EC Tortured Hearts #1
| Writer | Jordie Bellaire, Tini Howard, Blake Howard, Amy Nocenti, Amy Roy |
| Artist | Sebastin Cabrol, Fabiana Mascolo, Dan McDaid, Arjuna Susini |
| Cover Price | $8.99 |
LOVE IS PAIN . . . AND WE MEAN IT LITERALLY THIS TIME!
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 56-page, coffin-shaped bouquet of brutality in TORTURED HEARTS #1-a giant-sized special full of soft whispers and death rattles from hot-blooded writers Jord
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CRITIC REVIEWS
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9.0
AIPT - David Brooke
Feb 10, 2026Tortured Hearts succeeds as a holiday-themed horror anthology that embraces romance through a grim and often tragic lens. Each creative team approaches love as something volatile, obsessive, or doomed, giving the collection a strong emotional throughline despite shifting genres and time periods. The art consistently reinforces the unsettling tone, with several stories leaning heavily into visual storytelling to heighten the impact. While the anthology structure naturally leads to uneven highs and lows, the strongest entries linger long after the final page. The inclusion of a classic Tales from the Crypt story reinforces the anthology’s connection to EC’s legacy while reminding readers how timeless horror rooted in human desire can be. Read Full Review