EC Cruel Kingdom (2026)

ALWAYS REMEMBER: HEAVY IS THE HEAD THAT WEARS THE CROWN . . . UNLESS THE KING IS ABOUT TO GET IT LOPPED OFF! Welcome, traveler . . . back to the blood-drenched ramparts of ye olde EC Comics that yearn for MORE tales of sadistic sorcery and malevolent magic! Yes, draw your sword and start swinging, because CRUEL KINGDOM lives again with an ALL-NEW volume of fatal fantasy, told in the immortal EC Comics manner by a magnificently malicious cast of all-star storytellers!In this CRUEL KINGDOM, there is no “happily ever after” . . . and sometimes the witch hunter becomes the hunter in the end, heh heh! Come, warm yourself by the pyre as vengeance-fueled writers David M. Booher (Canto), Matt Bors (The Toxic Avenger), and Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Dead Teenagers) turn the screws in tandem with axe-wielding artists Ryan Kelly (Lucifer), Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley), and David Lapham (Stray Bullets) to extract answers to the burning question of every knight and squire: Must every wizard’s tower also have an executioner’s dungeon buried down below? At EC Comics, we say, “YES, OF COURSE! NOW PROCEED WITH THE BEHEADING, YOU FOOL!”

Kneel and beg for another ruinous day of existence . . . because 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!

GOT AN AXE TO GRIND? So do your favorite wizards, warlocks, and backstabbing knights as EC Comics journeys back to ye olde days of yore to cast its dark thrall!Love a good bard’s tale of brave heroes and boastful villains? Too bad: They don’t stand a chance against EC’s bone-breaking tales of fatal fantasy and magical malice, as orchestrated from the palace shadows by ruthless writers Cameron Chittock (TMNT/Stranger Things), Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Dead Teenagers), and Ryan Haddock (Catacomb of Torment) and wrought into bloody reality by agonizing artists Ramón F. Bachs (Monsters Unleashed), Riccardo Burchielli (DMZ), and Ryan Kelly (Saucer Country)!

In this Cruel Kingdom, it’s not the storm clouds that have a silver lining . . . it’s the rusty edge of the executioner’s blade! ’Tis yet another twisted transmutation of EC Comics, you foolish peasant!Welcome back to the lands of fatal fable and fiendish fantasy for more fairy-tale romances that are about to take a terrible turn . . . courtesy of cursed creators Ramón F. Bachs (Red Robin), Ryan Haddock (EC’s Catacomb of Torment), Ryan Kelly (Saucer Country), Sami Kivelä (The Forever Home), Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Dead Teenagers), and Greg Pak (Planet Hulk)! Alas, this pained and perilous journey through ancient realms long thought forgotten is far from over . . . so bite down hard, because we’re just getting to the good stuff, heh heh!