Cruel Universe Archives

Launching last summer as one of the many publishing successes of 2024, Oni Press' resurrected EC Comics line has quickly developed a sizable cult following so much so that the third biggest Oregon comics publisher declaring at February's ComicsPRO conference that new EC titles like Epitaphs from the Abyss and Cruel Universe were the best-selling line of single issue series in the[...]

Just before San Diego Comic-Con, we told you that the first title of Oni Press' 21st Century relaunch of the EC Comics publishing line – July's Epitaphs from the Abyss #1 – had racked up 65,000 in orders, putting in contention alongside Image's recent hits Energon Universe hits Destro #1 (85,000 copies) and Scarlett #1 (80,000 copies), as well as Top Cow's Witchblade #1[...]

The horror/sci-fi  comic book magazine of legend, returning with Epitaphs From The Abyss and Cruel Universe, with record breaking sales for the publisher. Because it seems that Epitaphs From The Abyss #1, which came out this week, was their best-selling single-issue comic book of all time. While Cruel Universe to follow it, is the second best-selling single[...]

Del Rey Comics Corner Exclusive Variant by Naomi Franquiz #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Strange Adventures Exclusive (Interconnecting with Cruel Universe #1) by Matt Kindt Diamond San Diego Exclusive by Dani Strips Shared Retailer Exclusive by Robert Hack (Available at Knowhere Games & Comics, High Horse Comics, and Groundbreaking Comics) #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align:[...]