EC: Cruel Kingdom Vol. 1 - Softcover

Bechko, Corinna; Bors, Matt; Cantwell, Christopher; Chittock, Cameron; Condon, Chris; Ewing, Al; Holtham, J.; Niles, Steve; Pak, Greg; Winters, Ben H.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798894889009

Publisher: Oni Press, 2026

Synopsis

WHERE ONCE A CRUEL UNIVERSE BECKONED . . . NOW A CRUEL KINGDOM SHALL REIGN! Oni Press is proud to unveil a spellbinding new chapter in the distinguished lineage of EC history! Enter Cruel Kingdom―EC's first-ever dark-fantasy anthology conjuring tales of MAGIC, MYTH, and MURDER from forbidden realms long before our own!

Behold the bloody and barbarous age of wizards, knights, and dragons as reimagined in the immutable EC manner as master scribes Christopher Cantwell (Out of Alcatraz), Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine), Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk), Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Greg Pak (World War Hulk), Ben H. Winters (Benjamin), and more couple their forces with iron-wrought artists Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), PJ Holden (Judge Dredd), Kano (Gotham Central), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Leomacs (Benjamin), John McCrea (Hitman), Andrea Mutti (Rebels), and more to forge a terrifying new vision of death, life, and adventure “once upon a time.”

From the twisted minds that spawned Epitaphs from the Abyss and Cruel Universe, steel thyself for EC’s first rite of fatal fantasy and skullduggerous sorcery in one cursed tome of comic book enchantment!

Collects Cruel Kingdom #1–4.

About this title

About the Authors

Corinna Bechko is a Hugo- and Eisner-nominated New York Times bestselling author. Her work includes Invisible Republic, Star Wars: Legacy, Savage Hulk, Angel, Once Upon a Time, Court of the Dead, Green Lantern: Earth One, and The Expanse. Corinna lives in Los Angeles, where she works with dinosaurs and rescues parrots.

Matt Bors is an Eisner-winning comics editor and two time Pulitzer Prize Finalist in cartooning. He is currently writing the upcoming Toxic Avenger comic book along with Justice Warriors, a dystopian satire created with artist Ben Clarkson from Ahoy Comics. In 2013, he founded The Nib, which published 6,000 comics, three books, and 15 issues of an award-winning print magazine. In 2017 he was the Executive Producer and head writer for two seasons of The Nib animation produced by Topic with Augenblick Studios. Bors' comics have appeared in The Nation, The Guardian, Village Voice, CNN, The Intercept, and were collected in the book We Should Improve Society Somewhat. He also drew the graphic novel War Is Boring, written by David Axe, and edits comics for In These Times magazine.

Christopher Cantwell is an American writer, producer, and director who has worked in television, film, and comic books. He is best known as one of the two co-creators of the TV series Halt and Catch Fire, for which he also served as a producer, showrunner, screenwriter, and director.

Cameron Chittock is a writer of comics and graphic novels such as the Mapmakers series, a two time ALA "Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List" selection, and Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things. When he's not scribbling down ideas, he can be found exploring New England with his family.

Chris Condon is the low-down dirty scoundrel behind the ongoing Image Comic series That Texas Blood and its acclaimed Wild West spinoff, The Enfield Gang Massacre, both with artist Jacob Phillips. He waded deep into bayou waters to adapt Barry Gifford's Night People for Oni Press and has not been the same since.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oni Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798894889009
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144