#Cruel Kingdom

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Cruel Kingdom #2 by Corinna Bechko, Chris Condon, Andrea Mutti and more. Main cover by Adam Pollina. Variant cover by Tom Fowler and Bill Crabtree. Out in February 2025.

"ONCE UPON A TIME... BLOOD WILL BE SPILLED! Enter the lost aeon of brave knights, foreboding wizards, and gloriously skull-crushing brutality as EC Comics' first-ever dark fantasy title unleashes its next full-throated battle cry of all-out terror with spellbinding writers Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One) and Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine) alongside enchanting artists PJ Holden (2000 AD), Andrea Mutti (Rebels), and more enthralling talents! No, this is no ordinary storybook—this is CRUEL KINGDOM!"

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Cruel Kingdom (2025) #1

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EC Comics Cruel Kingdom #3 (Oni Press, March 2025) cover by Adam Pollina

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January sees the debut of another EC Comics five-issue miniseries that will follow the science fiction anthology Cruel Universe.

Cruel Kingdom will contain dark fantasy stories by Cullen Bunn, Al Ewing, Justin Jordan, Leomacs, Chris Condon, Dennis Culver and more, as they conjure “tales of magic, myth and murder from forbidden realms long before our own.” Adam Pollina did the cover.

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[cryptofmadness]

Cover Reveal: Cruel Kingdom #2 Main Covers!

Posted By Chet Reams

Cruel Kingdom, EC Comics' upcoming Sword-And-Sorcery series , has had its covers posted on several message boards. As such, Crypt of MADness is happy to present the main cover variants to Cruel Kingdom issue #2!

EC's Cruel Kingdom issue 2, Cover A by Adam Pollina.

EC's Cruel Kingdom issue 2, Cover B by Tom Fowler and Bill Crabtree

Cruel Kingdom #2 goes on sale February 5, 2025, at comic book stores worldwide.

And here's the Solicitation text: "ONCE UPON A TIME . . . BLOOD WILL BE SPILLED! Enter the lost aeon of brave knights, foreboding wizards, and gloriously skull-crushing brutality as EC Comics' first-ever dark fantasy title unleashes its next full-throated battle cry of all-out terror with spellbinding writers Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One) and Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine) alongside enchanting artists PJ Holden (2000 AD), Andrea Mutti (Rebels), and more enthralling talents! No, this is no ordinary storybook—this is CRUEL KINGDOM!"

More info on Cover Variants for issue 2 of Cruel Kingdom:

CRUEL KINGDOM #2 (of 4) WRITTEN BY CORINNA BECHKO, CHRIS CONDON & MORE ART BY PJ HOLDEN, ANDREA MUTTI & MORE COVER A BY ADAM POLLINA COVER B BY TOM FOWLER WITH BILL CRABTREE 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

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Oni Press's EC Comics Line Presents "Cruel Kingdom"

Oni Press's EC Comics line grows with Cruel Kingdom, a four issue dark-fantasy anthology. Cruel Kingdom #1 will be written by Al Ewing, Chris Condon, and Greg Pak and illustrated by artists Kano, Leomacs, and Charlie Adlard.

Cruel Kingdom #1 (of 4) goes on sale on January 8, 2025. The issue sports various covers by Adam Pollina, Liam Sharp, Jay Stephens, Rian Hughes, and Tom Fowler and Nick Filardi as well as a black sketch cover.

(Image via Oni Press - Adam Polina's Cover A of Cruel Kingdom #1)

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I have the cover A (gold foil) of cruel kingdom. I really enjoyed it more than I anticipated. And I'll unfortunately spoil it because I wanna talk about something I noted:

In the cover (A) robo king does not have a "muzzle" (all the panels that have robo king in them (in story) do not show any sort of mouth) seeing how the priest sort of do some immoral things I wouldn't be surprised that they would've muzzled their "lord" for better compliance.

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EC's Cruel Kingdom #2 reveals truths about the dark side of human nature

EC's Cruel Kingdom #2 reveals truths about the dark side of human nature #comics #comicbooks @oni-press.bsky.social

The second installment of Oni Press/EC Comics’ anthology Cruel Kingdom uses various dark fantasy/magical settings to tell stories about human failings and foibles. None of its stories have the utterly dynamic, genre-mashup world-building in miniature tone as Al Ewing and Kano’s story in the first issue, but the three stories in Cruel Kingdom #2 are visually interesting with several memorably…

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Horror Anthology Comics

Short stories you can read for free!

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Cruel Kingdom #1, cover by Adam Pollina

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a little late to deny the kiss pv

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Cruel Kingdom #1 by Al Ewing, Charlie Adlard, Greg Pak, Leomacs, Chris Condon, Kano and more. Variant covers by (1) Liam Sharp and (2) Jay Stephens. Main cover (3) by Adam Pollina. Out in January 2025.

"WHERE ONCE A CRUEL UNIVERSE BECKONED... NOW A CRUEL KINGDOM SHALL REIGN! 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! Behold the bloody and barbarous age of wizards, knights, and dragons as reimagined in the immutable EC manner as master scribes Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk), Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), and Greg Pak (Darth Vader) couple their forces with iron-wrought artists Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), Kano (Cruel Universe), Leomacs (Ghostlore), and more to forge a terrifying new vision of death, life, and adventure 'once upon a time.' From the twisted minds that spawned Epitaphs from the Abyss and Cruel Universe, steel thyself for 40 pages of fatal fantasy and skullduggerous sorcery in one cursed tome of comic book enchantment!"

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"The Witches took your powers from you and sealed-!"

"AND MAY THEY BURN UP IN THE OVEN!!!!!"

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Used a different drawing software so yeah, wanted to make a chill drawing this time

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EC Comics Cruel Kingdom #3 (Oni Press, March 2025) variant cover by Jay Stephens

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SDCC | Oni’s EC Comics revival announces two new projects

The winter months will bring ‘Shiver Suspenstories’ and ‘Cruel Kingdom’ to the line, while the just-launched ‘Epitaphs from the Abyss’ grows into a maxi-series.

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EC Comics to Launch Two New Comic Series!

By Chet Reams

This was announced recently: EC Comics under their co-publisher Oni Press, is to begin producing two brand-new titles over the upcoming year. The first title, Shiver SuspenStories, is to be an anthology-style series of special editions. The content genres in Shiver SuspenStories will range from horror to science-fiction, and even war stories. Shiver SuspenStories issue 1 will be out in December, just in time for Christmas 2024.

Shown below is the tentative main cover to Shiver SuspenStories issue 1, illustrated by artist Darick Robertson.

The other new comicbook series that EC plans to begin, under their co-publisher Oni Press, is a sword-and-sorcery genre comic titled Cruel Kingdom! The cover artist for issue 1 of Cruel Kingdom (tentative cover shown below) is to be Adam Pollina.

Crypt of MADness, will of course, be covering these two new EC Comics titles, as more info comes along.

EC’ing you soon, fellow EC Fan-Addicts!