Something Deadly Lurks in the Shadows in Exclusive Preview of Shawn Kuruneru’s CAVE GRAVE: WILD WEST TALES

After teaming up with writer Chris Condon to bring the mid-1800s to terrifying life in The Goddamn Tragedy (think "The Shining meets True Grit"), artist Shawn Kuruneru returns to the world of the Western to illustrate and write Cave Grave: Wild West Tales.

Featuring "stories of double-crossing desperation—and hopeless humanity—set against a backdrop of the lawless West," Shawn Kuruneru's bold comic book duology will be released by Oni Press on March 3rd, and we have an exclusive excerpt to share with Daily Dead readers!

Below, you can witness how the aftermath of the "heist of a lifetime" takes a scary turn for desperate thieves in hiding when they discover a deadly creature lurking in the shadows. We also have the official synopsis for Kuruneru's duology that includes details on the two stories in the collection: "Cave Grave" and "Poor Moon."

To learn more about Cave Grave: Wild West Tales and other exciting releases, be sure to visit:

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Cave Grave: Wild West Tales
Written and illustrated by Shawn Kuruneru
Publisher: Oni Press (March 3, 2026)
Length: 160 pages

Writer/artist Shawn Kuruneru (The Goddamn Tragedy) explores stories of double-crossing desperation—and hopeless humanity—set against a backdrop of the lawless West in this duology of wild tales.

In Cave Grave, the art of double-crossing is taken to a new extreme as three struggling thieves attempt to pull off the heist of a lifetime—only to realize they’ve stolen more than they bargained for.

In Poor Moon, a cowboy searching for purpose turns to bounty hunting. Catch, return, reward—it’s simple, until he picks up a bounty that’ll change his life forever. Until the hunter becomes the hunted . . .

Shawn Kuruneru is a Canadian comic artist and writer. He is the artist of The Goddamn Tragedy written by Chris Condon, Fishflies Chapter Six written by Jeff Lemire, and Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda written by Tate Brombal. Shawn’s self published comic Burn Man is part of a yearlong exhibition at the Montreal Contemporary Art Museum alongside cartoonists Julie Doucet, Walter Scott, and Connor Willumsen.