EC Cruel Universe 2 #12

Cold, dark, and merciless: the second volume of the Eisner Award-nominated ode to impermanence gears up for the BIG CRUNCH — the end of all things — and presents a masterclass of sparkling science fiction in the immortal EC Comics manner.

On the edge of the yawning abyss of nothingness looming over our (for now) final issue, Eisner Award winner Greg Smallwood (The Human Target, Moon Knight) delivers his first cataclysmic, cosmic contribution to the canon of Cruel Universe. Then "irradiated" writers Melissa Flores (Power Rangers) and Ann Nocenti (Daredevil), together with the "atomically" annihilated artists Daniel Gete (Skin Police) and Jordi Tarragona (Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps), bet on heat death or the great cold as the galaxy contracts inward. At EC Comics, the saying goes: why not both?

• Dark, speculative science fiction in the EC tradition
• Cosmic themes: heat death vs. the great freeze
• Contributions by Greg Smallwood, Melissa Flores, Ann Nocenti, Daniel Gete, and Jordi Tarragona
• For fans of apocalyptic and philosophical sci-fi stories