New Releases by James Tynion

A special standalone of brand new stories set in the award-winning Slaughterverse–a perfect starting place for new readers ahead of the Netflix series! Journey into Erica Slaughter’s past during her formative years set before the events of the foundational Archer’s Peak saga. This unofficial “Year Zero” style anthology of the hit sensation that has sold over 2 million copies worldwide follows Erica during her journey to various small and remote towns in the American countryside, hunting monsters down before they do the unthinkable to unsuspecting children. A perfect starting point for new readers and die hard Slaughterverse fans alike, each standalone issue from series creators James Tynion IV (Department of Truth, The Nice House On The Lake) and Werther Dell’Edera (House of Slaughter) highlights 5 different hunts that showcase the experiences that started Erica on her journey toward being the nearly unstoppable monster hunter she is today. Collects Something is Killing the Children #36-40.

After the revenge-filled conclusion to THE BUTCHER’S WAR, a new monster of unknown origin stalks the halls of Nolan’s house–a hunter desperately seeking answers. Something unthinkable is connected to the totem of each hunter, and readers will never look at them the same after this! Meanwhile, Gerde is still hungry for power and control, and her plot for domination thickens...

Max expects just one thing from the exceptional people she gathered in the House by the Sea: that they follow the rules. There aren’t many. They’re very reasonable. This should not be a challenge. But Oliver didn’t follow the rules. And now Max knows…

With Michael accused of being a depraved copycat killer, Derek struggles to put together the clues to clear his partnerÕs name. And the only person he can turn to for help is Randall Olsen...the man convicted as the original Deviant Killer.

NEW STORY ARC THE EISNER-NOMINATED SERIES RETURNS!Ê Confronted with an enemy intent on exposing their secrets to the world, the DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH makes a shocking choiceÑgo public first. But to understand LEE HARVEY OSWALDÕs risky gambit, we have to return to where it all started: Dallas, 1963, as President John F. KennedyÕs motorcade passed the grassy knollÉ Multiple Eisner-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV and acclaimed artist MARTIN SIMMONDS bring their celebrated series back from hiatus with the bang heard around the world!

Ellison Lane had never heard of Gabriel Winter before a seemingly chance encounter at a police station. But itÕs becoming increasingly clear Gabriel Winter never left anything to chanceÑand heÕs been influencing the entire Lane family for years. Was he trying to save the worldÉor using the Lanes as pawns in a game that only Gabriel Winter truly understood?

In 2021, DC celebrated Pride Month with stories and pinups starring fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ characters Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Midnighter, Batwoman, Aqualad, Alan Scott, Future State Flash, Renee Montoya, Pied Piper, and many more. This beautiful hardcover collects those thrilling tales, including the very first appearance of Dreamer (as seen on The CW’s Supergirl) in the pages of a DC comic, plus a stunning pinup gallery, additional short stories, and six exciting profiles of DCTV’s LGBTQIA+ characters and the actors who play them!Collects DC Pride #1 and stories from New Year''s Evil #1, Mysteries of Love in Space #1, and Young Monsters in Love #1.

“The Dracula comic I’ve wanted all my life.” __—ROBERT KIRKMAN (INVINCIBLE, THE WALKING DEAD) THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH creators JAMES TYNION IV (W0RLDTR33, Something is Killing the Children) and MARTIN SIMMONDS re-team to tell a new tale of the monster who started it all!? When Dr. John Seward admits a strange new patient named Renfield into his asylum, the madman tells stories of a demon who has taken residence next door. But as Dr. Seward attempts to apply logic to the impossible…his daughter falls under the spell of the twisted Count Dracula! ? Featuring a Direct Market Exclusive cover by STEPHANIE PEPPER that will only be printed once. Collects UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: DRACULA #1-4

Erica Slaughter returns after the Archer’s Peak Saga in this deluxe hardcover collection of the multiple Eisner Award-winning and Harvey Award-nominated series from GLAAD Award-winning author James Tynion IV (The Department Of Truth, Batman), artist Werther Dell’Edera (Razorblades), colorist Miquel Muerto (Bleed Them Dry), and letterer AndWorld Design (Nightwing). With the unforgiving Order of St. George on her trail and the deadly Duplicitype–a new monster with horrifying implications on the hunt, Erica is in dire straits. If that wasn’t enough, the Order has sent Cutter to pursue the rogue Black Mask, making Erica truly outmatched and without a prayer. Collecting the entire second story cycle of Something is Killing the Children, this epic hardcover collection is the perfect place to continue reading the national bestseller, with over 2,000,000 units sold! Collects Something is Killing the Children #21-35.

On the eve of the 5-year anniversary of Something is Killing the Children and the 10-year anniversary of The Woods and Memetic, celebrate James Tynion IV''s iconic run of horror classics at BOOM! Studios in this exclusive FCBD special. Featuring a curated line-up of some of his most terrifying and thought- provoking stories, alongside exciting teases of what''s to come and an exclusive collectible cover, this is one issue that fans will not want to miss.

