Art from EC’s Cruel Kingdom #2 by David Lapham, with colors by Nick Filardi.

Real Life left me bailing water last week so I didn’t have the chance to properly shout from the rooftops that EC’s Cruel Kingdom #2 was on sale.

So…

::clears throat::

Behold! EC’s Cruel Kingdom #2 is now in comic shops, featuring a ten page story I wrote titled “The Seat of Power,” illustrated by David Lapham (!!) and colored by Nick Filardi.

Ever since Oni Press revived the legendary EC brand of anthologies, they’ve put together an incredible line up of horror and sci fi themed series. (They’re so good, even horror-averse scaredy-cats like me eagerly read each one.) Cruel Kingdom is EC’s first foray into dark fantasy, and as you can tell from the cover image below, they’ve had no problem adapting to the genre.

Adam Pollina’s truly perfect cover to Cruel Kingdom #2.

Following two princes vying for the throne, “The Seat of Power” is a touch darker than my usual fare (naturally) but I hope folks dig it. The real highlight was working with David Lapham, creator of the exceptional crime series Stray Bullets and a certified comics legend. (I’m happy to report that I felt zero pressure scripting for him. None whatsoever. No, sir. Definitely not…)

I always say that the best part of writing comics is seeing the art come in, and that’s before I ever thought I’d see David Lapham tackling the fantasy genre. The snippet at the top of the post is just a glimpse of the brillaint storytelling he and colorist Nick Filardi put together.

The issue is on sale now and the folks at Graphic Policy were kind enough to review the issue and our particular story, calling it an “intrigue-filled banger”. (I will never get a cooler pull quote no matter how hard I try.)

Special thanks to Oni’s Sierra Hahn, Jung Lee, and Matt Dryer for the opportunity and for guiding this story. Editing anthologies is a bear and the team behind EC pulls off a miracle month in and month out.

Ask Me About My Turtles

A couple of months ago I had the chance to go on the Turtle Tracks Podcast to talk TMNT x Stranger Things with series artist Fero Pe and host Brian VanHooker. Fero and I had only ever spoken through emails and scripts so it was a joy getting to finally chat with him in earnest. You can check out the episode below if you want to hear me talk about the making of the series and ramble like a madman about the merit of the original Eastman and Laird TMNT comics.

Okay, that’s enough posting from the rooftops. Until next time…

Thanks for reading,

Cam
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