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EC Comics is Lovelorn and Lusting for Revenge in Tortured Hearts 2 #1 – Featuring 56 Fearful Pages of Gut-Wrenching Romance in January!

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Oni Press and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. have lifted the veil on Tortured Hearts 2 #1 – the next tenderly terrifying tome of romance gone dangerously awry hitting store shelves everywhere in January!! Just a few weeks before Valentine’s Day, the infectiously infamous EC Comics is putting it all out there with our latest 56-page, splatter de spectacular celebrating heart- ripping, artery-spurting tales that’ll really get your blood pumping! New relationship got you down? Marital woes weighing too heavy? Here’s some free advice: Sometimes you just need to cut things off—so better start hacking, heh heh!

Join us as we officiate this year’s crop of tenderly terrifying tales with a robust cast of hopelessly deranged romantics left waiting at the altar: Michael W. Conrad, Melissa Flores, Sarah Gailey, Malachi Ward, Ryan Kelly, Sami Kivelä, Jenna Cha, and more surprise blind dates!

We demand justice for the jilted! Get ready to be lovelorn, lonely, and lusting for blood as we grab St. Cupid’s arrow and start twisting in EC’s most frantic collection of sinful symphonies yet! Accept your most volatile valentine of all time when Tortured Hearts 2 #1 arrives in comic shops everywhere on January 27th – featuring horrifically heartbreaking covers from Dustin Weaver, Reiko Murakami, Shawn McManus, and Patricia Martín!

  • Cover of the comic book 'Tortured Hearts' featuring a monstrous octopus-like creature with a bloody mouth, interacting with two seated men in front of a vibrant backdrop that reads 'Your Dream Date' and stylized flowers.
  • Cover of the comic 'Tortured Hearts' featuring a girl with a sinister smile, blood on her shirt, and menacing hands emerging from behind her, set against a dark, eerie backdrop with foliage.
  • Cover of the comic book 'Tortured Hearts' featuring a terrified man sitting on a couch, surrounded by eerie characters including The Grim Inquisitor, The Tormentor, and The Grave-Digger in a whimsical horror style.
  • Black and white comic book cover for 'Tortured Hearts' featuring an octopus, two men sitting on a set, and the text 'Your Dream Date'.
  • Cover of the 'Tortured Hearts' comic book featuring a red heart on a white plate with a knife and fork, surrounded by splatters of red. The design includes ornate decorations and a checkered black and white background.

Preview: Flash Gordon Quarterly #9

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Flash Gordon Quarterly #9

(W) Sarah Gailey, Sam Romesburg, John Lucas (A) Jan Bazaldua, Sam Freeman, John Lucas

Hugo Award-winning writer Sarah Gailey and former Marvel Stormbreaker artist Jan Bazaldua lead the charge on the most action-packed anthology yet! Flash Gordon finds himself right at home on Planet Yonder!

Ming the Merciless is on the run, but his trail’s gone cold. The King of Planet Yonder can tell Flash exactly where to find his archnemesis…but he’ll have to prove his worth first. Watch the hero wrangle his way out of his wildest adventure yet!

Next, the writers and artist behind Mad Cave Studios’ HOUND join forces again for Lone Barin and Cub, a fantastical tale of romance and revenge starring the King of Arboria!

Then, writer and artist John Lucas shows us a world without Flash Gordon. What other heroes might arise? What villains? No More Mings delivers a tale both classic and relevant!

Cover of Flash Gordon Quarterly #9 featuring Flash Gordon riding a creature with claws in a bustling arena filled with spectators.
A superhero character in a dynamic pose, holding a rope, with a serious expression. The background features textures and colors that create a dramatic atmosphere. The title 'A Boon Worth Riding For' is prominently displayed at the bottom.
A comic book panel depicting a tense confrontation between two characters. One character, blindfolded, stands with his hands bound, while another character threatens him with a gun. Dialogue bubbles convey their conversation, hinting at a struggle and the urgency of the situation.
A colorful comic panel featuring a pirate-themed character, Admiral Howdy, dressed in a black hat and a long coat, dramatically performing on a platform with a whip in hand. He is surrounded by a cheering audience, with bright spotlights illuminating the scene.
A comic book page from 'Lone Barn and Cub', featuring dark and moody illustrations, with text boxes providing narrative elements. The scene depicts a mysterious and somber atmosphere, with characters and elements that suggest a fantasy or adventure theme.
A comic panel featuring a dialogue exchange between two characters. One character, dressed in dark clothing with a hood, has a pale, skull-like appearance and is holding something in their hand. The other character, a young, blue-haired figure with distinctive facial markings, appears to be pleading. The background shows a chaotic and dark environment, indicating a scene of conflict.
A colorful comic panel featuring characters from Flash Gordon. Ming the Merciless stands menacingly on a throne while Flash Gordon is restrained by guards. Surrounding them are various alien characters, including a female with green skin who displays discontent. The scene depicts tension and imminent danger, with one character preparing to use a weapon as others express their wishes.

