Issues 1-4 of 'Cruel and Unusual'
Vertigo/DC Comics, 1999
Writers - Jamie Delano, Tom Peyer
Penciller - John McCrea
Inker - Andrew Chiu
Cruel and Unusual is a four-issue American comic book mini-series created in 1999 by Jamie Delano and Tom Peyer (writers), John McCrea (penciller) and Andrew Chiu (inker), published by Vertigo.
America's struggling prison system is turned over to TV producers, who exploit everything possible for profit, making reality shows of the prisoners and even hosting live executions.