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Oni Pressjust announced its next programme for theEC Comicsbrand atSan Diego Comic - Con , and reader will desire to add it to their regard lean this holiday time of year . Featuring creatives like Jason Aaron ( Thor ) , Adam Hughes ( Wonder Woman ) , and David Lapham ( Stray Bullets),Shiver Suspenstories#1promises to mail a chill down your spinal column withhorrifying winter tales .
EC Comics was a democratic publishing house in theGolden Age of Comicsthat sharpen on horror and scientific discipline fiction stories rather than superheroes . However , in the anti - comics backlash of the 1950s , the gory stories found in series likeTales from the Crypthad censors postulate the publisher be shut down . Oni Press announced earlier this twelvemonth that it would revive the former brand , down to its signature pulpy cover artwork , and it just released its first book under the recording label , Epitaphs from the Abyss .
sales agreement have already been so good , Oni herald that it ’s switch the serial publication ' runfrom a 5 - issue miniseries to a full 12 - issue ladder . Now , the publishing company hope to repeat the same winner withShiver Suspenstoriesthis December .
Several ten after the influential newspaper publisher was shuttered , Oni Press revive EC Comics to publish a new moving ridge of titles with an all - star line - up .
Holiday and Horror Have Long Been Strange Bedfellows
The wintertime holidays can be a fraught time for many people , with short days , cold weather , and around-the-clock carols playing everywhere . Most medium feeds into this by promote happy , strong messages of kinfolk togetherness , gift - giving , and very special sequence . However , for those who prefer the drab phantasma of Christmas Yet to Come over Ebeneezer Scrooge ’s redemption , holiday horror has always been a welcome second of counter - programming . There ’s a dark underbelly to a season that demands everyone put on a happy face , corrupt more present , and pretend like a affectionate cup of cocoa fixes everything . Horror queer this dividing line , sometimes in butcherly style .
For those less penetrative on gut and gore , Shiver Suspenstoriesisn’t make up of only horror stories . Oni ’s announcement promises that the anthology will sport other writing style that EC Comics was known for : skill fiction and military activity tales . WhileEpitaphs from the Abyss , just released on July 24 , has already sold over 65,000 copies , Oni Press has another book coming up for the imprint : Cruel Universe . This anthology focuses more on science fiction tales and features creators like Corinna Bechko ( Avatar : Adapt or Die ) and Matt Kindt ( BRZRKR ) , and release in August 2024 .
Holiday Horror Is Dark, But Also Darkly Funny
EC Comics were not only gory and horrific , but also cope in the macabre - the comedy of truly terrifying things . For every dark murder and shivery disembodied spirit inTales from the Crypt , the Cryptkeeper was there to leave you with a joke at the ending . repugnance at the holidays often exist in this same space , with the contrast between Santa fall down the lamp chimney and an ax liquidator breaking down the threshold being almost comical . While the holidays and horror have been paired before , theShiver Suspenstoriesanthology announced atSDCCbyOni PressandEC Comicspromises to have readers tremble this December - and not because of the coldness .
Shiver Suspenstories#1arrives in December 2024 from Oni Press and EC Comics .
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