‘Tis the Season for Terror! EC Comics’ Haunting Holiday Tradition Returns in Shiver Suspenstories 3 #1

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Oni Press and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. are proud to unveil the giant-sized Shiver Suspenstories 3 #1 – an all-new, all-unhinged 56-page giant featuring EC Comics’ most terrifying assembly of sickenin’ stocking stuffers yet! That’s right, Shiver Suspenstories is back . . . and we’re bringing three times the chills, three times the spills, and three times the murderous intent with us for our most vengeful celebration of X-mas anarchy and New Year’s nightmares ever attempted on December 9th! 

For the third year running, gather ʼround our flaming hearth and join tortured (literally!) creators John Arcudi, Sarah Gailey, Ryan Kelly, David Lapham, Jay Stephens, and more surprise guests as we begin a frightening festival of merciless merriment and holiday horror, all tinseled up in the mangled EC Comics manner!

Plus: For your reading displeasure, feast upon another restored and remastered EC classic straight from the Vault-Keeper’s lair! Heh heh, ho ho, this Christmas season, someone’s gotta go! Just remember, kids: Some stains don’t come out . . . especially under Luminol!

Get into the spirit with killer covers from Dustin Weaver, Steve Lieber, Shawn McManus, and Rian Hughes! Tell Santa to make with the comic – or else!!!– when Shiver Suspenstories 3 #1 comes calling on December 9th!

  • Cover of 'Shiver SuspenStories' comic book featuring a chaotic holiday scene with a demonic creature among frightened partygoers wearing Santa hats.
  • A comic book cover featuring two men in military attire preparing to perform an unsettling procedure on a Santa Claus figure, who is tied to a chair. The title reads 'SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES' with a subtitle indicating the issue number.
  • Cover of the comic book 'Shiver Suspense Stories' depicting a frightened man reaching toward a door with a woman visible inside, surrounded by eerie, icy surroundings.
  • Cover illustration of Shiver Suspense Stories comic, featuring two men restraining a bearded man in a chair while preparing a medical procedure.
  • Cover of 'Shiver SuspenStories' Volume 3, featuring a green background with various Halloween and winter-themed illustrations, including a haunted house, skeleton, snowman, and Christmas gift, along with titles and author names.

Oni Press and EC Comics Conjure a Hateful Hex in Cruel Kingdom 2 #1 – Coming in September!

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HEAVY IS THE HEAD THAT WEARS THE CROWN  . . . UNTIL THE KING GETS IT  LOPPED OFF! Oni Press and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. have announced Cruel Kingdom 2 #1 (of 6)! 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 this September 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 hunted in the end, heh heh! Come, warm yourself by the pyre as vengeance-fueled writers David M. Booher, Matt Bors, and Jude Ellison S. Doyle turn the screws in tandem with axe-wielding artists Ryan Kelly, Lukas Ketner, and David Lapham to extract answers the burning question of every knight and squire: Must every wizard’s tower also have an executioner’s dungeon buried down below?

Plus: Cower in fear as upcoming issues of EC Comics’ latest six-issue exercise in “black magic gone good” prepares to feature even more writers and artists with ogre’s taste for blood and bone, including John Arcudi, Ramón F. Bachs, Sarah Gailey, Sami Kivelä, Curt Pires, SOM, Alison Sampson, and more!

If you thought the Dark Ages were scary, just wait for the return of EC Comics’ carnage-strewn ode to high fantasy and low blows in Cruel Kingdom 2 #1 (of 6) – storming the ramparts of your local comic shop on September 2nd with covers from legendary artists Mark Buckingham, Yanick Paquette, Shawn McManus, and Rian Hughes.

