First Look: Chris Condon & Charlie Adlard Deal with the Devil in EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3 – On Sale September 18th!
The Vengeance-Fueled Return of EC Comics at Oni Press Continues with All-New Tales of Torment & Tension from Jay Stephens & Leomacs, Corinna Bechko & Jonathan Case, and Chris Condon & Charlie Adlard
EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3
COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO
PORTLAND, OR (August 22nd, 2024) – ROLL OUT THE BLOOD-RED CARPET FOR EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS! Oni Press – the multiple Eisner and Harvey-Award winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997 – is proud to reveal the first glimpse into infernal depths that await inside EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3 – the next shocking installment of the EC Comics’s smash-hit return from the grave!
On September 18th, your next infamous ish from the immortal EC Comics awaits with three 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) in “A Crossroads Repetition”; Hugo Award nominee Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One) and Eisner Award winner Jonathan Case (Green River Killer)’s “A Hand In It”; and Emmy Award winner Jay Stephens (Dwellings) and the maniacal Leomacs (Rogues)’ “Blood Type”!
“One of the greatest twist-of-fate stories in American culture comes not from an EC Comic but from the Delta Blues,” said writer Chris Condon. “Why did bluesman Robert Johnson die at twenty-seven; the first to enter the entertainment industry's most exclusive club? Was it due to a fateful meeting at the crossroads with a particularly devlish individual with an offer too good to refuse? Well, comics genius Charlie Adlard and I took a long look at this classic idea, spun it into an EC story, and thanks to Charlie's deft handling of the material, came out with something almost lyrical in its execution–a descriptor you don't often hear attributed to EC stories. But make no mistake–our story, ‘A Crossroads Repetition’, still packs that patented EC punch-in-the-gut that we know, love, and look forward to in every issue of EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS and CRUEL UNIVERSE.”
INTERIOR PAGES FROM EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3 BY CHARLIE ADLARD
This September 18th, every tombstone tells a tale . . . and the Grave-Digger’s cemetery is chock full of ‘em, only in EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3 – featuring covers of staggering artistic audacity from EC masterminds Lee Bermejo (Batman: Damned) Tom Fowler (Refrigerator Full of Heads), Jay Stephens (Dwellings), and Rian Hughes (The Multiversity)!
EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #3 (of 12)
WRITTEN BY CHRIS CONDON, CORINNA BECHKO & JAY STEPHENS
ART BY CHARLIE ADLARD, LEOMACS & JONATHAN CASE
COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO
COVER B BY TOM FOWLER WITH BILL CRABTREE
EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS
B&W ARTISTS EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY TOM FOWLER
ARCHIVE EDITION VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES
ON SALE SEPTEMBER 18TH | $4.99 | 32 PGS | FC
FOC: 8/26/2024
COVER A BY LEE BERMEJO
EC HOMAGE VARIANT (1:10) BY JAY STEPHENS
COVER B BY TOM FOWLER WITH BILL CRABTREE
B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY TOM FOWLER
EC ARCHIVE VARIANT (1:50) BY RIAN HUGHES