Cruel Universe Vol 2 #1 Cover Preview

 

COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO

This is a super debut, with three new stories and an old EC reprint. The stories speak to our need for compassion, and our yearning to connect with others. The art is beautiful, with vibrant colors, and easy-to-read print. If you're a science fiction fan, check this issue out this coming Wednesday!

Here's all the info from Oni Press:

CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #1 (OF 12)

WRITTEN BY J. HOLTHAM, ANN NOCENTI & GREG PAK ART BY CHARLIE ADLARD, KANO & DAVID RUBÍN COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO COVER B BY TOM FOWLER GOLD FOIL VARIANT ($8.99) BY LEE BERMEJO COVER D BLANK SKETCH VARIANT EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY ALBERT MONTEYS B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY TOM FOWLER ARCHIVE EDITION (1:50) BY MALACHI WARD SQUA TRONT VARIANT (1:100) BY LIAM SHARP WITH TOM FOWLER AT THE STAR-LINED EDGES OF INFINITY, EC COMICS’ SCI-FI SMASH HIT RETURNS TO DRAW MORE WORLDS INTO THE MAW OF ITS GRAVITATIONAL VORTEX WITH AN ALL-NEW AND UNRELENTING 12-ISSUE MAXI-SERIES! Whether future or past, Earth or a distant world, no man can outrun the infinite singularity within us all: FEAR! Join this doomed expedition into the cold, unforgiving galaxies beyond our own as nihilistic navigators Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), J. Holtham (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss), Kano (Immortal Iron Fist), Ann Nocenti (Daredevil), David Rubín (Sherlock Frankenstein), and Greg Pak (Planet Hulk) smash the laws of science . . . and splice the immortal EC Comics genome into a new bred of parasitic extraterrestrial tales with an endless appetite for pain! Plus, as an added bonus: A nerve-rending science-fiction classic from the EC vaults, painstakingly remastered and newly restored to its original coloring! BEYOND SPACE, BEYOND OBLIVION... There is something vast, unsympathetic, and envious that yearns to consume us all in this CRUEL UNIVERSE! Let’s make it work for it, shall we? ON SALE AUGUST 6th 2025 | $4.99 | 40 PGS. | FC

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COVER B BY TOM FOWLER

 

GOLD FOIL VARIANT ($8.99) BY LEE BERMEJO

 

COVER D BLANK SKETCH VARIANT

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY ALBERT MONTEYS

 

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

 

ARCHIVE EDITION (1:50) BY MALACHI WARD

 

SQUA TRONT VARIANT (1:100) BY LIAM SHARP WITH TOM FOWLER

Thanks to Oni Press for sharing this hugely enjoyable issue and cover preview with us.