EC TORTURED HEARTS #1 (ONE-SHOT)
WRITTEN BY JORDIE BELLAIRE, TINI HOWARD & BLAKE HOWARD, ANN NOCENTI, AMY ROY & MORE
ART BY SEBASTIÁN CABROL, FABIANA MASCOLO, DAN McDAID, ARJUNA SUSINI & MORE
Real-Life Lovebirds Tini & Blake Howard Unveil a Twisted Valentine’s Treat in EC’s TORTURED HEARTS #1
Fall in Love and Out of Your Mind in EC Comics’ Next Sickening, Giant-Sized Special – On Shelves February 11th!
PORTLAND, OR (January 14, 2026) – ROSES ARE RED, CORPSES ARE BLUE, AND SOON YOU’LL BE TOO! 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 present an eye-piercingly perilous preview of TORTURED HEARTS #1 – EC Comics’ newest giant-sized special presenting 56 pages of rage-fueled romance – with a first look at “The Spark” by real-life husband and wife Tini Howard (Excalibur) and Blake Howard (Vampire: The Masquerade), alongside astounding artist Arjuna Susini (Lamentation)!
“Blake and I have been making scary stories together as long as we’ve been in love, so EC’s TORTURED HEARTS was the perfect place for us,” says co-writer Tini Howard. “Our story is about passion, the spark, and the fun and frightening ways couples keep things spicy. After all, the lovers who slay together, stay together!”
“I’m so thrilled to welcome the great Tini Howard and Blake Howard to the EC fold, in their debut story “The Spark”!” says editor Allyson Gronowitz. “This story provides an explosive answer to the age-old question of: how do you reignite the passion in a decaying romance… the EC way? You’ll wish you never found out!”
Did your heart ever break so hard that it felt like Cupid himself had plunged his sharp little arrow into your ribcage, only to leave a sucking chest wound for all the world to see? No?! Well, are you free on the second Wednesday in February?! In the unrelenting tradition of EC Comics, here’s one for all of you lovesick lunatics, rancid romantics, and forlorn fatalities as Oni Press proudly presents our next giant-sized special full of soft whispers and death rattles from hot-blooded writers Jordie Bellaire (Redlands), Tini Howard (Excalibur) & Blake Howard (Vampire: The Masquerade), Ann Nocenti (Daredevil), and Amy Roy (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss), alongside candy-coated artists Sebastián Cabrol (Hulk: Maestro), Fabiana Mascolo (Cyberpunk 2077), Dan McDaid (EC’s Outlaw Showdown), and Arjuna Susini (Lamentation)!
Plus, as an extra-added bonus: Another newly restored and authentically remastered classic from the EC vaults by legendary fiends William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein, and Reed Crandall!
Eat your heart out – but make sure to save some for the rest of us! This Valentine’s Day, Oni Press and EC Comics is gifting you a box of poison chocolates and cyanide-laced champagne in TORTURED HEARTS #1 – featuring a slate of salacious covers that will make your eyes linger a second too long from Dustin Weaver (Avengers), Miguel Mercado (X-Men), Tom Fowler (Refrigerator Full of Heads), Shawn McManus (Fables), and Patricia Martín (EC’s Blood Type)! Warm your heart to the boiling point – only in comic shops on February 11th!
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
ON SALE FEBRUARY 11th, 2026 | $8.99 | 56 PAGES | FC IOC: 12/27/2025
FOC: 1/19/2026
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