EC Tortured Hearts #1 Preview

 

COVER A BY DUSTIN WEAVER 

 

Every month, Oni Press brings you great anthologies like EC Comics' sci-fi series Cruel Universe. EC Comics also brings us spine-tingling terror like Catacomb Of Torment. Now, they're alerting us to the dangers of dating, love, and that most crimson of holidays: Valentine's Day! Should you wait to book that special dinner date? Or should you beg your contractors to install a safe room immediately?

Here's all the info from Oni Press and EC Comics:

 

EC TORTURED HEARTS #1 (ONE-SHOT)

WRITTEN BY JORDIE BELLAIRE, TINI HOWARD & BLAKE HOWARD, ANN NOCENTI, AMY ROY

ART BY SEBASTIÁN CABROL, FABIANA MASCOLO, DAN McDAID, ARJUNA SUSINI

COVER A BY DUSTIN WEAVER 

COVER B BY MIGUEL MERCADO 

COVER C BY TOM FOWLER 

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY SHAWN McMANUS

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

ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY PATRICIA MARTÍN

ON SALE FEBRUARY 11th, 2026 | $8.99 | 56 PAGES | FC

IOC: 12/27/2025

FOC: 1/19/2026

 

LOVE HURTS! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award–winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc., are wrenching romance comics out of the grave in TORTURED HEARTS #1 – a 56-page tome of terror forged in the unrelenting tradition of EC Comics! In advance of the giant-sized special’s February 11th release date, take a lovelorn first look at "A Pocket Full of Nails" by legendary comic writer and editor Ann Nocenti (Daredevil, The Seeds) and ardent artist Dan McDaid (Dega) with colors from the mighty Michelle Madsen (Buffy The Vampire Slayer).

“Deep down in the EC catacomb, we've been toiling away to bring forth compelling tales of torment and technological terror,” says editor Allyson Gronowitz. "Now, we're excited to present our latest concoction of misery... a one-shot anthology dedicated solely to the particular pains and perils of romance! In this terrifying tale, esteemed writer Ann Nocenti explores the dangers of obsession, and the skin-crawling horror of the dark side of devotion... stunningly brought to life on the page by Dan McDaid and Michelle Madsen!”

“This tale is inspired by a true story about a guy who stalked female comic creators back in the days before stalker laws,” explains Ann Nocenti. “it was up to us to defend ourselves! One visual riff in the story was a scattering of loose nails, and Dan masterfully wove the spiky motif throughout the story to terrifying effect... dare I say he nailed it? Telling EC tales for Oni Press is a blast. My modus operandi is to think about what I'm afraid of, and with so much to fear in the world, the possibilities are endless. It's a pleasure to work with editors Allyson Gronowitz and Jung Hu Lee, who always offer tweaks to make the stories just a bit bloody better.”

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here's one for all of you lovesick lunatics, rancid romantics, and forlorn fatalities as Oni Press proudly presents a giant-sized Valentine’s bouquet full of soft whispers and death rattles from hot-blooded writers Jordie Bellaire (Redlands), Tini Howard (Excalibur) & Blake Howard (Vampire: The Masquerade), Ann Nocenti (Daredevil), and Amy Roy (EC's Epitaphs from the Abyss), alongside candy-coated artists Sebastián Cabrol (Hulk: Maestro), Fabiana Mascolo (Cyberpunk 2077), Dan McDaid (EC's Outlaw Showdown), Arjuna Susini (Lamentation), and many more!

Plus, as an extra-added bonus: Another newly restored and authentically remastered classic from the EC vaults by legendary fiends William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein, and Reed Crandall!

 

 

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COVER B BY MIGUEL MERCADO

 

COVER C BY TOM FOWLER

 

 

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY SHAWN McMANUS

 

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

ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY PATRICIA MARTÍN

Eat your heart out – but make sure to save some for the rest of us! This Valentine’s Day, EC Comics is gifting you a box of poison chocolates and cyanide-laced champagne in TORTURED HEARTS #1 – featuring a slate of salacious covers that will make your eyes linger a second too long from Dustin Weaver (Avengers), Miguel Mercado (X-Men), Tom Fowler (Refrigerator Full of Heads), Shawn McManus (Fables), and Patricia Martín (EC’s Blood Type)! Warm your heart to the boiling point – only in comic shops on February 11th! 

 

 

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Shiver Suspenstories 2 #1 Cover Preview

 

 

The holidays can be tough, especially when you don't feel like you belong. Noah feels isolated and alone at his new school. While his classmates celebrate the Christmas season, he belongs to the Jewish faith. He endures bullying each day because he is an outsider. How can Noah stand up for himself and make friends, or at least put a stop to the bullying? And who else will we meet in the five stories included in this holiday issue?

