Cruel Universe (2nd Series)

    (Oni-Lion Forge, 2025-2026)
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(From the publisher)

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 breed 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?
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  • 1/A
    #1 Variation A
    Cover A by Lee Bermejo
    Aug 2025
    Cover: $4.99
    W: J. Holtham, Ann Nocenti, Greg Pak, William M. Gaines, Albert B. Feldstein  ·  A: David Rubín, Kano, Charles Adlard, Bernard Krigstein
    2 copies from $4.99
  • 2/A
    #2 Variation A
    Cover A by Lee Bermejo
    Sep 2025
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Dave Wielgosz, Melissa Flores, Chris Condon  ·  A: Riley Rossmo, Claire Roe, Sami Kivelä
    2 copies from $4.99
  • 3/A
    #3 Variation A
    Cover A by Lee Bermejo
    Oct 2025
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Rian Hughes, Cecil Castellucci, Sarah Gailey  ·  A: Anna Readman, Claire Roe, Kano
    3 copies from $4.99
  • 4/A
    #4 Variation A
    Cover A by Lee Bermejo
    Oct 2025
    Cover: $4.99
    W: J. Holtham, Cecil Castellucci, Ryan Haddock  ·  A: Brian Level, Andrea Mutti, Claire Roe
    2 copies from $4.99
  • 5/A
    #5 Variation A
    Cover A by Lee Bermejo
    Dec 2025
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Ryan Haddock, Andrew Wheeler, Corinna Bechko  ·  A: Kano, Andrea Mutti, Tyler Jenkins
    1 copy for $7.00
  • 6/A
    #6 Variation A
    Cardstock Cover A by Mike Huddleston
    Jan 2026
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Corinna Bechko, Maria Ingrande Mora, Greg Pak  ·  A: Sebastián Cabrol, Fabiana Mascolo, Kelly Williams
    1 copy for $5.00
  • 7/A
    #7 Variation A
    Cover A by Mike Huddleston
    Feb 2026
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Greg Pak, Anthony Mauro, Amy Roy  ·  A: David Lapham, Kano, Malachi Ward
    2 copies from $4.99
  • 8/A
    #8 Variation A
    Cardstock Cover A by Miguel Mercado
    Mar 2026
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Mike Carey, Melissa Flores, Jeff Jensen  ·  A: Daniel Gete, Kano, Lukas Ketner
    1 copy for $4.99
  • 9/A
    #9 Variation A
    Cover A by Miguel Mercado
    Apr 2026
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Jeff Jensen, Greg Pak, Allen Wu  ·  A: Daniel Gete, David Lapham, Dan McDaid
    2 copies from $4.99
  • 10/A
    #10 Variation A
    Cover A by Miguel Mercado
    May 2026
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Greg Pak, Liam Johnson, Anthony Mauro  ·  A: David Rubín, Felipe Cunha, Daniel Gete
    1 copy for $5.00
  • 11/B
    #11 Variation B
    Cover B by Oliver Dominguez
    Jun 2026
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Julio Anta, Joshua Spiller, Maria Ingrande Mora  ·  A: Craig A. Taillefer, Kishore Mohan, Fabiana Mascolo
    1 copy for $5.50
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Cover by Lee Bermejo
    Jul 2026
    Cover: $19.99
    W: J. Holtham, Ann Nocenti, Greg Pak, Dave Wielgosz, Melissa Flores, Chris Condon, Rian Hughes, Cecil Castellucci, Sarah Gailey, Ryan Haddock  ·  A: David Rubín, Kano, Charles Adlard, Riley Rossmo, Claire Roe, Sami Kivelä, Anna Readman, Brian Level, Andrea Mutti
    Collects Cruel Universe Vol. #2 #1–4
    1 copy for $20.00