First Look: Oni Press and EC Comics Peer into CRUEL UNIVERSE #2 – On Sale September 4th!

Experience the Void with Veteran Talents Stephanie Phillips & Riley Rossmo, Ben H. Winters & Leomacs, Chris Condon & Javier Fernandez, and Christopher Cantwell & David Lapham

CRUEL UNIVERSE #2

RAY GUN INTERIOR ART BY DAVID LAPHAM

PORTLAND, OR (August 29, 2024) – Following the spontaneously combustive success of EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #1 and CRUEL UNIVERSE #1, the next cold, unforgiving chapter in EC Comics’ unrelenting resurrection at Oni Press continues! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey-Award winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to unveil the first look inside CRUEL UNIVERSE #2 with a sneak preview of “Ray Gun” – the new anxiety-inducing dose of science fiction from Eisner Award-winning writer Christopher Cantwell (Thanos) and Eisner Award-winning artist David Lapham (Stray Bullets) – arriving in stores September 4th!

CRUEL UNIVERSE #2 – RAY GUNINTERIOR ART

Writer: Christopher Cantwell

Artist: David Lapham

Colorist: Nick Filardi

On September 4th, test the boundaries of our cold and unforgiving CRUEL UNIVERSE with four bizarre tales of time and space by eight modern masters of the science-fiction form: Christopher Cantwell(Thanos, Iron Man) and David Lapham (Stray Bullets); Chris Condon (That Texas Blood) and Javier Rodriguez (Amazing Spider-Man); Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn, Grim) and Riley Rossmo(Wesley Dodds: The Sandman); and a very special surprise from Ben H. Winters (CBS’ Tracker) andLeomacs (Rogues). . . . At last, EC Comics dares you to look into the void and ponder what fate awaits us all! (Hint: It’s OBLIVION!)

Now is the time to discover by why the return of EC Comics at Oni Press in CRUEL UNIVERSE is one of the year’s most acclaimed comics events:

Looking into the cosmos and dare it to look back when CRUEL UNIVERSE #2 dawns on our unforgiving world on September 4th – featuring covers by Greg Smallwood (The Human Target), Riley Rossmo (The Moon is Following Us), Jay Stephens (Dwellings), and Rian Hughes (The Multiversity)!

CRUEL UNIVERSE #2 (of (5)

WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL, CHRIS CONDON, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS & BEN H. WINTERS

ART BY JAVIER FERNANDEZ, DAVID LAPHAM,  LEOMACS & RILEY ROSSMO

COVER A BY GREG SMALLWOOD

COVER B BY RILEY ROSSMO

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS

B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY RILEY ROSSMO

ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES

COVER A BY GREG SMALLWOOD

COVER B BY RILEY ROSSMO

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS

B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY RILEY ROSSMO

ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES

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