Here's all the info from Oni Press:

 

SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES 2 #1 (ONE-SHOT)

WRITTEN BY DAVID M. BOOHER, MELISSA FLORES, GEORGE NORTHY & BEN H. WINTERS ART BY SAMI KIVELÄ, DAN McDAID, & MORE COVER A BY DUSTIN WEAVER COVER B BY ADAM HUGHES EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY SHAWN McMANUS B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT BY DUSTIN WEAVER ARCHIVE EDITION (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES AS IF THE HOLIDAYS WEREN’T HORRORIFIC ENOUGH?! EC Comics and Oni Press are BACK to stab your stocking for the second year running with all-new, all-terrifying tales of holiday horror and Christmastime catastrophe as SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES slays again!  In this year’s giant-sized, 56-page tome of gruesomely gift-wrapped delights: We’re tying perpetual naughty-listers David M. Booher (Canto), Melissa Flores (Biker Mice from Mars), George Northy (Yuletide), and Ben H. Winters (Benjamin) to the dried-out Christmas tree in the family parlor . . . and gathering ‘round as artistic Tormentors-in-training Sami Kivelä (Abbott), Dan McDaid (Shazam!), and more surprise guests throw a few lit matches their way to get this old-fashioned solstice sacrifice started in style!   Yes, we know: It smells like dinner might be getting a little overdone! Never fear, because EC’s newest annual tradition also comes complete with an extra-added EC Comics classic—newly restored back to its authentic original coloring! As you sift through the charred remains, just remember: SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES is here to bring the horror back to the holidays . . . and we wouldn’t want it any other way! ON SALE DECEMBER 10, 2025 | $8.99 | 56 PGS. | FC     Here are other cover options:     COVER B BY ADAM HUGHES       EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY SHAWN McMANUS   B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT BY DUSTIN WEAVER   ARCHIVE EDITION (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES

 

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Shiver Suspenstories 2 #1 Cover Preview

 

Oni Press and EC Comics brings us entertainment with a razor-sharp edge. This month's special, Outlaw Showdown #1, collected tales of life in 19th Century America. Monthly title Catacomb Of Torment probes the darker aspects of life on Earth. The Cruel Universe series ponders the terrors awaiting us when we trade out homeworld for the life among the stars. What dark tidings will they bring us this December? 

Here's all the info from Oni Press and EC Comics:

 

 

AH! Superstar Adam Hughes Covers EC Comics’ Shiver SuspenStories 2 #1 – And It’s A(H)bsolutely A(H)mazing!

Oni Press is Stabbing Your Stocking in December with 56 Pages of Razor-Sharp Surprise from the Immortal EC Comics, Featuring a Host of Creatives You’ll Die for!

The guest list for this fearful affair features the creative talents of David M. Booher, Melissa Flores, George Northy, Ben H. Winters, Lukas Ketner, Sami Kivelä, Leomacs, and Dan McDaid, as SHIVER SUSPENSESTORIES 2 #1 releases on December 10th!

 

SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES 2 #1 (ONE-SHOT)

WRITTEN BY BEN H. WINTERS, MELISSA FLORES, GEORGE NORTHY, & DAVID M. BOOHER

ART BY LEOMACS, LUKAS KETNER, DAN McDAID & SAMI KIVELÄ

COVER A BY DUSTIN WEAVER

COVER B BY ADAM HUGHES

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY SHAWN McMANUS

B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY DUSTIN WEAVER

ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES

ON SALE DECEMBER 10, 2025 | $8.99 | 56 PGS. | FC

IOC: 10/25/2025

FOC: 11/17/2025

 

YOU’LL NEVER LOOK AT MISTLETOE THE SAME WAY AGAIN! Oni Press, the multiple Eisner- and Harvey Award–winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. is gulping back its excitement to reveal superstar artist Adam Hughes’ (Wonder Woman, Betty & Veronica) gorgeously gangrenous cover  for EC Comics’ SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES 2 #1 – coming to comic shops everywhere December 10th! For the second year running, Oni Press and EC Comics are proud to welcome the Eisner Award-winning comics legend to cover duties on our newest annual tradition – a 56-page pyre of perversities so stuffed with holiday horrors that it could only be called…SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES! 

In this year’s giant-sized tome of gruesomely gift-wrapped delights: We’re tying perpetual naughty-listers David M. Booher (Canto), Melissa Flores (Biker Mice from Mars), George Northy (Yuletide), and Ben H. Winters (Benjamin) to the dried-out Christmas tree in the family parlor . . . and gathering ‘round as artistic Tormentors-in-training Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley), Sami Kivelä (Abbott), Leomacs (Benjamin), and Dan McDaid (Shazam!) throw a few lit matches their way to get this old-fashioned solstice sacrifice started in style!

Yes, we know: It smells like dinner might be getting a little overdone! Never fear, because EC’s latest installment of this time-honored holiday tradition also comes complete with an extra-added EC Comics classic—newly restored back to its authentic original coloring! As you sift through the charred remains, just remember: Shiver SuspenStories is here to bring the horror back to the holidays . . . and we wouldn’t want it any other way!

