publisher has announced the book will be receiving a same-day second printing. Due to extraordinary demand the first printing has already sold out at Lunar Distribution, Universal Distribution, and Diamond UK nearly six weeks in advance of release.
In response, Oni Press is rushing the 32-page, ad-free issue – featuring a brand-new, self-contained introduction to ultimate epic of psychic warfare and paranoid intrigue written, drawn, colored, lettered, and designed by superstar creator and New York Times best-selling cartoonist Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, Fort Psycho) – immediately back to press to ensure that the Mind MGMT: New & Improved #1 SECOND PRINTING arrives on store shelves alongside the first printing on June 24th in order to meet the fast-building tidal wave of fan and retailer demand.
Also featuring a stunningly effective die-cut cover (like the first printing) that ties directly into the series’ immersive storytelling, the second printing will appear on Final Order Cut-Off (FOC) on Monday, May 25th.
Additionally, as an extra-added measure to ensure that Oni can adequately meet demand throughout North America and worldwide, the publisher is also unlocking an additional supply of Mind MGMT: New & Improved #1’s OPERATION: BLING BAG units – featuring a selection of 15 limited, chase, and hyper-rare variant covers from Jenna Cha (The Sickness), Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, Black Hammer), Jesse Lonergan (Drome, Man’s Best), Fábio Moon (Archie, Daytripper), and David Rubín (Black Hammer, EC’s Cruel Universe), J.H. Williams III (Promethea, Batwoman), and Matt Kindt himself.
In our four star review of issue #1 Neil says “Mind MGMT: New & Improved #1 is a confident, cerebral return that respects its history whilst throwing the door wide open for new readers. Kindt’s watercolour world is as distinctive and unsettling as ever, and with two compelling new leads and a mystery that feels urgently contemporary, this is a comeback that more than justifies the eleven year wait.”
Originally intended as Oni’s convention supply for appearances at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 and beyond, Oni is opening this additional OPERATION: BLIND BAG reserve for immediate re-order via Lunar Distribution, Universal Distribution, and Diamond UK and will ensure that units ordered alongside the MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 SECOND PRINTING’s Monday, May 25th FOC date will ship in time to meet their originally intended June 24th street date.
“We’ve known all along that the return of MIND MGMT would be a big moment for fans, readers, and retailers. But we couldn’t have possibly anticipatedthat it would be THIS big,” said Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson. “MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 is the first single issue comic in Oni’s 30-year history to exhaust its initial print run this far in advance of its release date. As a consequence, we’ve spurred our printing anddistributionpartners tomoveas lightning fast to make sure there are enough copies to reach readers around the world when Matt Kindt’s best-selling, award-winningcomicmasterpiece returns with a shocking new chapter – and a very rare, same-as-release-day second printing – on June 24th.”
“Psychic spies? Check. 32 pages of non-stop content inside masterfully designed die-cut covers? Check check. A book with re-orders moving so fast that we have to get a second printing on stands alongside the first? Shocking, but true! To say nothing of one of the year’s most truly surprising blind bag programs. Mark your calendar: June 24th will be the day that MIND MGMT: NEW & IMPROVED #1 melts brains in comic shops around the world.Make sure you’re one of them and DO NOT UNDERORDER this book!” said Oni Press Vice President of Marketing & SalesSpencer Simpson.
