Cruel Universe

    (Oni-Lion Forge, 2024-2025)
™ and © Oni-Lion Forge

Compelled to Oblivion, driven to Entropy, all life in our cosmos can only end in one place: complete annihilation! For the first time in 70 years, the limitless fury of E.C. Comics rages back to life to shred the very fabric of the universe itself—and wrench bizarre tales of time and space into our dimensional plane! Our guides across this double-sized, 40-page introduction to a cosmic maelstrom of strange extraterrestrial entities, malevolent scientists, and terrifying technological catastrophes? Learn to fear the void with the irradiated imaginations of Hugo Award nominee Corinna Bechko (Invisible Republic, The Space Between), rising star Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), Eisner Award nominee Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, Mind MGMT), and Edgar Award winner Ben H. Winters (The Last Policeman) as they collide with the wondrously destructive visions of artists Jonathan Case (Green River Killer), Kano (Immortal Iron Fist), Artyom Topilin (I Hate This Place), and Caitlin Yarsky (Black Hammer: Reborn)! The unpredictable return of EC Comics continues here with the quantum comics event of the millennium! Galaxies will collapse. Space-time will be distorted. And your very will to exist, too, shall be broken... Just remember: it’s all in the name of science!
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  • 1/A
    #1 Variation A
    Cover A by Greg Smallwood
    Aug 2024
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Matt Kindt, Corinna Bechko, Chris Condon, Ben H. Winters  ·  A: Kano, Caitlin Yarsky, Jonathan Case, Artyom Topilin
    2 copies from $7.99
  • 1/C
    #1 Variation C
    Silver Foil Cover C by Greg Smallwood
    Aug 2024
    Cover: $7.99
    W: Matt Kindt, Corinna Bechko, Chris Condon, Ben H. Winters  ·  A: Kano, Caitlin Yarsky, Jonathan Case, Artyom Topilin
    2 copies from $12.99
  • 1/D
    #1 Variation D
    Gold Foil Cover D by J.H. Williams III
    Aug 2024
    Cover: $7.99
    W: Matt Kindt, Corinna Bechko, Chris Condon, Ben H. Winters  ·  A: Kano, Caitlin Yarsky, Jonathan Case, Artyom Topilin
    1 copy for $14.99
  • 1/G
    #1 Variation G
    1:20 B&W Artist's Edition with Cover G by J.H. Williams III
    Aug 2024
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Matt Kindt, Corinna Bechko, Chris Condon, Ben H. Winters  ·  A: Kano, Caitlin Yarsky, Jonathan Case, Artyom Topilin
    1 copy for $17.99
  • 2/A
    #2 Variation A
    Cover A by Greg Smallwood
    Sep 2024
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Stephanie Phillips, Ben H. Winters, Chris Condon, Christopher Cantwell  ·  A: Riley Rossmo, Leomacs, Javier Fernandez, David Lanpham
    1 copy for $5.75
  • 2/C
    #2 Variation C
    1:10 Homage Cover C by Jay Stephens
    Sep 2024
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Stephanie Phillips, Ben H. Winters, Chris Condon, Christopher Cantwell  ·  A: Riley Rossmo, Leomacs, Javier Fernandez, David Lanpham
    1 copy for $17.99
  • 2/D
    #2 Variation D
    1:20 B&W Artist's Edtiion Cover D by Riley Rossmo
    Sep 2024
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Stephanie Phillips, Ben H. Winters, Chris Condon, Christopher Cantwell  ·  A: Riley Rossmo, Leomacs, Javier Fernandez, David Lanpham
    1 copy for $19.99
  • 3/A
    #3 Variation A
    Cover A by Greg Smallwood
    Oct 2024
    Cover: $4.99
    W: J. Holtham, Zac Thompson, Ben H. Winters, Cullen Bunn  ·  A: Kano, Dan McDaid, Carson Thorn, David Rubín
    2 copies from $4.99
  • 3/C
    #3 Variation C
    1:10 E.C. Homage Cover C by Jay Stephens
    Oct 2024
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Cullen Bunn, J. Holtham, Zac Thompson  ·  A: Kano, Dan McDaid, Carson Thorn, David Rubín
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 4/A
    #4 Variation A
    Cover A by Greg Smallwood
    Nov 2024
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Matt Bors, Matt Kindt, Cecil Castellucci, Ben H. Winters  ·  A: Daniel Irizarri, Alison Sampson, Andrea Mutt, Kano
    1 copy for $4.99
  • 5/A
    #5 Variation A
    Cover A by Greg Smallwood
    Dec 2024
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Corinna Bechko, Cullen Bunn  ·  A: Leomacs, Peter Krause, Daniel Irizarri
    1 copy for $4.99
  • 5/C
    #5 Variation C
    1:10 E.C. Homage Cover C by Jay Stephens
    Dec 2024
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Corinna Bechko, Cullen Bunn  ·  A: Leomacs, Peter Krause, Daniel Irizarri
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 5/D
    #5 Variation D
    1:20 B&W Artist Ed. Cover D by Malachi Ward
    Dec 2024
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Corinna Bechko, Cullen Bunn  ·  A: Leomacs, Peter Krause, Daniel Irizarri
    1 copy for $17.99
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Jul 2025
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Matt Kindt, Corinna Bechko, Chris Condon, Ben H. Winters, Stephanie Phillips, Christopher Cantwell, J. Holtham, Zac Thompson, Cullen Bunn, Matt Bors, Cecil Castellucci  ·  A: Kano, Caitlin Yarsky, Jonathan Case, Artyom Topilin, Riley Rossmo, Leomacs, Javier Fernandez, David Lanpham, Dan McDaid, Carson Thorn, David Rubín, Daniel Irizarri, Alison Sampson, Andrea Mutti, Peter Krause
    Collects Cruel Universe #1-5
    1 copy for $20.00