 

 

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Featuring frightful, yet frosty covers by Dustin Weaver (Epitaphs from the Abyss), Adam Hughes (Catwoman), Shawn McManus (Fables), and Rian Hughes (The Multiversity), EC Comics is proud to deliver this winter’s deepest chill yet on December 10th – only in Shiver SuspenStories 2 #1!

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Nacelleverse Vol 2: Sectaurs and Power Lords SC Spotlight

 

Long before Darth Helmet played with action figures of Lone Starr, Barf, Dot Matrix, and Princess Vespa, kids of all ages went on amazing adventures with their toys. Like the Micronauts and Transformers, Sectaurs and Power Lords traveled to the comic realm. While the Sectaurs hit the small screen, the Power Lords got a video game. And don't forget the Great Garloo! There's always a place for Garloo the mighty singer! Perhaps on the planet Druidia?

What amazing adventures will the Sectaurs, Power Lords, and Great Garloo take you on in Nacelleverse Volume Two? Here's all the info from Oni Press:

 

NACELLEVERSE VOL. 2: SECTAURS AND POWER LORDS SC

WRITTEN BY DENNIS CULVER, MATT HOTSON & LEON REISER ART BY RAMON BACHS, V KEN MARION & AJ JOTHIKUMAR COVER BY DUSTIN WEAVER The Sectaurs and Power Lords, the Nacelleverse’s iconic toyline heroes from the ‘80s, are the stars of a new, senses-shattering volume from the imaginations of writing duo Dennis Culver (Unstoppable Doom Patrol) and Matt Hotson (Power Rangers) ably abetted by hotshot artists Ramon Bachs (Star Wars: Bounty Hunters) and V Ken Marion (Green Lanterns)! While King Markor the Mighty lies comatose, his son, Prince Dargon of the Shining Realm, must rise to the position of leadership over the kingdom and its subjects, but the evil Empress Devora of the Dark Domain has other plans in store as she sends the ruthless General Spidrax, cunning Scorpia, and an elite team of warriors to infiltrate thed Shining Realm and plunder its deepest secrets! Meanwhile, across the galaxy, space smuggler Adam Power is on a quest to find the Power Gem, the means to transform into a Power Lord and defend the universe against the Extraterrestrial Alliance who threaten to impose an interstellar dictatorship. His enemies intend to do all they can to prevent him finding it, but will his friends also stand in the way? Collecting Sectaurs #1–3, Power Lords #1–3 and The Great Garloo #0. ON SALE OCTOBER 29th, 2025 | $29.99 | 216 PGS | FC

Thanks to the Nacelle Company for reviving nostalgic fun, and Oni Press for sharing this great story with us! 

 

Curious about the Nacelle Company's line of action figures?

Take a look at the Sectaurs!

Check out the Power Lords Funko! 

And don't forget the Great Garloo! 

 

Catacomb Of Torment #4 Preview

 

COVER A BY DUSTIN WEAVER

 

How have conditions in the South changed since Kunta Kinte accepted his new name of Toby? What is the secret to maintaining a successful garden? And where are the real life Hercule Poirots? Rest assured, you can rely on Oni Press to answer your questions and put you out of your misery!

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CATACOMB OF TORMENT #4

WRITTEN BY JOHN ARCUDI, PATRICIA A. JACKSON & AMY ROY ART BY SHAWN MARTINBROUGH, FABIANA MASCOLO & SHAWN McMANUS COVER A BY DUSTIN WEAVER COVER B BY REIKO MURAKAMI EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY REIKO MURAKAMI ARCHIVE EDITION (1:50) BY PATRICIA MARTÍN TERROR! TORTURE! FEAR! MAYHEM! After all, this comic is called CATACOMB OF TORMENT—what did you expect, kittens?! Yes, yes, bite down hard and await the inevitable, because there is no escape and it’s too late—MUCH, MUCH TOO LATE—as our host, the Tormentor, carefully positions the scalpels of acutely accurate writers John Arcudi (B.P.R.D), Patricia A. Jackson (Star Wars: Tales from the Empire), and Amy Roy (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss) above your splayed ribcage with the assistance of mangle-minded artists Shawn Martinbrough (Thief of Thieves), Fabiana Mascolo (Catwoman), and Shawn McManus (Fables)! A murder mystery with extra-added murder, a seamstress seeking sartorial revenge, and a gardener taking the pruning shears to an extra-bloody bloom. . . Despair ye not, because EC Comic’s brutally entertaining monthly horror anthology is just getting warmed up! ON SALE OCTOBER 15th, 2025 | $4.99 | 32 PGS. | FC     Here are more cover options:     COVER B BY REIKO MURAKAMI     EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS

B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY REIKO MURAKAMI

 

ARCHIVE EDITION (1:50) BY PATRICIA MARTÍN

 

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