It''s an unexpected team with assignments that live between the light and shadows! Wonder Woman leads a crew to fight the darkness that''s even too weird for the world''s greatest super team, The Justice League The mystical Tree of Wonder has opened a gate to another world. Things are bad...real bad! The Justice League Dark, a team led by Wonder Woman featuring the monsters and magicians of the DC Universe are humanities only hope. Things are about to get weird!

Gabriel Winter always had one eye on the future. So how long did he know that the end of the internet was inevitable or that the Lane family would be at the center of this conflict? Elsewhere, FBI agent Siobhan Silk''s search for PH34R nears its end, but what she stumbles across is worse than she ever imagined.

When Michael Schmitz decided to turn his lifelong fascination with the Deviant Killer into a comic book, he didn''t realize the process would bring him so close to the abyss. Now, as new blood spills in a decades-old story, Michael discovers that he might already be in too deep.

After narrowly surviving the Duplicitype, Erica Slaughter must still reckon with the murderous Cutter in order to save the people of Tribulation. Separated from Dolly and driven by desperate rage, Cutter won''t stop until she exacts her revenge on Erica. But the horror is far from over as the terrifying Duplicitype, the infamous monster wearing Erica’s likeness that changed Something is Killing the Children forever, also remains at large and in relentless, sinister pursuit! And with Cecilia showing up onsite, will Erica finally find the ally she needs, or is betrayal in the cards? Whose side are they on? Most importantly, what chance does Erica stand? Collects Something is Killing the Children #31-35.

Gabriel Winter kept secrets his entire life. Now that he’s gone, the original members of W0RLDTR33 are left with his last will and testament…and a race against the clock to find Ellison Lane before anyone else can—including the U.S. government, which is inching closer to uncovering what happened back in 1999.

The only police officer to get close to the Deviant Killer in ’72 took an ax to his face…and lived. But when that same officer starts tracking down possible leads, will the primary suspect survive the encounter? The winter nights stretch on as JAMES TYNION IV (DRACULA) and JOSHUA HIXSON (The Plot) continue their snow-swept horror story.

NEW STORY ARCThe smash-hit series from JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH) and FERNANDO BLANCO (Detective Comics) returns! With the press of a button, Gabriel Winter changed the world. As his closest friends reckon with the consequences, Special Agent Siobhan Silk must unravel what set all of this in motion 25 years ago in Palo Alto…and attempt to uncover the origin of PH34R.

In 1999, Gabriel and his friends discovered the Undernet a secret architecture to the internet. They charted their exploration on a message board called W0RLDTR33. Then they lost control. Someone broke into W0RLDTR33. someone who welcomed the violent hold the Undernet had on them. At great personal cost, Gabriel and the others thought they sealed the Undernet away for good. They were wrong. And now the whole world will know the meaning of PH34R.Don''t miss the next major horror outing from multiple Eisner Award-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH, The Nice House on the Lake) and FERNANDO BLANCO (Detective Comics). Collects W0RLDTR33 #1-5

Ghost-Maker is the ultimate rival to Batman, trained by the same teachers to harness the power of the mind and body with one goal: become the ultimate weapon against crime! Unlike Batman, his approach is much deadlier, and he’s about to go head-to-head with the Dark Knight! Also, Clownhunter’s brutal mission to hunt down all the clowns from the Joker War continues! The untrained but focused vigilante stalks a boss-level clown, but his luck might be running out as he walks into an ambush set by Punchline! In a horrific parallel to his days at Gotham Academy, Clownhunter finds himself overwhelmed and outgunned…just the type of odds he likes! Collects Batman backups #107-111, Batman Secret Files: Clownhunter #1, Batman: The Joker War Zone #1, and stories from Batman 2022 Annual and Batman Annual #5.

An ambitious, non-fiction comic book experience depicting true stories of UFO abductions with an eye to capturing the strange essence of those encounters. From the New York Times bestselling and multi-Eisner award-winning co-creator of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth. In Blue Book, teaming with artist Michael Avon Oeming and letterer Aditya Bidikar, James Tynion IV presents what he calls his “True Weird” stories. Tales of ordinary people encountering the strange and the impossible. Volume 1 retells the infamous case of the abduction of Betty and Barney Hill of New Hampshire in 1961 — the very first widely-publicized UFO abduction that went on to shape and influence all future encounter stories. Collects the Dark Horse Comics series Blue Book #1—#5, originally published on Substack.

There is nothing the ruthless White Masks won’t do to eliminate a nest of monsters. Nothing is apparently unthinkable or off-limits, as a special and infamous member of their ranks is dispatched to finish the job in Erie, Pennsylvania. Bait, the fan-favorite White Mask (a young boy with amputated arms and with a tendency to survive suicidal odds), is dispatched with a mission more malicious than imaginable at hand. Something (or someone) else is killing the children now, and however unexpected... the children will find the one that hunts them viciously familiar...

After narrowly surviving the Duplicitype, Erica Slaughter must still reckon with the murderous Cutter in order to save the people of Tribulation. Separated from Dolly and driven by desperate rage, Cutter won''t stop until she exacts her revenge on Erica.

