Cruel Kingdom 2 #2 Cover Preview

 

Cover A By Mark Buckingham

Best steer clear of Feyenwood Forest if evil dwells in your heart. The Feyfauna will punish those who hurt others for their own gain. Best avoid witches also. For ‘tis rumored they steal children from their parents. Worse, their auguries can reveal treachery against your king. At even a thought of rebellion, the King could send his dragons to incinerate you. 

 

After imparting such essential truths of life in their previous issue, what dangers will EC Comics warn us about next? And after reading these three stories, will the knowledge gained save us from cruel twists of fate?

 

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Cruel Kingdom 2 #2 (Of 6) Cover Preview

Writers: John Arcudi, Sarah Gailey & James Lowder

Artists: Ramón F. Bachs, Som & Craig A. Taillefer

Cover Artists: Mark Buckingham, Tom Fowler, Shawn McManus & Rian Hughes

Publisher: Oni Press

Issue Description: 32 Pages, Full Color

Price: $4.99 US

Release Date: October 14, 2026

 

 

Kneel and beg for another ruinous day of existence.

EC Comics rules over this kingdom now!

 

 

Fear not: Our methods are harsh but fair . . . and all of the torture is in the telling as sadistic scribes John Arcudi (B.P.R.D.), Sarah Gailey (Eat the Rich), and James Lowder (Hack/Slash) join devilish artists Ramón F. Bachs (Daredevil: Born Again), SOM (In Your Skin), and Craig A. Taillefer (EC’s Cruel Universe 2) to regale you with tales of dragons, sprites, and bloodthirsty cursed animals that yearn to free our flesh from the prison of our bodies. Delectable!

 

With the full authority of the king’s magistrate, we command thee: Don’t miss these twisted tales of fatal fantasy and magical mayhem. Even if the book in your hands is pulsating with a suspicious green glow, we assure you: It’s probably not cursed!

 

 

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Cover B By Tom Fowler

 

 

 

EC Homage Variant (1:10) By Shawn McManus

B&W Artist Edition Variant (1:20) By Tom Fowler

Archive Edition (1:50) By Rian Hughes

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Cruel Universe 2 #3 Cover Preview

 

COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO

 

A story that'll evoke a Twilight Zone episode, a tale that'll remind you of not-so-long-ago events, and something to ponder the next time you gaze up at night, and see a streak of white racing toward the heavens. EC Comics delivers fun, thought-provoking sci-fi tales with a cosmic power-punch!

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CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #3 (of 12)

WRITTEN BY CECIL CASTELLUCCI, SARAH GAILEY & RIAN HUGHES ART BY KANO, ANNA READMAN & CLAIRE ROE COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO COVER B BY GREG SMALLWOOD EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY ALBERT MONTEYS B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY GREG SMALLWOOD ARCHIVE EDITION (1:50) BY MALACHI WARD Corporate greed, human desperation, technological despair! Such postulations all are but tiny specks swallowed by the unforgiving void of CRUEL UNIVERSE! EC’s Eisner Award–nominated sci-fi horror anthology continues its deep dive into futuristic depravity and darkness with three new tales from writers Cecil Castellucci (Shade the Changing Girl), Sarah Gailey (Eat the Rich, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), and, in his EC writing debut, Eisner Award nominee Rian Hughes (Batman: Black and White). Illustrating their dark visions are Kano (EC’s Cruel Universe), UK comics sensation Anna Readman (2000 AD), and Claire Roe (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss)! Witness as these stellar creative teams probe deep into the dark void of space—and the human soul—in what’s sure to be another stark installment of the Eisner-nominated series! ON SALE OCTOBER 1st, 2025 | $4.99 | 32 PGS. | FC

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COVER B BY GREG SMALLWOOD

 

EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY ALBERT MONTEYS

 

B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY GREG SMALLWOOD

ARCHIVE EDITION (1:50) BY MALACHI WARD

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