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Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 Paperback – Illustrated, May 26, 2020
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IT’S THE MONSTERS WHO SHOULD BE AFRAID.
When the children of Archer's Peak—a sleepy town in the heart of America—begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. Most children never return, but the ones that do have terrible stories—impossible details of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. Their only hope of finding and eliminating the threat is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to be the only one who sees what they can see.
Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done.
GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (The Woods, Batman: Detective Comics) teams with artist Werther Dell’Edera (Briggs Land) for an all-new story about staring into the abyss.
Collects Something is Killing the Children #1-5.
- Print length128 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBOOM! Studios
- Publication dateMay 26, 2020
- Dimensions6.63 x 0.4 x 10.19 inches
- ISBN-101684155584
- ISBN-13978-1684155583
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- Publisher : BOOM! Studios; Illustrated edition (May 26, 2020)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 128 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1684155584
- ISBN-13 : 978-1684155583
- Item Weight : 9.7 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.63 x 0.4 x 10.19 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #29,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #24 in Mystery Graphic Novels
- #34 in Horror Graphic Novels (Books)
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James Tynion IV is an Eisner Award Winning, New York Times bestselling comic book author and publisher.
He is the co-creator of SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN with Werther Dell’Edera, the smash hit comic series published by Boom! Studios. SIKTC was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best New Comic Series in 2020. It’s spin-off title, THE HOUSE OF SLAUGHTER, was one of the highest selling comic books in 2021. SIKTC is currently in development for television at Netflix with Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy’s Intrepid Pictures producing.
He is the co-creator of THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH with Martin Simmonds, the high concept conspiracy thriller published by Image Comics. DOT was nominated for the Eisner Awards for Best New Series, and Best Continuing Series in 2021. DOT is currently in development for television with SISTER producing.
He is the co-creator of THE NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE with Alvaro Martinez Bueno, the apocalyptic horror series published by DC Black Label. NHOTL is the highest selling creator-owned debut published by DC Comics in the last twenty years.
He is the co-creator of WYND with Michael Dialynas, the young adult fantasy adventure series published by BOOM! Studios. WYND was nominated for Outstanding Comic Book at the GLAAD Media Awards in both 2020 and 2021.
Under his own publishing banner, Tiny Onion Studios, James Tynion IV published and curated the acclaimed anthology series RAZORBLADES: THE HORROR MAGAZINE. He is currently publishing the UFO non-fiction webcomic, BLUE BOOK with Michael Avon Oeming through his newsletter, THE EMPIRE OF THE TINY ONION, available at https://jamestynioniv.substack.com.
James is the co-creator of many other acclaimed original series, including the GLAAD Media Award winning THE WOODS, with Michael Dialynas. He is also well known for working on the Batman titles at DC Comics, where he co-created the fan-favorite characters Punchline, Ghost-Maker, Clownhunter, Miracle Molly, and more. His storylines and characters have influenced DC TV shows like Batwoman, Young Justice, Gotham, and Legends of Tomorrow.
James is represented by United Talent Agency.
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I loved this graphic novel. The plot packed a punch and kept me wanting to find out what was going to happen next. The artwork was descriptive to the story, and I loved the focused looks in the eyes of the characters.
I am looking forward to continuing to read more in this series!
Something Is Killing the Children is part of a four part series of the same name. The writer for the series is James Tynion (which autocorrect changed to Tyrion for a minute), with Werther Dell’Edera as the illustrator and Miquel Muerto as the colourist. While normally this e-comic is available in paperback for $13.49, it’s also part of my comiXology subscription which means I read it for free (the subscription is like $5.99 a month), but otherwise the e-comic is $6.99. I mention this because I’m doing my best to keep track of all my subscriptions to see if they add value to my life. ComiXology always does!
I’ve also borrowed the next part Something is Killing the Children Vol. 2 so you’ll see that review up soon!
Something Is Killing the Children hits hard and was very well received by both critics and fans. In 2020 the series was nominated for the Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo awards. The following year, James Tynion IV would win both the Eisner and Ringo awards for “Best Writer” for his body of work in 2021. Now once again, both the series and the writer are up for 2022 awards.
I tend to shy away from horror comics but a friend introduced me to this book and I absolutely loved it. A brief summation is “a mash-up of Buffy meets Stranger Things”. The art, story, characters, and feel are all superb. I found I tend to really enjoy Tynion’s non-superhero based stories (The Department of Truth and The Nice House on the Lake). I didn’t care much for his Batman run. However, I can not praise this book enough.
A few things to be aware of. First is that this book is very violent. It depicts the deaths of said children on paper in detail. Avoid this if that is something you have an issue with or are planning on buying this for a younger reader. Second, there are a few points where the panel layout is kind of confusing. Its not the biggest deal, but there were a few moments I accidentally read ahead because the panel continued onto the next page.
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Reviewed in Mexico on October 12, 2021
The artwork is great and the story seems like such a mystery at the start that as soon as opening the first page I had to force myself to put it down halfway and actually do some adulting.
Interesting characters and a monster plot have me hooked already!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2023
The artwork is great and the story seems like such a mystery at the start that as soon as opening the first page I had to force myself to put it down halfway and actually do some adulting.
Interesting characters and a monster plot have me hooked already!
