Cover of the comic book 'Cruel Kingdom', featuring a black and white illustration of four figures in a bleak landscape. Two figures are depicted from behind, while a third figure stands with a concerned expression. In the foreground, a fourth figure, appearing distressed and bound, sits on the ground. The backdrop includes a person in a canoe and a forested area.
Comic book cover titled 'Cruel Kingdom', featuring a robotic unicorn surrounded by fantastical creatures in a dark forest setting.
Cover art for the comic book 'Cruel Kingdom', featuring three figures in a stylized, dark setting. Two figures, a male and a female, are shown in the foreground with intense expressions, while a boat with a lone figure is visible in the background. The overall color palette includes dark greens and reds, enhancing the eerie mood.
Cover of the comic book 'Cruel Kingdom' featuring a monstrous creature with large teeth and glowing eyes, attacking two human space explorers in yellow suits, one holding a weapon, set in a rocky alien landscape.
Cover of the Archive Edition comic 'Cruel Kingdom', featuring an orange background, the title in bold white lettering, and various illustrated icons including a skull, goblet, axe, and more, alongside contributor names.
Cover of the comic book 'Cruel Kingdom,' featuring bold green lettering and decorative elements, with 'Sorcery' and 'Vol. II No. 1 SEP' mentioned.

Preview: Predator: Black, White & Blood #1 (of 4)

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Predator: Black, White & Blood #1 (of 4)

(W) Joe Kelly, Eliot Rahal, Sarah Gailey (A) Alvaro Lopez, Brian Level, Fran Galán (CA) Simone Di Meo
PARENTAL ADVISORY
In Shops: Jul 09, 2025
SRP: $5.99

ALL-NEW ANTHOLOGY SERIES FROM SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING NAMES IN COMICS!
From the mad imaginings of Joe Kelly (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, DAREDEVIL, DEADPOOL) and rising artist Álvaro Lopez (CAPTAIN MARVEL, BEWARE THE PLANET OF THE APES) comes a gut-twisting new take on Predator! A young Predator trying to prove himself prowls the Australian frontier, but his hunt goes south. A run-in with some humans from a convict colony will change the trajectory of everyone’s lives and take readers on a journey never before seen in the Predator universe! Together with stories from superstar creators Eliot Rahal and Sarah Gailey, this anthology is a must-read for all Predator and comics fans!

Predator: Black, White & Blood #1 (of 4)

More Modern Horror in Your First Look at Hello Darkness #5

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a spooky first look at Hello Darkness #5, the horrifying continuation to the new ongoing anthology series featuring what BOOM! Studios is known for–the best in modern Horror, Fantasy, and Mystery, not to mention the darkest stories yet from a murderer’s row of world class creators! Everything from primal fears to modern political horrors will be explored, in the classic style of Creepy and Eerie and the contemporary chills of Black Mirror.

The fresh face of modern horror continues with more terror from the industry’s best! A relationship gets complicated after a photographer takes a picture they shouldn’t have in “Shutter” by Sarah Gailey and Liana Kangas. There’s a double-dose of children’s horror as neighbor girls visit “The Butterfly Field” by Jeremy Bastian and Ziyan Qiu and a long-lost sibling is the subject of “The Search” by Sarah Andersen.

In “The War, Part 5,” by Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan, David and Nikki take refuge, but quickly learn that there’s more to survival than isolation from the outside world. Meanwhile, Erica Slaughter’s investigation continues in a new Something is Killing the Children adventure, plus hilarious horror from Robert Hack, and more!

Hello Darkness #5 features a main cover by Paolo Rivera, and variant covers by Jenny Frison, and Martin Simmonds. Hello Darkness #5 will be available in comic shops November 27, 2024.

Hello Darkness #5

Preview: Farscape 25th Anniversary Special #1

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Farscape 25th Anniversary Special #1

(W) Keith R. A. DeCandido, Sina Grace, Zac Thompson, Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Sarah Gailey, Cameron Chittock (A) Francesco Mortarino, Stefano Simeone, French Carlomagno, Various (CA) Steve Morris
In Shops: Sep 04, 2024
SRP: $9.99

Featuring a dazzling array of comics superstars including Sina Grace (Go Go Power Rangers), Sarah Gailey (Know Your Station), Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly (Star Trek, Batman Beyond), original Farscape comic scribe Keith R.A. DeCandido (Star Trek, Doctor Who), and more, fans of the iconic Jim Henson classic will not want to miss the highly anticipated return of the franchise!

