If you’re still reeling from the announcement of EC Comics’ Tortured Hearts earlier this week, brace yourself—the legendary horror stable is just getting started. The partnership between Oni Press and the revived EC Comics line has been a dream come true for gore-hounds and anthology lovers alike, and the momentum is hitting terminal velocity.
We’ve just caught word that Oni Press is gearing up for a major offensive this April, dropping a host of new titles that promise to honor the “Pre-Code” spirit of the original 1950s masterpieces while dragging them screaming into the modern era.
While the full industry solicitations are still under wraps, we are thrilled to announce that we’ll be pulling back the curtain on these upcoming titles very soon. Mark your calendars: Thursday, January 23, is the big day. We’ll be exclusively revealing the names, cover art, and creative teams behind the April slate before anyone else.
Why the EC Comics Revival Matters
For the uninitiated, EC Comics (Entertaining Comics) was the gold standard of 1950s horror, sci-fi, and crime. Titles like Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror were so effective and boundary-pushing that they practically caused the creation of the Comics Code Authority.
By bringing these back through Oni Press, the goal isn’t just nostalgia. These new series are recruiting the best in modern horror—writers and artists who grew up on the “GhoulLunatics”—to tell stories that are just as provocative and visceral as the originals.
Blood Type 1
Corinna Bechko wrote Blood Type, with art by Andrea Sorrentino, and a cover by Jonathan Case.
IN STORES MARCH 31
WHEN YOU’RE A VAMPIRE, EVERYBODY SUCKS . . . SOONER OR LATER! Meet Ada, an immortal vampire whose misdeeds have landed her on the doorstep of an idyllic Caribbean resort. . . . An island paradise teeming with wealthy tourists and superstitious locals—an ample food supply for the thirsty vamp looking to get away from it all!
But as Ada stalks the boundaries of her new hunting ground. She’ll soon become embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse by moonlight. An older, wiser, and entirely different kind of predator reveals its own carnal hunger for greed and power. Who will survive when a brand-new sort of BLOOD TYPE declares war on a cunning bloodsucker with nothing left to lose? What will be left of them?!
From Hugo Award–nominated writer Corinna Bechko (EC’s Cruel Universe, Green Lantern: Earth One) and Eisner Award–winning artist Andrea Sorrentino (Gideon Falls, Bone Orchard), THE FANGS ARE COMING OUT as EC’s own blood-splattered, bon vivant vampire Ada rises into the history-marking, first-ever standalone horror series from the most notorious name in terror!
This volume collects EC Comics’ Blood Type #1–4 and material from Epitaphs from the Abyss #3.
EC CATACOMB OF TORMENT #10
Evan Dorkin, J. Holtham, and Brian Level wrote Caracomb of Troment. It features a cover by Mark Buckingham.
ONGOING SERIES IN STORES APRIL 15
Welcome back to the Tormentor’s catacomb—it’s been torture waiting for you! This month, we proudly welcome a colorful (well, mostly red) cast of creators to spin yards of raw intestine into three putridly powerful tales of mayhem and malice in the malevolent EC Comics manner: Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden), J. Holtham (The Horizon Experiment), Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley), Brian Level (Poison Ivy), Andrea Sorrentino (Joker: Killer Smile), and more!
Do you have the GUTS to withstand what’s coming next? Lay down on that cold slab and let’s find out! Don’t worry… this will hurt A LOT!
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #9 (OF 12)
Jeff Jensen, Greg Pak, and Allen Wu wrote the story with a cover by Miguel Mercado.
MAXI SERIES IN STORES APRIL 1
Dear reader: Surrender your hopes and dreams to UTTER ANNIHILATION as the notorious EC Comics wrenches away the controls for a one-way collision with the nearest solar body!
Feel the burn as we turn the temperature up to ONE MILLION DEGREES with all-new talks of science fiction subversion from corrosive cosmonauts Jeff Jensen (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss), Greg Pak (Planet Hulk), and Allen Wu (My Internet Friends), alongside fellow agents of artistic atomization Daniel Gete (Skin Police), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), and many more!
Soon you will all discover just where the road to humanity’s hubris leads . . . and—spoiler
alert—it all ends in FIRE!
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