Evil Ernie: Revenge

Evil Ernie: Revenge is a four-issue mini-series staring Evil-Ernie and published by Chaos! Comics. The series ran from October 1994 to February 1995, and was written by Brian Pulido and illustrated by Steven Hughes. It is the third mini-series, after Youth Gone Wild, and Resurrection.

The series is set after Ernie has dropped a satellite on New York city, and follows him as he personally hunts down and kills all the survivors of his attack, while his former therapists, Price and Young, are working with Ramsey and the military on a plan to stop him once and for all. They find a disturbed victim of Ernie's, Crush, in the wreckage of one of his attacks, and recruit him into their ranks. As this is going on, Lady Death, the source of Ernie's powers and subject of his affections, is tormented by nightmares as something stalks her in the Netherworld.

Revenge was a turning point for the franchise, introducing a number of characters and elements that would shape the series going forwards, including the first appearance of Purgatori, who would go on to star in her own series, and expanding Smiley's role in the story. It was later collected together in a single Trade Paperback.

It was followed by Evil Ernie: Straight to Hell and Lady Death: Between Heaven and Hell.

• An Arm and a Leg: Ernie tears off both of Price's arms in retaliation for encasing him in concrete.

"Yer goin' to pieces, doc!" —Evil-Ernie

• Attack Its Weak Point: Mary directs Price to aim for Ernie's button.
• Catapult Nightmare: Lady Death after she wakes from the first of many nightmares.
• Chainsaw Good: One of the many weapons Crush uses in his fight against Ernie.
• Foe Yay: The first signs of Purgatori's feelings toward Lady Death, when she declares she is The Only One Allowed to Defeat You.
• Harsher in Hindsight: The very first panel is of the Twin Towers in flames.
• Herd-Hitting Attack: Crush defeats a horde of dead onez by flinging a belt of grenades into the centre of the group.
• Infernal Retaliation: Crush tries to kill Ernie with a flame-thrower. It has no effect.
• I Will Find You: In the middle of a fight, Smiley is knocked off Ernie's jacket, forcing him to journey through sewers, and escape hungry rats to be reunited with his friend.
• Journey to the Center of the Mind: Dr. Young's plan to stop Ernie once and for all.
• Monochrome Past: Dr. Price as he tells the story of how he first awakened Ernie's violent impulses.
  • Justified, as the original comic depicting said events was printed in black and white.
• The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: Purgatori when Mary goes after Lady Death.
• Out of the Inferno: Ernie crashes his helicopter into the roof of his enemies base, then casually walks out of the flaming wreckage.
• Powered Armor: Ramsey's latest weapon.
• Sinister Silhouettes: Purgatori, until her final panel.
• Tailor-Made Prison: Ernie is sealed in a tank and filled in with concrete.
• Universal Driver's License: Smiley is able to control the power armour despite having no training, and being a sentient button.
• Your Mind Makes It Real: Mary is attacked in her "Neural-Astral Form" and barely makes it out alive.