{"product_id":"ec-cruel-kingdom-2-1-cvr-a-mark-buckingham","title":"EC CRUEL KINGDOM 2 #1 CVR A MARK BUCKINGHAM","description":"\u003cb\u003eEC CRUEL KINGDOM 2 #1 CVR A MARK BUCKINGHAM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHIS IS A PRESALE LISTING | FOC DATE 07\/27\/2026 | ESTIMATED IN-STORE DATE 09\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALWAYS REMEMBER: HEAVY IS THE HEAD THAT WEARS THE CROWN . . . UNLESS THE KING IS ABOUT TO GET IT LOPPED OFF! Welcome, traveler . . . back to the blood-drenched ramparts of ye olde EC Comics that yearn for MORE tales of sadistic sorcery and malevolent magic! Yes, draw your sword and start swinging, because CRUEL KINGDOM lives again with an ALL-NEW volume of fatal fantasy, told in the immortal EC Comics manner by a magnificently malicious cast of all-star storytellers!In this CRUEL KINGDOM, there is no “happily ever after” . . . and sometimes the witch hunter becomes the hunter in the end, heh heh! Come, warm yourself by the pyre as vengeance-fueled writers David M. Booher (Canto), Matt Bors (The Toxic Avenger), and Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Dead Teenagers) turn the screws in tandem with axe-wielding artists Ryan Kelly (Lucifer), Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley), and David Lapham (Stray Bullets) to extract answers to the burning question of every knight and squire: Must every wizard’s tower also have an executioner’s dungeon buried down below? At EC Comics, we say, “YES, OF COURSE! NOW PROCEED WITH THE BEHEADING, YOU FOOL!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSHIPPING POLICY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach comic is carefully bagged, boarded, and packed in sturdy materials. Orders with pre-sale items will ship when all items are released and processed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMBINED SHIPPING POLICY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombined shipping available, calculated at checkout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONDITION POLICY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStock photo listings guarantee comics to be roughly 9.2 NM- or better. Minor manufacturing defects may be present. Actual comic received matches depicted photo. Provided grades are subjective; buyers should assess using photos and descriptions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePREVIEW IMAGES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreview artwork may differ from actual comic cover when produced by publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eALLOCATED PRODUCT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllocated comics may have limited availability. Unfulfilled orders with allocated comics will be refunded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCENTIVES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccidental listing of incentives for cover price will result in refund.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAMAGES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDamaged comics from supplier will be replaced if possible. If replacement is unavailable, damaged copy or full refund will be offered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease ask questions and request additional photos before purchase, as returns are not accepted.","brand":"ONI PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45325503430679,"sku":"PRHJULY26-2","price":4.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0567\/1809\/8455\/files\/64985600911100111.jpg?v=1784747329","url":"https:\/\/comicnation.us\/products\/ec-cruel-kingdom-2-1-cvr-a-mark-buckingham","provider":"Comic Nation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}