Read an exclusive excerpt from Cruel Universe 2 #5 from Oni Press featuring a new tale by Ryan Haddock and artist Kano titled “Hope Endures.”
Cruel Universe 2 #5 Preview
Check out five pages and five covers from the December 3, 2025, publishing issue here! Click the thumbnails for a larger version:
Cruel Universe 2 #5 Official Synopsis:
IN THIS CRUEL UNIVERSE, PERCEPTION IS REALITY . . . AND REALITY IS PAIN!
Join petrifying pioneers Ryan Haddock (The Brothers Flick), Amy Roy (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss), and EC newcomer Andrew Wheeler (Another Castle) as they probe the far reaches of space for any pinprick of hope . . . and artists Kano (Gotham Central), Andrea Mutti (EC’s Cruel Kingdom), and more heed the call to bring the latest batch of technological terrors to the page! Will a stranded pilot find salvation? Will a terminally ill tech titan live on in prosperity? Will advancements in AI eliminate all strife and conflict? Our on-board systems are reading “no,” but you’ll will have to pick the latest installment of EC’s Eisner and Ringo Award–nominated science-fiction sensation to see what the future truly holds!
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