Get your first look at Epitaphs From the Abyss #3 from Oni Press, as the horror anthology series continues.
In the pages below, you’re getting a sneak peek at a story by Chris Condon and Charlie Adlard, all about Robert Johnson and the crossroads devil.
Said Condon via a press release provided to Comic Book Club, “One of the greatest twist-of-fate stories in American culture comes not from an EC Comic but from the Delta Blues. Why did bluesman Robert Johnson die at twenty-seven; the first to enter the entertainment industry’s most exclusive club? Was it due to a fateful meeting at the crossroads with a particularly devlish individual with an offer too good to refuse?
“Well, comics genius Charlie Adlard and I took a long look at this classic idea, spun it into an EC story, and thanks to Charlie’s deft handling of the material, came out with something almost lyrical in its execution–a descriptor you don’t often hear attributed to EC stories. But make no mistake–our story, ‘A Crossroads Repetition’, still packs that patented EC punch-in-the-gut that we know, love, and look forward to in every issue of EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS and CRUEL UNIVERSE.”
Epitaphs From the Abyss #3 First Look
Check out five pages and five covers from the September 18, 2024 publishing issue here! Click the thumbnails for a larger version:
Epitaphs From the Abyss #3 Official Synopsis:
EVERY TOMBSTONE TELLS TELLS A TALE . . . THESE ARE YOUR EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS! In your next infamous ish from the immortal EC Comics, all-new stories of fatalistic spectacle- told with wanton disregard for moral standards or public decency-from six ax-wielding masters of splatter de spectacular: rising star Chris Condon (That Texas Blood) and Eisner Award nominee Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead); Hugo Award nominee Corinna Bechko (Invisible Republic) and Eisner Award winner Jonathan Case (Green River Killer); and Emmy Award winner Jay Stephens (Dwellings) and the maniacal Leomacs (Rogues)! WARNING: Do not put this comic directly into your long box-it could leak blood onto your other back issues!
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