GASP! Oni Press Announces NO SECOND PRINTINGS For EC Comics’ EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #1 and CRUEL UNIVERSE #1

Plus: The First Interior Art Revealed for the All-New Titles from the Most Notorious Name in Terror –  From Jonathan Case, Tyler Crook, Phil Hester, Kano, Jorge Fornés & More!

In tandem with this policy, Oni will be producing a sizable overprint for both issues in order to ensure adequate supply to meet retailer re-orders for both titles as the infamous and influential EC Comics line returns to shelves with its first new stories in nearly 70 years.

“The full-blooded revival of EC Comics at Oni Press is already registering as one of the year’s biggest events for comic shops, and it’s our mission to bring as many fans and readers into stores for the launch of EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #1 on July 24th as possible,” said Oni Press President & PublisherHunter Gorinson. “To that end, we’ve been arming retailers with a battery of tools – double-sized first issues, wide-ranging returnability across our first three issues, and a raft of in-store promo materials – with even more yet to come. In the weeks ahead, we’ll begin to reveal the terrors and delights that await within the pages of the EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS and CRUEL UNIVERSE, as brought to life by one of the most razor-sharp rosters of dangerously minded comics talent working in the industry today. These are high-impact comics that fully embody EC’s bold and bloody legacy – miss them or forever suffer the consequences!”

In addition, Oni reaffirms its previous announcement that all non-incentive A cover and B covers for the first three issues of both series – spanning EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #1-3 and CRUEL UNIVERSE #1-3 – are returnable with no qualification for all orders placed through both Diamond Comic Distributors and Lunar Distribution.

In addition, Oni is proud to present the very first look ahead at the very first interior artwork from EC’s star-studded, jugular-pumping return from a glorious cast of “all-slaughter” comics talentsprimed to reaffirm the power and potency of EC’s trademark styles in horror and science fiction in the weeks ahead:

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #1

Cover A by Lee Bermejo

On Sale July 24th

THE MOST NOTORIOUS NAME IN TERROR IS BACK – WITH A VENGEANCE! From the publisher that drove Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, and many more into the depraved hearts of an unsuspecting world, the immortal EC COMICS returns . . . with its first ALL-NEW series in nearly 70 years!

In our first extra-sized, 40-page dose of fear, witness shocking tales of torment and tension in the undying EC tradition-as wrenched from the grave by the vile intentions of acclaimed writers Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned, 100 Bullets), Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, Night People), J. Holtham (Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale), and Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn, Grim) and realized into bloody reality by “all-slaughter” artists Jorge Fornes (Rorschach, Danger Street), Phil Hester (Family Tree), Peter Krause (Irredeemable), and more!

What the Comics Code Authority couldn’t kill has only made it stronger . . . EC COMICS LIVES AGAIN IN EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS!

Featuring:

“INTRODUCTION” by Dustin Weaver

“US VS. US” by Brian Azzarello & Vlad Legostaev

“KILLER SPEC” by J. Holtham & Jorge Fornés

“FAMILY VALUES” by Stephanie Phillips & Phil Hester

“SENATOR, SENATOR” by Chris Condon & Peter Krause

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #1 – Interior Art by Jorge Fornés

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #1 – Interior Art by Phil Hester

CRUEL UNIVERSE #1

Cover A by Greg Smallwood

On Sale August 7th

Compelled to OBLIVION, driven to ENTROPY, all life in our cosmos can only end in one place: COMPLETE ANNIHILATION! For the first time in 70 years, the limitless fury of EC Comics rages back to life to shred the very fabric of the universe itself-and wrench bizarre tales of time and space into our dimensional plane!

Our guides across this double-sized, 40-page introduction to a cosmic maelstrom of strange extraterrestrial entities, malevolent scientists, and terrifying technological catastrophes? Learn to fear the void with the irradiated imaginations of Hugo Award nominee Corinna Bechko (Invisible Republic), rising star Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), Eisner Award nominee Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, Mind MGMT), and Edgar Award winner Ben H. Winters (The Last Policeman) as they collide with the wondrously destructive visions of artists Jonathan Case (Green River Killer), Kano (Immortal Iron Fist), Artyom Topilin (I Hate This Place), and Caitlin Yarsky (Black Hammer: Reborn)!