This 25th anniversary special will be the first Farscape comic published since 2010, honoring the series’ legacy with brand new stories featuring fan favorite characters!

In addition to a main cover from Labyrinth artist Steve Morris, fans will also want to collect a photo variant cover commemorating this monumental milestone!

Farscape 25th Anniversary Special #1

BOOM! announces Hello Darkness, a new ongoing horror anthology featuring the best in modern horror

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Horror fans rejoice in cadaverous delight, because Hello Darkness is a brand new ongoing anthology series featuring what BOOM! Studios is known for–the best in modern Horror, Fantasy, and Mystery, not to mention the darkest stories yet from a murderer’s row of world class creators including R.L. Stine, Francesco Francavilla, Garth Ennis, Becky Cloonan, James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, Brian Azzarello, Vanesa R. Del Rey, John Arcudi, Ryan Sook, Cullen Bunn, Sas Milledge, Sarah Gailey, Liana Kangas, Marguerite Bennett, Michael Conrad, Martín Morazzo, Andy Lanning, Trevor Hairsine, Steve Orlando, Genevieve Valentine, Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Letizia Cadonici, Sarah Andersen, and more! Everything from primal fears to modern political horrors will be explored, in the classic style of Creepy and Eerie and the contemporary chills of Black Mirror.

A deadly new Something Is Killing The Children story unfolds in the first 6 issues of Hello Darkness, along with a bone-rattling new serialized tale by Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan in the first 7!

Fans can also expect stunning main covers by Paolo Rivera, variant covers by Jenny Frison, and a rotating guest artist variant cover on every single issue, with issue #1’s guest artist being Peach Momoko!

Hello Darkness #1 will be available in comic shops July 24, 2024.

Crowdfunding Corner: BOOM! and the Jim Henson Company celebrate 25 years of Farscape

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Twenty-five years ago, the groundbreaking space opera Farscape debuted on television – bucking decades of science fiction tropes, breaking new technical ground coupled with ambitious story-telling, and inspiring generations of fans in the process.

BOOM! Studios, in partnership with The Jim Henson Company, celebrates the legacy of Moya’s crew with a brand new 25th Anniversary comic book special alongside a complete two volume book set collecting the entirety of the BOOM! Studios’ Farscape library along with commemorative collectibles in the Farscape 25th Anniversary Celebration BOOM! Direct Reserve Campaign. Previously written by show creator Rockne S. O’Bannon, BOOM! Studios’ Farscape comic books were an official extension of the storytelling of the original show.

Reserve your copy of Farscape Book One and Book Two 25th Anniversary Editions in softcover, hardcover, slipcased hardcover, signed slipcased hardcover and hyper-limited character edition slipcases featuring John Crichton, Aeryn Sun, Dominar Rygel, Ka D’Argo, Chiana, and Zotoh Zhaan! Each collected edition offered through this BOOM! Direct Reserve campaign will feature exclusive cover art by popular cover illustrator Justine Florentino.

Additionally, this BOOM! Direct Reserve campaign will feature a campaign exclusive cover for the upcoming Farscape 25th Anniversary Special #1 by red hot illustrator Nimit Malavia featuring brand new adventures set in the universe of Farscape by iconic creators such as Sam Humphries, Francesco Mortarino, Sarah Gailey, and Zac Thompson, the first new Farscape stories published in over a decade! Also available will be a campaign exclusive cover for Farscape #1 Archive Edition also by Malavia – reprinting of the very first Farscape comic published by BOOM! Studios!

Farscape 25th Anniversary Celebration BOOM! Direct Reserve Campaign will continue to March 21, with special surprises, product reveals, and hidden stretch goals to be announced all month long.

Preview: White Widow #4

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White Widow #4

(W) Sarah Gailey (A) Alessandro Miracolo (CA) David Marquez
Rated T+
In Shops: Feb 28, 2024
SRP: $3.99

FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE!
When Armament’s leader turns out to have ties to Yelena’s past, the fight gets personal. But will everything Yelena’s learned about herself be enough to protect her present – and Idylhaven’s future?

White Widow #4
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