Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1
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| Writer | James Tynion IV |
| Artist | Werther Dell'edera |
| Paperback: | Mar 4, 2020, $14.99 |
* When the children of Archer's Peak begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. The few children that return alive 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.
*Â Â 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 (B
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Something Is Killing the Children, by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera (Boom Studios) 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 ba more
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Just finished to read this first TP of "Something is Killing the Children". I am very impressed. I am no horror fan but this book was gripping since the first pages. I really enjoyed reading it and starting to know the different characters. The story is very well written and engaging and the appearance of the monsters are very well pondered. Moreover, it's a very clever idea that only children who "believe" in monsters are able to see them and, the last issue is a good example of that. Lastly, all characters are very well characterized and Erica and James are already my favourites. The art is top-notch. Although it might seem minimalist, many details are given and I felt in love with Archer's Peak and how is drawn. I also like the de more
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