| Cruel and Unusual | |
| Format: | Mini-series |
| Limited: | y |
| Publisher: | Vertigo |
| Startmo: | June |
| Startyr: | 1999 |
| Endmo: | September |
| Endyr: | 1999 |
| Issues: | 4 |
| Writers: | Jamie Delano Tom Peyer |
| Pencillers: | John McCrea |
| Inkers: | Andrew Chiu |
| Letterers: | Annie Parkhouse |
| Colorists: | Digital Chameleon Tatjana Wood |
| Editors: | Cliff Chiang Stuart Moore |
| Creators: | Jamie Delano Tom Peyer John McCrea |
| Tpb: | Cruel and Unusual |
| Isbn: | 0-9795939-2-1 |
| Subcat: | Vertigo Comics |
| Sort: | Cruel and Unusual |
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), and 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.
The series has been collected into a trade paperback: