EC EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS (2024)

THE MOST NOTORIOUS NAME IN TERROR IS BACK-WITH A VENGEANCE! From the publisher that drove Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, and many more into the depraved hearts of an unsuspecting world, the immortal EC COMICS returns . . . with its first ALL-NEW series in nearly 70 years! In our first extra-sized, 40-page dose of fear, witness shocking tales of torment and tension in the undying EC tradition-as wrenched from the grave by the vile intentions of acclaimed writers Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned, 100 Bullets), Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, Night People), J. Holtham (FX's The Handmaid's Tale), and Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn, Grim) and realized into bloody reality by "all-slaughter" artists Jorge Fornes (Rorschach, Danger Street), Phil Hester (Family Tree), Peter Krause (Irredeemable), and more! What the Comics Code Authority couldn't kill has only made it stronger . . . EC COMICS LIVES AGAIN IN EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS!

EC COMICS PROUDLY PRESENTS . . . ANOTHER EPITAPH THAT'S GOOD UNTIL THE BALLOON POPS! In this month's terrifying festival of fright: Three ALL-NEW tales of depraved intention and traumatic tension-culled from the fingertips of death-addled writers Jason Aaron (Thor, Southern Bastards), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, Mind MGMT), and writer/artist Tyler Crook (Harrow County), and forever wedded to the bloodstained brushstrokes of artists Klaus Janson (The Dark Knight Returns) and Jorge Fornes (Batman)! THREE UNRELENTING NAIL-BITERS FROM FIVE MASTERS OF THE COMICS TRADE . . . You'd have to CRAZY to miss this-or DEAD!

EVERY TOMBSTONE TELLS TELLS A TALE . . . THESE ARE YOUR EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS! In your next infamous ish from the immortal EC Comics, all-new stories of fatalistic spectacle- told with wanton disregard for moral standards or public decency-from six ax-wielding masters of splatter de spectacular: rising star Chris Condon (That Texas Blood) and Eisner Award nominee Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead); Hugo Award nominee Corinna Bechko (Invisible Republic) and Eisner Award winner Jonathan Case (Green River Killer); and Emmy Award winner Jay Stephens (Dwellings) and the maniacal Leomacs (Rogues)! WARNING: Do not put this comic directly into your long box-it could leak blood onto your other back issues!

IF EVERY TOMBSTONE TELLS A TALE . . . YOU'RE IN LUCK, BECAUSE THIS GRAVEYARD IS FULL OF THEM! You know the drill, comic guys and gals . . . so let's VROOM, VROOM! Fueled by the vengeful spirit of the legendary EC Comics, we proudly present all-new tales of the macabre and merciless from some of the top talents with a penchant for dragging you down to the bottom stair of despair! This month: Live hard, die fast creators J. Holtham and Ra l Allén, Amy Roy and Claire Roe, and Jay Stephens and David Lapham welcome you in the cold grasp of the ABYSS-there's no need to RSVP, and time shares are available!

GIVE YOURSELF OVER TO EC'S SMASH-HIT TALES OF TORMENT AND TENSION-NOW A MONTHLY SERIES! Welcome back to the Grave-Digger's cemetery on the edge of the endless, black ABYSS that awaits us all . . . some sooner than others, heh heh! Inscribing this month's moribund epitaphs in so much funerary stone, we welcome scribes Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), Matthew Rosenberg (DC Vs. Vampires) and Joanne Starer (Sirens of the City) to write our rites of terror as arists Kano (Gotham Central), Alexandre Tefengki (The Good Asian) and more surprise guests rain down torrents of red ink in true and timeless EC Comics fashion!

EC COMICS HAS AWOKEN FROM THE GRAVE, AND THE MONTHLY SERIES THAT JUST WON'T DIE IS BACK WITH ANOTHER "ALL-KILLER" ISSUE! Yes, my ghastly ghouls, the horrific comic mag that AiPT! says is fueled by "blood, gore, and the unease rising in your belly" won't stop until it has reaped its revenge! In this month's bountifully bloody issue, join our award-winning team of riotously relentless writers J. Holtham (The Horizon Experiment), Matthew Rosenberg (Uncanny X-Men, DC vs. Vampires), and Tim Seeley (Local Man) and delightfully sinful artists Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead) and David Lapham (Stray Bullets) among others as they set out to etch three all-new tales of pain, fright, and retribution into the tombstones that dot the Grave-Digger's cemetery like so many flies on a moldering corpse. Beware: We're only six issues in-and the fun is just getting started!

SOMETIMES . . . NIGHTMARES DO COME TRUE! IN THE NEW YEAR, EC COMICS DARES YOU LOOK EVEN DEEPER INTO THE UNEXPLORED RECESSES OF YOUR IMAGINATION AS THE TOP-SELLING HORROR SERIES OF 2024 ENTERS ITS UNRELENTING SECOND ACT! This month: Our beloved hosts-the Grave-Digger, the Tormentor, and the Grim Inquisitor-usher you forth into three velvet-lined tales of darkness and deceit . . . and then seal you inside! Relax and embrace the decomposition yet to come as storytellers and fellow victims Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun), Chris Condon (Night People), and Jordan Thomas (Skin Police, The Man From Maybe) gulp their last remaining breaths alongside grisly artists Andrea Sorrentino (Gideon Falls), Valeria Burza (Blackbirds), and Andrea Mutti (Arkham Horror) ! STAY CALM, THAT RELENTLESS BANGING WILL ONLY WEAR YOU OUT MORE QUICKLY!

This month, the most notorious name in terror-the undying EC Comics-chisels three more terrifying epitaphs in the tombstones that line The GraveDigger's boneyard beyond the abyss! Join us, won't you, as positively poisonous writers Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn, Grim) and Brendan Hay (DC Horror Presents...) and Joshua Hale Fialkov (I, Vampire) pair with the violent intentions of artists Valeria Burzo (Castle Full of Blackbirds), PJ Holden (2000AD), John McCrea (Hitman) and Andrea Sorrentino (Batman) to hold court in celebration of the one thing we crave the most: FEAR.

HEH HEH, YOU WANT FEAR?! EC Comics is here to give you something to REALLY be afraid of! Last night's pulse-pounding nightmare didn't end when you found yourself awake and catching your breath upon sweat-stained sheets. Instead, it's standing in the doorway with rows of razor-sharp teeth and a penetrating gaze that cuts all the way to the dark heart of the human condition. As they craft this month's epitaphs through gritted teeth and tortured fingers, join wretched writers Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets) Christopher Cantwell (Out of Alcatraz), Michael W. Conrad (Plague House) and sadistically styled artists David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Peter Krause (The Power of Shazam), and Christopher Mitten (Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club) as they will our ghastly futures into brutal reality!

REMEMBER: IN EC COMICS, EVERYONE REALLY CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM! The most notorious name is terror pushes your pathetic constitution even closer to the brink with three all-new tales of rot, ruination, and revenge from today's most terrifying talents! In this month's assortment of Epitaphs, the Grave-Digger invites Jeff Jensen, Curt Pires, and more to confront what horrifies by burying the hatchet-deep in somebody's back!

A NEW MOON RISES . . . AND MORE FRESHLY ETCHED EPITAPHS SHALL BE UNLEASHED! The most notorious name in terror-the immortal EC Comics-proudly presents the penultimate chapter of the runaway hit horror anthology! Courtesy of our ghoulishly gregarious host, the Grave-Digger, steady your nerves for another eye-searing dose of brazen bone-crunching and hilariously horrendous carnage! Leading this month's tales of tension and torment, we welcome Greg Pak (Planet Hulk, Mech Cadets), Dan McDaid (2000AD), Stephanie Phillips (Phoenix), and Jay Stephens (Dwellings), and more to join the legions of the damned who wander the endless abyss. . . . Come and join them-there's always room to spare!

Do not despair, while this may be our final issue of Epitaphs from the Abyss-for now!-EC Comics endures still an endless supply of nail-pulling agony and mindbending psychosis! We certainly wouldn't want our inaugural series to go out without a SPLAT, so before our next tantalizing title picks up the mantle of TENSION and TERROR in next month's Catacomb of Torment, we leave you with this coup de grâce of prime EC thrills featuring stories by the loathsome lot of creators Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine), Tyler Crook (Out of Alcatraz), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), Klaus Janson (Daredevil), and Alison Sampson (Dept. of Truth)!