The unpredictable return of EC Comics continues here with the quantum comics event of the millennium! Galaxies will collapse. Space-time will be distorted. And your very will to exist, too, shall be broken . . . Just remember: it’s all in the name of SCIENCE!

Featuring:

“THE CHAMPION” by Matt Kindt & Kano

“SOLO SHIFT”  by Corinna Bechko & Caitlin Yarsky

“DRINK UP!” by Chris Condon & Jonathan Case

“PRICELESS”  by Ben H. Winters & Artyom Topilin

CRUEL UNIVERSE #1 – Interior Art by Kano

CRUEL UNIVERSE #1 – Interior Art by Jonathan Case

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #2

Cover A by Lee Bermejo

On Sale August 21st

EC COMICS PROUDLY PRESENTS . . . ANOTHER EPITAPH THAT’S GOOD UNTIL THE BALLOON POPS!

In this month’s terrifying festival of fright: Three ALL-NEW tales of depraved intention and traumatic tension-culled from the fingertips of death-addled writers Jason Aaron (Thor, Southern Bastards), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, Mind MGMT), and writer/artist Tyler Crook (Harrow County), and forever wedded to the bloodstained brushstrokes of artists Klaus Janson (The Dark Knight Returns) and Jorge Fornes (Batman)!

THREE UNRELENTING NAIL-BITERS FROM FIVE MASTERS OF THE COMICS TRADE . . . You’d have to CRAZY to miss this-or DEAD!

Featuring:

“SOUNDS AND HAPTICS” by Jason Aaron & Jorge Fornes

“GRAY GREEN MEMORIES” by Tyler Crook

“PATTERN RECOGNITION” by Matt Kindt & Klaus Jason

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #2 – Interior Art by Tyler Crook with Michelle Madsen

WRITTEN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO, CHRIS CONDON, J. HOLTHAM & STEPHANIE PHILLIPS

ART BY JORGE FORNES, PHIL HESTER, PETER KRAUSE & VLAD LEGOSTAEV

COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO

COVER B BY ANDREA SORRENTINO WITH DAVE STEWART

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS

B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES

HORROR HOST VARIANT (1:100) BYDUSTIN WEAVER

FOIL COVER (GOLD) BY LEE BERMEJO

FOIL COVER (SILVER) BY ANDREA SORRENTINO WITH DAVE STEWART

BLANK COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

ON SALE JULY 24TH | $4.99 (STANDARD) | $7.99 (FOIL) | 40 PGS | FC

IOC: 05/30/2024

FOC: 07/01/2024

CRUEL UNIVERSE #1 (of 5)

WRITTEN BY CORINNA BECHKO, CHRIS CONDON, MATT KINDT, & BEN H. WINTERS

ART BY JONATHAN CASE, KANO, LEOMACS, ARTYOM TOPILIN, & CAITLIN YARSKY

COVER A BY GREG SMALLWOOD

COVER B BY J.H. WILLIAMS III

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS

B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BYJ.H. WILLIAMS III

SPA FON VARIANT (1:100) BY TOM FOWLER WITH BILL CRABTREE

FOIL COVER (SILVER) BY GREG SMALLWOOD

FOIL COVER (GOLD) BY J.H. WILLIAMS III

BLANK COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

ON SALE AUGUST 7TH | $4.99 (STANDARD) | $7.99 (FOIL) | 40 PGS | FC

IOC: 06/27/2024

FOC: 07/15/2024

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #2 (of 5)

WRITTEN BY JASON AARON, TYLER CROOK, & MATT KINDT

ART BY TYLER CROOK, KLAUS JANSON, & JORGE FORNES

COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO

COVER B BY ADAM POLLINA

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS

B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY ADAM POLLINA

EC ARCHIVE VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES

ON SALE AUGUST 21ST, 2024 | $4.99 (STANDARD) |$ 7.99 (FOIL) | 32 PAGES | FC

IOC: 6/27/2024

FOC: 7/29/2024