Oni Press and EC Comics step into 2026 with a new issue of Cruel Universe tomorrow, and today, The Beat has an exclusive sneak peek at a short story from the anthology series, written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Sebastián Cabrol.
Here’s the full issue synopsis for EC Comics’ Cruel Universe 2 #6:
You’ve just landed on a barren, alien world . . . cold, remote, and devoid of any signs of life . . . except for the ominous, throbbing hum from the planetary core that drills a message straight into the synapses of your human nervous system: THE NEW ISSUE OF CRUEL UNIVERSE IS HERE! SURRENDER YOURSELF! OR BE ATOMIZED! In this galaxy or the next, you’d be a fool to miss EC Comics’ Eisner- and Ringo Award–nominated sensation as it hurtles forward with all-new tales of twisted science and terrifying tech! Join writers Corinna Bechko (EC’s Blood Type), Maria Ingrande Mora (Ranger Academy), and Greg Pak (Ronin Island) alongside artists Sebastián Cabrol (The Seasons Have Teeth), Fabiana Mascolo (Catwoman), and Kelly Williams (The Dead and the Damned) as they rewire the strands of EC’s immortal DNA into a new kind of inhuman monstrosity!
Check out an excerpt from Pak and Cabrol’s story, “Back to Nature,” below.
Additionally, see cover art for the issue below.
EC Comics’ Cruel Universe 2 #6 will be available digitally and at your local comic shop on Wednesday, January 7.
