By Zack Quaintance — Regarding the Matter of Oswald’s Body has, to me, been one of the more interesting books in monthly comics dating all the way back to when it was first announced. It is, essentially, a crime thriller, a heist story with a fantastic (and often funny) ensemble cast, which is all enough to make for an entertaining story on its own merits. This book, as the title so clearly implies, is also set against a backdrop of a historical event that has for decades given rise to conspiracy theories. What it all adds up to is a great comic (for more, read Clyde Hall’s fantastic review of Regarding the Matter of Oswald’s Body #4!).

And today we are honored to have an exclusive preview of the fifth and final issue of the book, Regarding the Matter of Oswald’s Body #5, which is slated to hit comic shops everywhere on March 16. We have the first five finished interior pages, along with the main and variant covers for the book. As you’re about to see, the story takes us to Terlingua, Texas, en route to heading over the Rio Grande and into Mexico. As you’ll see in a second, the cast is also heavily armed and preparing to make a climactic stand. Like all of this book so far, it’s all very intriguing, brought to life by writer Christopher Cantwell, artist Luca Casalanguida and the rest of the book’s fantastic team.

You can check out our full exclusive preview of Regarding the Matter of Oswald’s Body #5 — due out March 16 — below, following the jump with the complete preview information and credits for the final issue of this book. In addition to the interior pages, there is also a variant cover by E.M. Gist, who is quickly becoming a favorite cover artist of mine. Enjoy!

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Regarding the Matter of Oswald’s Body #5

Regarding the Matter of Oswald’s Body #5
Writer: Christopher Cantwell
Artist: Luca Casalanguida
Colors: Giada Marchisio
Letterer: AndWorld Design
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Our cast arrive in Terlingua, Texas, looking to flee to Mexico, all the while wondering if they've been the good guys in all this, doing their patriotic duty, and whether they should stay and fight after all.
But with Frank and a hired killer to deal with, will there be any second chances? And just who is the shadowed figure overlooking Oswald's exhumation in 1981?
Release Date: March 16, 2022

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Zack Quaintance is a tech reporter by day and freelance writer by night/weekend. He has written about comics for The Beat and NPR Books, among others. He Tweets compulsively about storytelling and comics as Comics Bookcase.