PORTLAND, OR (September 3, 2026) –
Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, and
William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. are proud to reveal December’s
ARTISTS FROM THE ABYSS: DAVID LAPHAM #1 – EC’s next artist-centric celebration of its boldest and bloodiest talents… spotlighting multiple Eisner Award winner and comics master
David Lapham (
Stray Bullets, Detective Comics)
on December 30th!
Re-presenting Lapham’s greatest and goriest contributions to the new EC Comics canon – featuring taut tales of tension and terror penned by collaborators J. Holtham(EC’s Cruel Universe), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), Joe R. Lansdale (Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo), and more – for the first time between two covers, this ad-free special also features a brand-new, never-before-seen EC shocker illustrated by Lapham and co-written by Maria Lapham (Underheist)! BZZZ! BZZZ! There’s no swatting this one away… especially since it weighs 200 pounds and is coming right for you!
Beginning with November’s ARTISTS FROM THE ABYSS: CHARLIE ADLARD #1, each ARTISTS FROM THE ABYSS special will recollect a “razor-sharp” collection of EC”s “greatest slits” (heh heh) from a different maestro of the macabre – including Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), Sami Kivelä (The Forever Home), and Leomacs(Benjamin) – alongside an all-new tale specifically scripted for each one-shot special by a cavalcade of “all-slaughter” writing talents, including Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine, That Texas Blood),Greg Pak (Planet Hulk), and Ben H. Winters (Archie).
The first four ARTISTS FROM THE ABYSS specials will be released monthly throughout the coming winter – stay warm by curling up and throwing someone you love onto the bonfire, while you read each of these eye-popping issues:
ARTISTS FROM THE ABYSS: CHARLIE ADLARD #1
Art & Cover by
Charlie Adlard
(The Walking Dead)
Written by Chris Condon with Tim Seeley
November 2026
ARTISTS FROM THE ABYSS: DAVID LAPHAM #1
Art & Cover by
David Lapham
(Stray Bullets, Knight City)
Written by David & Maria Lapham with J. Holtham, Matt Kindt & Joe R. Lansdale
December 2026
ARTISTS FROM THE ABYSS: SAMI KIVELÄ #1
Art & Cover by
Sami Kivelä
(The Forever Home, Abbott)
Written by Greg Pak with Chris Condon & Ben H. Winters
January 2027
ARTISTS FROM THE ABYSS: LEOMACS #1
Art & Cover by Leomacs
(Benjamin, DC Black Label’s Rogues)
Written by Ben H. Winters with Corinna Bechko, J. Holtham & Matt Kindt
February 2028
EC ARTISTS FROM THE ABYSS: CHARLIE ADLARD #1
WRITTEN BY CHRIS CONDON with TIM SEELEY
ART BY CHARLIE ADLARD
COVER A BY CHARLIE ADLARD
B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY CHARLIE ADLARD
ON SALE NOVEMBER 11, 2026 | $5.99 | 32 PGS | NO ADS | FC
EC ARTISTS FROM THE ABYSS: DAVID LAPHAM #1
WRITTEN BY J. HOLTHAM, MATT KINDT, JOE R. LANSDALE, DAVID & MARIA LAPHAM
ART BY DAVID LAPHAM
COVER A BY DAVID LAPHAM
B&W ARTIST EDITION VARIANT (1:20) BY DAVID LAPHAM
ON SALE DECEMBER 30, 2026 | $5.99 | 32 PGS | NO ADS | FC
