More news coming out of NYCC with an announcement from Oni Press about Fiona Marchbank’s Ladies of the Knight.
ONI PRESS at NYCC 2025:
LADIES OF THE KNIGHT Brings Medieval Flair to a Queer-Normative Historical Fantasy
Fiona Marchbank’s Popular Webcomic Comes to Print in Its Entirety for the First Time July 2026 from Oni Press
Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award–winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, harks a “Hear ye, hear ye” to announce the arrival of Fiona Marchbank’s (Fairest Of All: A Villains Graphic Novel, Of Her Own Design), author-illustrator debut in LADIES OF THE KNIGHT.
In July 2026, enter a land where glamorous knights compete in showy tournaments for fame and fortune, and small and untrained George dreams of securing the coveted position of knight’s squire.
Serafina is the best knight around, no question. She’s so good that she’s getting bored and reckless in her jousts, but when she takes on plucky George as a squire, she suddenly finds herself in the position she never wanted: a mentor. Their partnership is going to be even harder than it looks, considering George can barely hold a sword without giving herself a black eye and Serafina is even pricklier than the lance she wields. But if either of them are going to take the league of knights by storm, they’ll have to learn that neither of them can do it alone.
“As a (now-retired) Roller Derby player, I created Ladies of the Knight as an ode to contact sports, and to those who are compelled to play them,” said creator Fiona Marchbank. “LADIES OF THE KNIGHT uses the framework of a mentor story to explore the unbridled excitement of being a beginner, and the various joys, and hardships, of success.”
“Medieval stories are having a bit of a renaissance right now, and this tale of glamorous female and nonbinary knights is full of all of the jousting, archery, and tournaments readers could want,” said Senior Editor Grace Scheipeter. “Paired with humorous moments of verbal sparring, heartwarming testaments to the bravery in persistence, and rewarding character relationships, Ladies of the Knight tells the story of how an unlikely duo can find success when they work together.”
Fans of Squire, A Knight’s Tale, and Gwen & Art Are Not In Love will find themselves cheering for George and Serafina when LADIES OF THE KNIGHT releases July 2026.
About the Creator: Fiona Marchbank is an illustrator and comics creator with a passion for color, expressive storytelling, and queer historical floof. She has done work for Disney and Tapas, as well as her own comics. She currently lives in Yorkshire with her houseplants and a large collection of yarn.
