EC’s Blockbuster Resurrection Claws Forward with New Series, Specials & Stories Featuring Jason Aaron, Corinna Bechko, Matt Bors, Cullen Bunn, Al Ewing, Justin Jordan, Matt Kindt, Matthew Rosenberg, Mark Russell, Tim Seeley, Jay Stephens, Joanne Starer, Ben H. Winters & More
In advance of today’s “Oni Press; Groundbreaking Comics & Graphic Novels” panel at San Diego Comic Con 2024, Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is proud to announce the second unrelenting phase in its blockbuster resurrection of the infamous and influential EC Comics publishing imprint – expanding from the pages of EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS and CRUEL UNIVERSE with two all-new additions for 2025 … and even more shocks yet to come.
“With EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #1 now on store shelves, it’s safe to say the full-blooded return of EC Comics to store shelves worldwide has exceeded even our own aggressive expectations to become Oni Press’ biggest Direct Market launch in a decade,” said Hunter Gorinson, Oni Press President & Publisher. “We owe a huge debt of thanks to the fans, creators, and retailers who have supported this righteous resurrection for one of the most iconic and influential publishing houses in the history of the comics medium. It also means the second phase of our ambitious plans to strengthen the scope of our EC publishing program can now be revealed – beginning with a surprise expansion for EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS and continuing into two new releases: this winter’s holiday-themed SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES special and EC’s first-ever excursion in dark fantasy, CRUEL KINGDOM, beginning in January!”
“The expansion of the twisted EC Comics universe is a sight to behold with Oni at the helm! As we proudly further our dark endeavors with more issues of EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS, we’re ready to enter a new mystical, magical, and malevolent realm with CRUEL KINGDOM,” said Corey Mifsud, Executive Director of William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. “Brace yourselves — there’s a lot more EC to come!”
EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS
Cover Art by Lee Bermejo | Continuing into 2025
THE BIGGEST ONI PRESS DEBUT IN A DECADE – NOW A MONTHLY SERIES!
With more than 65,000 copies sold for its debut issue, the new flagship title of EC’s highly anticipated line of new series at Oni Press – EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS – has been extended from its originally solicited five-issue run into an ongoing monthly series that will conclude with issue #12 … before introducing a horrific new title in the annals of EC’s long-running horror legacy next summer.
With new stories for upcoming issues set to feature Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One), Matt Bors (Toxic Avenger), Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, Mind MGMT), Matthew Rosenberg (DC Vs. Vampires), Mark Russell (Batman: Dark Age, X-Factor), Tim Seeley (Local Man), Jay Stephens (Dwellings), Joanne Starer (Sirens of the City), Alexandre Tenfengki (The Good Asian), and many more – and continuing with covers by Eisner Award nominee Lee Bermejo (A Vicious Circle, Joker) across all 12 issues – look for more gut-wrenching twists and adrenaline-inducing surprises to come each and every month!
SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES #1
Cover Art by Darick Robertson | December 2024
THIS CHRISTMAS, TERROR COMES CALLING WITH 56 PAGES OF SHOCKING CHILLS FROM AN ALL-STAR CAST OF EC’S FINEST FIENDS!
This December, Oni Press is proud to present SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES #1 – the FIRST in an ALL-NEW series of extra-sized EC specials colliding tales of horror, science-fiction, and frontline combat in one joyously wrapped, squarebound package … that may be leaking something strange under the Christmas tree…
Featuring brand-new tales of merry dismemberment and yuletide destruction from writers Jason Aaron (Thor), Ben H. Winters (CBS’ Tracker), and more with artists David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Kano (Gotham Central), and more – plus a newly remastered and authentically restored holiday classic from the EC vaults alongside covers by Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman) and Darick Robertson (The Boys)!
CRUEL KINGDOM #1
Cover Art by Adam Pollina | January 2025
WHERE ONCE CRUEL UNIVERSE BECKONED… NOW CRUEL KINGDOM SHALL REIGN!
In the aftermath of the science-fiction anthology CRUEL UNIVERSE‘s initial five-issue run, Oni Press is proud to unveil a spellbinding new chapter in the distinguished lineage of EC history! Enter: CRUEL KINGDOM – EC’s first-ever dark fantasy anthology conjuring tales of magic, myth, and murder from forbidden realms long before our own.
Debuting in January 2025, CRUEL KINGDOM will feature never-before-seen stories of wizardry and wickedness from sordid scribes Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun), Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), Dennis Culver (Unstoppable Doom Patrol), Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk), Justin Jordan (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode), and more with art from the bloodstained quills of Leomacs (Rogues), and more – plus covers by Adam Pollina (X-Force) and more to yet to revealed!
For more information on Oni’s growing line of EC Comics titles – including EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS, CRUEL UNIVERSE, SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES, and CRUEL KINGDOM – join us at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 on Friday, July 26th at 5 pm PT in Room 23ABC for the “EC Comics Lives Again at Oni Press!” panel presentation. From the publisher that drove Tales From The Crypt, Weird Science, Mad Magazine, and many more into the depraved hearts of an unsuspecting world, the immortal EC Comics is back with a bold and bloody new line of comic book series, only at Oni Press! What the Comics Code Authority couldn’t kill has only made it stronger… Join us for a look ahead at EC’s no-holds-barred return with creators Jason Aaron (Thor), Corinna Bechko (Invisible Republic), J. Holtham (Night Thrasher), Klaus Janson (The Dark Knight Returns), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), Jay Stephens (Dwellings), and Ben H. Winters (CBS’ Tracker) alongside president & publisher Hunter Gorinson and editor-in-chief Sierra Hahn as they begin a new chapter for comics’ most infamous and influential publishing house!