Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard draws his first story for the iconic EC Comics horror anthology Epitaphs from the Abyss
Aug. 22, 2024Check out an exclusive preview of ‘A Crossroads Repetition’
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Oni Press’s revival of the famousEC Comicshorror brand is a couple of months deep now, with two terrifying anthologies – Epitaphs from the Abyss and Cruel Universe – both delving into the darker side of genre fiction with stories “told with wanton disregard for moral standards or public decency” according to Oni’s press release. That’s what we like to hear!
September’s Epitaphs from the Abyss #3 features three tales from a starry cast of creators. We have an exclusive preview of the issue below, specifically of a new story titled ‘A Crossroads Repetition’ from The Enfield Gang Massacre writer Chris Condon andThe Walking Deadartist Charlie Adlard, whose iconic style perfectly illustrates this haunting story that explores the myth of bluesman Robert Johnson meeting the devil at a crossroads. Check it out in the gallery below…
The issue’s menacing main cover comes from artist Lee Bermejo, with variants from Jay Stephens and Tom Fowler.
Condon and Adlard aren’t the only creators in the issue, of course, which also features two other stories. One is by Hugo Award nominee Corinna Bechko and the Eisner Award-winning artist Jonathan Case, the other by the demonic duo of Jay Stephens and Leomacs.
Epitaphs from the Abyss #3 is published by Oni Press on September 18.
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