{"id":81103,"date":"2026-08-31T22:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=81103"},"modified":"2026-08-31T22:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:29:10","slug":"ec-comics-cruel-kingdom-sequel-series-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=81103","title":{"rendered":"EC Comics Cruel Kingdom Sequel Series Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The legacy of EC Comics is alive and well at Oni Press. Oni has been publishing new anthology series modeled after the classic EC horror and sci-fi books, and one of them is about to get a sequel. Are you ready for Cruel Kingdom 2?<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">IGN can exclusively debut a new preview of Cruel Kingdom 2 #1, featuring writer Matt Bors (Toxic Avenger) and artist Ryan Kelly&#8217;s (Saucer County) short story &#8220;Fire in the Sky.&#8221; Check it out in the slideshow gallery below:<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Cruel Kingdom 2 #1 Preview<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"Click through for an exclusive preview of the upcoming Oni Press\/EC Comics anthology series Cruel Kingdom 2.\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Cruel Kingdom 2 is a six-issue limited series published in collaboration between Oni Press and EC Comics. The new series will also feature tales by John Arcudi (B.P.R.D.), Ram\u00f3n F. Bachs (Star Wars), Sarah Gailey (Magic for Liars), Sami Kivel\u00e4 (The Forever Home), Curt Pires (Fireborn, Super Mondo Mega Mutts), SOM (Crocodile Black), and Alison Sampson (Department of Truth), among others.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Here&#8217;s Oni&#8217;s official description of Cruel Kingdom 2:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>In this CRUEL KINGDOM, there is no \u201chappily ever after\u201d . . . 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 (Canto), Matt Bors (The Toxic Avenger), and Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Dead Teenagers) turn the screws in tandem with axe-wielding artists Ryan Kelly (Lucifer), Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley), and David Lapham (Stray Bullets) to extract answers the burning question of every knight and squire: Must every wizard\u2019s tower also have an executioner\u2019s dungeon buried down below? At EC Comics, we say \u201cYES, OF COURSE! NOW PROCEED WITH THE BEHEADING, YOU FOOL!\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Cruel Kingdom 2 #1 will be released on September 2. You can preorder a copy at your local comic shop.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Previous Oni\/EC collaborations have included Epitaphs From the Abyss, the war-themed Shellshock, and the vampire-themed Blood Type. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by<\/em><em> <\/em><u><em>following @jschedeen on BlueSky<\/em><\/u><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/ec-comics-anthology-series-cruel-kingdom-returns-for-a-sequel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legacy of EC Comics is alive and well at Oni Press. 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