RISE! Superstar Creators Charlie Adlard, Christopher Cantwell, Javier Fernandez, David Lapham, Riley Rossmo & More Join EC COMICS Vengeful Resurrection at Oni Press in September!

Oni’s EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3 and CRUEL UNIVERSE Come Packed with Terror, Talent, and All-New Stories from Comics’ Most Vile Visionaries!

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3

COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO

PORTLAND, OR (June 6th, 2024) – EC COMICS IS BACK FROM THE GRAVE … AND NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT’S COMING NEXT! Oni Press – the multiple Eisner and Harvey-Award winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997 – is proud to reveal the all-new cast of vile visionaries at the helm of September 2024’s two gargantuan releases pumping new blood into the iconic legacy of the immortal EC Comics: EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3 and CRUEL UNIVERSE #2!

In anticipation of September’s frightful festivities, book your therapy appointment NOW because Oni’s hugely anticipated, dangerously demented new line of EC titles is assembling one of the most staggering cast of comics talent anywhere on the shelves today with new tales of ill intent from Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One), Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), Jonathan Case (Green River Killer), Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn, Grim), Jay Stephens (Dwellings), and Ben H. Winters (CBS’ Tracker) – plus the official EC debuts of Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), Christopher Cantwell (Thanos), Javier Fernandez (Wolverine), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), and Leomacs (Rogues, Ghostlore)!

Plus: New covers of staggering artistic audacity from EC masterminds Lee Bermejo (Batman: Damned) and Greg Smallwood (Human Target), alongside new contributions from Tom Fowler (Refrigerator Full of Heads), Riley Rossmo (Cowboy Ninja Viking), and Rian Hughes (The Multiversity)!

WARNING: Do not put these issues directly into your long box—they could leak blood onto your other comics!

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3

COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3

COVER B BY TOM FOWLER

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3

Written by CHRIS CONDON, CORINNA BECHKO & JAY STEPHENS

Art by CHARLIE ADLARD, LEOMACS & JONATHAN CASE

Cover A by LEE BERMEJO

Cover B by TOM FOWLER

EC Homage Variant (1:10) by JAY STEPHENS

B&W Artist Edition Variant (1:20) by TOM FOWLER

Archive Edition Variant (1:50) by RIAN HUGHES

EVERY TOMBSTONE TELLS TELLS A TALE . . . THESE ARE YOUR EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS!

In your next infamous ish from the immortal EC Comics, all-new stories of fatalistic spectacle—

told with wanton disregard for moral standards or public decency—from six ax-wielding masters of splatter de spectacular: rising star Chris Condon(That Texas Blood) and Eisner Award nominee Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead); Hugo Award nominee Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One) and Eisner Award winner Jonathan Case(Green River Killer); and Emmy Award winner Jay Stephens (Dwellings) and the maniacal Leomacs (Rogues)!

IN STORES SEPTEMBER 18th, 2024

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3

B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY TOM FOWLER

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3

ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES

CRUEL UNIVERSE #2

COVER A BY GREG SMALLWOOD

CRUEL UNIVERSE #2

COVER B BY RILEY ROSSMO

CRUEL UNIVERSE #2

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

You were an explorer who challenged the farthest reaches of existence. Until your technology inevitably failed you and you found yourself trapped in the endless void of space, drifting aimlessly amongst the nebulae, with only one question rattling through your tiny, dying, all-too-human brain: What if the horrors of this reality are too great to comprehend? What if they were NEVER supposed to be explored at all? GOOD THING YOU STILL HAVE THIS COMIC TO KEEP YOU COMPANY, SPACEMAN!

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) andRiley Rossmo (Wesley Dodds: The Sandman); and a very special surprise from Ben H. Winters (CBS’ Tracker) and Leomacs (Rogues). . . . At last, EC Comics dares you to look into the void and ponder what fate awaits us all! (Hint: It’s OBLIVION!)

IN STORES SEPTEMBER 4th, 2024

CRUEL UNIVERSE #2

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS

CRUEL UNIVERSE #2

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

CRUEL UNIVERSE #2

ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES

YOU THINK YOU ARE READY, BUT YOU ARE NOT! THERE’S NO PLACE TO HIDE – THE RISE OF EC COMICS WILL SOON BE UPON SOON UPON US!
EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #1 (of 5)

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

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

EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3 (of 5)

WRITTEN BY CHRIS CONDON, CORINNA BECHKO & JAY STEPHENS

ART BY CHARLIE ADLARD, LEOMACS & JONATHAN CASE

COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO

COVER B BY TOM FOWLER

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS

B&W ARTISTS EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY TOM FOWLER

ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES

ON SALE SEPTEMBER 18TH | $4.99 | 32 PGS | FC

IOC: 7/25/2024

FOC: 8/26/2024

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

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

ON SALE SEPTEMBER 4TH | $4.99 | 32 PGS | FC

IOC: 7/25/2024

FOC: 8/12/2024

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