This Valentine’s Day, EC Comics — the influential Tales from the Crypt publisher recently revived by Oni Press — is gifting you a box of poison chocolates in Tortured Hearts.
As rancid romantics ourselves, we have the exclusive details on the new comic, including the first look at its six variant covers.
Hot-and-bothered meets cold-blooded in stories from Jordie Bellaire (Redlands), Tini Howard (Excalibur) & Blake Howard (Vampire: The Masquerade), Ann Nocenti (Daredevil), Amy Roy (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss), and more.
The bouquet of brutality features artwork by Sebastián Cabrol (Hulk: Maestro), Fabiana Mascolo (Cyberpunk 2077), Dan McDaid (Outlaw Showdown), Arjuna Susini (Lamentation), and more.
The 56-page one-shot also includes is a newly restored and authentically remastered classic from the EC vaults by legendary fiends William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein, and Reed Crandall.
The slate of salacious covers that will make your eyes linger come from Dustin Weaver (Avengers), Miguel Mercado (X-Men), Tom Fowler (Refrigerator Full of Heads), Shawn McManus (Fables), and Patricia Martín (Blood Type).
Tortured Hearts #1 will be published on February 11, 2026. Final order cutoff is January 19.
Cover A by Dustin Weaver
Cover B by Miguel Mercado
Cover C by Tom Fowler
EC Homage Variant (1:10) by Shawn McManus
B&W Artist Edition Variant (1:20) by Tom Fowler
Archive Edition Variant (1:50) by Patricia Martín
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