By the time November rolls around in its grave, Halloween may be over, but don’t despair because EC Comics and Oni Press will still be serving up hearty horrified helpings of skin-crawling sci-fi and chilling thrills with their November 5th debut of Cruel Universe 2 #4 and November 19th release of Catacomb of Torment #5, and you can dig into the delectable scares early with our exclusive cover reveals of both eerie installments!
Below, you can check out our exclusive cover reveals for Cruel Universe 2 #4 (featuring excellent covers by Lee Bermejo, Naomi Franq, Albert Monteys, and Malachi Ward, respectively) and Catacomb of Torment #5 (featuring amazing covers by Mark Buckingham, Naomi Franq, Jay Stephens, and Patricia Martín, respectively), and we also have all the deadly details on the upcoming issues to help hold you over until November:
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #4 (of 12)
WRITTEN BY CECIL CASTELLUCCI, RYAN HADDOCK, & J. HOLTHAM
ART BY BRIAN LEVEL, ANDREA MUTTI, & CLAIRE ROE
COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO
COVER B BY NAOMI FRANQ
EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY ALBERT MONTEYS
B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY NAOMI FRANQ
ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY MALACHI WARD
ON SALE NOVEMBER 5TH, 2025 | $4.99 | 32 PGS. | FC
IOC: 9/27/2025
Feeling content and at peace with the state of the cosmos? WRONG! Don’t worry, Cruel Universe 2 is here to dispel that tragically optimistic fantasy!
We’ve trapped—er, we mean tapped—writers Cecil Castellucci (Girl on Film), Ryan Haddock (EC’s Catacomb of Torment), and J. Holtham (Hulu’s A Handmaid’s Tale) to remind you of your life’s limited span, and to assure you that hubris and gullibility are two sides of the humanity coin. In case you’re not convinced—or can’t read—artists Brian Level (Night People), Andrea Mutti (EC’s Cruel Kingdom), and Claire Roe (The Hollywood Special) are on hand to imprint horrifying visuals into your eyestalks.
CATACOMB OF TORMENT #5
WRITTEN BY J. HOLTHAM, JOANNE STARER, & RYAN HADDOCK
ART BY VALERIA BURZO, SAMI KIVELÄ, & CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
COVER A BY MARK BUCKINGHAM
COVER B BY NAOMI FRANQ
EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS
B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY NAOMI FRANQ
ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY PATRICIA MARTÍN
ON SALE NOVEMBER 19th, 2025 | $4.99 | 32 PGS. | FC
IOC: 9/27/2025
FOC: 10/27/2025
Feeling the rusty shears of eager anticipation as they coarsely cut away your tendons of dread? You’ve come to the right place . . . because EC Comics is serving another tortuous session of frightful delights with the CATACOMB OF TORMENT!
Prepare to be mortified—literally—as manacled writers Christopher Cantwell (Out of Alcatraz), Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden), and Paul Tobin (The Witcher) are forced to turn the crank and twist the tension-wracked fingertips of artists PJ Holden (2000 AD), Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley), and Dan McDaid (Epitaphs from the Abyss) into blood-spattered spectacle! Sound like fun? Our beloved host, the Tormentor, sure thinks so!
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #4 (of 12) COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #4 (of 12) COVER B BY NAOMI FRANQ
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #4 (of 12) EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY ALBERT MONTEYS
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #4 (of 12) B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY NAOMI FRANQ
EC CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #4 (of 12) ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY PATRICIA MARTÍN
CATACOMB OF TORMENT #5 COVER A BY MARK BUCKINGHAM
CATACOMB OF TORMENT #5 COVER B BY NAOMI FRANQ
CATACOMB OF TORMENT #5 EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS
CATACOMB OF TORMENT #5 B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY NAOMI FRANQ
CATACOMB OF TORMENT #5 ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY PATRICIA MARTÍN
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