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EC Epitaphs from the Abyss #12
Do not despair, while this may be our final issue of Epitaphs from the Abyss—for now!—EC Comics endures still an endless supply of nail-pulling agony and mindbending psychosis! We certainly wouldn’t want our inaugural series to go out without a SPLAT, so before our next tantalizing title picks up the mantle of TENSION and TERROR in next month’s Catacomb of Torment, we leave you with this coup de grâce of prime EC thrills featuring stories by the loathsome lot of creators Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine), Tyler Crook (Out of Alcatraz), Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), Klaus Janson (Daredevil), and Alison Sampson (Dept. of Truth)!
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Published June 18, 2025
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June 20, 2025
And so Epitaphs from the Abyss goes to its grave to rest in peace, at least for a while. It started out disappointing, gradually improved, then bobbed up and down between a 3 and a 4 out of 5--never great, but never particularly bad, either.
The stand-out this issue is Tyler Crook's "She Needs Help," a strong title to close out on. And there's a fun bookend meta-story about the Grave-Digger and the mascot taking his place next month, the Tormentor. The other two entries are decent enough.
Flipping back through the other 11 issues in the run, the best stories were:
"Family Values " by Stephanie Phillips and Phil Hester (issue #1)
"Gray Green Memories" by Tyler Crook (issue #2)
"A Hand In It" by Jay Stephens and Leomacs (issue #3)
"A Crossroads Repetition" by Chris Condon and Charlie Adlard (issue #3)
"The Perfect Pearl" by Amy Roy and Claire Roe (issue #4)
"Some Things You Lose, Some Things You Give Away" by Matthew Rosenberg and Kano (issue #5)
"How Was Your Day?" by Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Crook (issue #6)
"Exterminator" by Brian Azzarello and David Lapham (issue #9)
"Feed the Right Wolf" by Jeff Jensen and Sami Kivela (issue #10)
"She Needs Help" by Tyler Crook (issue #12)
These ten stories (out of 36+) made the series worthwhile (unfortunately, a few issues didn't have any particularly strong entries). Hopefully the next series, Catacomb of Torment, will have more like these. It seems like Tyler Crook is the MVP of Epitaphs. I hope to see more contributions from him in the future.
Issue 12: 3.5 out of 5
Series: 3 out of 5
The stand-out this issue is Tyler Crook's "She Needs Help," a strong title to close out on. And there's a fun bookend meta-story about the Grave-Digger and the mascot taking his place next month, the Tormentor. The other two entries are decent enough.
Flipping back through the other 11 issues in the run, the best stories were:
"Family Values " by Stephanie Phillips and Phil Hester (issue #1)
"Gray Green Memories" by Tyler Crook (issue #2)
"A Hand In It" by Jay Stephens and Leomacs (issue #3)
"A Crossroads Repetition" by Chris Condon and Charlie Adlard (issue #3)
"The Perfect Pearl" by Amy Roy and Claire Roe (issue #4)
"Some Things You Lose, Some Things You Give Away" by Matthew Rosenberg and Kano (issue #5)
"How Was Your Day?" by Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Crook (issue #6)
"Exterminator" by Brian Azzarello and David Lapham (issue #9)
"Feed the Right Wolf" by Jeff Jensen and Sami Kivela (issue #10)
"She Needs Help" by Tyler Crook (issue #12)
These ten stories (out of 36+) made the series worthwhile (unfortunately, a few issues didn't have any particularly strong entries). Hopefully the next series, Catacomb of Torment, will have more like these. It seems like Tyler Crook is the MVP of Epitaphs. I hope to see more contributions from him in the future.
Issue 12: 3.5 out of 5
Series: 3 out of 5
July 22, 2025
2.5 stars rounded down.
Kind of a weak wet fart end to the first run of Epitaphs. WAVES is maybe the strongest story but dare I say I detect a few hints of AI generated language in there? As a frequent ghostwriter/editor, I have come to know these tics well. HELP LESS was sort of confusing. It read more like an issue of a larger series rather than a stand alone. Either way, it seemed like there was an attempt to subvert THE ROAD, but it felt sort of weak and obvious at the end. HELP was cleverly designed and illustrated but petered out at the end a bit, though it may be the best total effort in the issue.
If you’re interested in my opinions of the whole run, please check out my previous reviews of each issue. There were some high highs and low lows throughout this series—right in line with the EC tradition. I look forward to more.
Read as a single issue.
Kind of a weak wet fart end to the first run of Epitaphs. WAVES is maybe the strongest story but dare I say I detect a few hints of AI generated language in there? As a frequent ghostwriter/editor, I have come to know these tics well. HELP LESS was sort of confusing. It read more like an issue of a larger series rather than a stand alone. Either way, it seemed like there was an attempt to subvert THE ROAD, but it felt sort of weak and obvious at the end. HELP was cleverly designed and illustrated but petered out at the end a bit, though it may be the best total effort in the issue.
If you’re interested in my opinions of the whole run, please check out my previous reviews of each issue. There were some high highs and low lows throughout this series—right in line with the EC tradition. I look forward to more.
Read as a single issue.
June 20, 2025
Tired conclusion to a tired series…got too political!
I’m glad this is over. Started off great, then became slow, bordering on boring. Then this edition got political, so no thanks. I didn’t read comics to be told something I just want to switch off.
I’m glad this is over. Started off great, then became slow, bordering on boring. Then this edition got political, so no thanks. I didn’t read comics to be told something I just want to switch off.
July 31, 2025
The best one so far! I thoroughly—I mean, thoroughly—enjoyed it.
August 10, 2025
Such an excellent cap to the series.
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