BOOM! Studios is proud to present PEN & INK, a deluxe art-focused format featuring stunning black and white interior inks with artist commentary. Begin your collection with this premium reformat of Something is Killing the Children #1, celebrating the start of Erica Slaughter’s epic journey with exclusive notes and annotations from artist and co-creator Werther Dell''Edera. This issue will be available with a premium cardstock cover, alongside a gorgeous Spot UV variant cover and a blank sketch cover.

He unleashed the Dark Multiverse in the epic series Dark Nights: Metal. Now superstar writer Scott Snyder reunites with acclaimed artist Jock to set that evil alternate reality’s deadliest denizen loose in Gotham City. Half Batman. Half Joker. Combining everything that makes the Caped Crusader a hero and the Clown Prince a killer, the Batman Who Laughs is the Dark Multiverse’s deadliest criminal mastermind. Now he’s come to Gotham to turn Bruce Wayne’s home into an incubator for evil. And he hasn’t come alone. Emerging from another of the Dark Multiverse’s myriad realities comes the Grim Knight. This vicious vigilante will use any weapon at his disposal to ensure those he has marked for death stay down. A war like no other-a war of the Batmen-has begun. This deluxe edition collects the full seven-issue miniseries and the one-shot special The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight!

The Batman: Fear State Event brilliantly collected! Gotham City is on the brink of martial law as Batman fights a two-front battle! The Scarecrow is unleashing a devasting attack on the city while the Magistrate have made their move to invade! Gotham City is on the brink of a violent evolutionary path and the danger level to Batman and his allies reaching a fever pitch! The Magistrate now have full support from the mayor to handle high-level law enforcement in Gotham and have branded the Dark Knight as Public Enemy #1. Batman must also contend with the return of the Scarecrow who pursues his own terrifying agenda as he takes this chaotic moment to launch his FEAR STATE. And that''s just the start of the Dark Knights twisted tale in Batman: Fear State Saga collecting Batman #112-117; Batman Secret Files: The Gardener #1; Batman Secret Files: Peacekeeper #1; Batman Secret Files: Miracle Molly #1; Batman: Fear State: Alpha #1; Batman: Fear State: Omega #1!

Acclaimed horror writer James Tynion IV (Something Is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake) has waited his whole career to pay tribute to the mythos of The Sandman, the work that made him the writer he is today-and now that time has come! Art student Madison Flynn has been plagued all her life by visions of a terrifying man with mouths for eyes…but strangely, that vision is not a visit from the Corinthian, one of Dream’s most disturbing nightmare creations. When the Corinthian himself learns of this “Smiling Man,” it will send him on a quest across the nightmare country that is the waking world, where he will grapple with vicious sadomasochists, deranged venture capitalists, and the embodied spirit of America itself! With lush, gorgeous art from Redneck’s Lisandro Estherren and a who’s-who of superstar guest artists, Nightmare Country is designed to welcome new readers into one of the greatest worlds in DC’s library, The Sandman Universe. Collects The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #1-6.

James Tynion IV! Michael Avon Oeming! After their bizarre encounter with an unknown floating object and the creatures that inhabit it, Betty and Barney Hill head home in the darkness only to find themselves plagued by the residues of their night sky confrontation. Tiny Onion Studios and Dark Horse Comics present a line of upcoming creator- owned work from the mind of James Tynion IV across a broad spectrum of his interests, from non-fiction supernatural encounters to high concept coming-of- age monster comics. • Also including "True Weird: The Green Children" by James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming, and Aditya Bidikar!

James Tynion IV! Michael Avon Oeming! From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning cocreators of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth, and Powers comes this ambitious, nonfiction comic book experience depicting true stories of UFO abductions with an eye to capturing the strange essence of those encounters. In this debut issue, Tynion presents what he calls his "True Weird" stories. Tales of ordinary people encountering the strange and the impossible. Teaming with artist Michael Avon Oeming, they retell some of the most popular UFO and alien encounter accounts starting with the infamous Betty and Barney Hill abduction--the widely publicized and very first abduction that went on to shape and influence all future encounter stories. • Also includes the short "True Weird: Coney Island" by James Tynion IV, Klaus Janson, and Aditya Bidikar!

"Join the Bat and some teenage turtles as they try to save their cities from the baddest of the bad guys! New York City. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles face the battle of a lifetime, fighting both the fearsome Foot Clan and their leader, the Shredder, and the alien forces of General Krang... which is exactly Krang''s plan. Now a single dimensional warp can rid him of both of his greatest rivals at once. Gotham City. From the Penguin to Killer Croc to Ra''s al Ghul and beyond, the caped crime-fighter called Batman already has his hands full protecting his city. Suddenly, a new enemy emerges-the Shredder and his ninja followers, transported to Gotham and unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. Now they''re on the hunt for the technology that will help them return home...and conquer Gotham City in the process. But heroes come in all shapes, and the Dark Knight does not fight alone. As the Caped Crusader joins forces with Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael and Master Splinter, can the Bat, the Rat and the Turtles take down the most vicious villains from two dimensions?"--

With the last person in her corner gone and the Order of St. George closing in, Erica finds herself totally alone and without a prayer. Can she take on the terrifying Doppelganger Duplicitype by herself, or is this the end of her story?