Most Popular Books by James Tynion Iv

Cognetic is the story of a powerful psychic being that once controlled one-third of the world''s population as a part of its hivemind, and his return to humanity in modern-day New York City. It''s also the story of a young woman, the assistant to the director of the FBI, who might be the only one who can save humanity, but at a terrible, terrible cost. Collects the complete limited series by writer James Tynion IV (Detective Comics, The Woods) and artist Eryk Donovan (Memetic), plus character profiles, essays, sketches, and cover gallery. "œCognetic stands alone, giving familiar sci-fi and horror themes a fresh Mission Impossible twist with a fascinating arc and eerie illustrations." - Newsarama

“The Many Arms Of Death” part one! At last—Batwoman is back in her own ongoing series! On the island nation of Coryana, anything goes for members of the criminal underworld…and during her lost years after being drummed out of the military, Kate Kane found a kind of refuge there. But now, a deadly new bioweapon is available in the markets of Coryana, and Batwoman will have to face up to the things she did in those days…and the people she left behind, some of whom would be happier to see her dead than alive! Writer Marguerite Bennett (DC BOMBSHELLS) is joined by James Tynion IV (DETECTIVE COMICS) and superstar artist Steve Epting (Captain America, Velvet) to present an epic Batwoman story that will alter the course of her life forever! This one’s unmissable!

As the events of DARK NIGHTS: METAL rock the DC Universe, the creatures of the Dark Multiverse stand ready to invade our world! How can the WorldÕs Greatest Heroes stop a horde of deadly beings that appear to be powerful nightmare versions of familiar figures?

Edwin Slaughter is one of the Scarlet Masks, the secret bookkeepers of the Order of St. George. He’s enamored with stories of ancient hunters, as well as those in his midst. He only gets to write the stories and never live them himself though. That is, until what starts out as standard reconnaissance for the Order turns Edwin’s world upside down. There’s a legendary monster in America, one long thought extinct... It''s taken the lives of countless children, bringing Edwin into the field for the first time... and into real danger.

In the depths of routine, Paris and Tybalt fear that Bait may be losing his edge, and warn that failure could lead to his loyalty facing scrutiny, all while a new look at Bait’s non consensual family–The White Masks–comes to light as he drifts into memories of his origins. As Bait wrestles with the current situation, it also becomes clear that something is shockingly wrong with Nannette...

The Justice League has the map to the Sixth Dimension in hand-and with it, they have the key to saving the Multiverse from utter destruction! Meanwhile, Superman is trapped on a world with no light and hundreds of dead Supermen! The Multiverse is teetering on the brink, and Lex Luthor’s Legion of Doom is poised for victory. The final form of Perpetua takes shape, and the DCU will never be the same again! Collects issues #19-28.

A tale of existential familial horror by JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH, RAZORBLADES) and GAVIN FULLERTON (BOG BODIES, Bags). Thom is moving cross-country with his family and dragging the past along with them. His son, Jamie, is seeing monsters in the bedroom closet and will not let them go.

Batman’s team of vigilantes has ghosts in their pasts. And now they have come to roost. When Batman formed a team of fellow vigilantes to help him combat evil in Gotham City, he did it partially to protect his allies from the enemies targeting them. But being on a team makes for more targets, and sometimes the ghosts of your past can become everyone’s problem. Azrael was raised to be the perfect assassin by the mysterious Order of St. Dumas...before he rebelled. But when the Order decides to create a more perfect assassin, Azrael and the entire team find themselves in the crosshairs of the deadly A.I. known as Ascalon. This kind of magic and mysticism was part of Bruce Wayne’s training when he became Batman. And to save his friends, Bruce will seek the most powerful magical artifact that ever existed. The God Machine can give its bearer any knowledge, answer any question...but in the hands of the World’s Greatest Detective, could it be even more dangerous than Ascalon? Continuing the critically acclaimed new direction spinning out of DC Rebirth, from writer James Tynion IV (DARK DAYS: THE FORGE) and artist Alvaro Martinez (BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL), this volume collects DETECTIVE COMICS #957-962.

"Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger."

The ghoul roaming the halls has an origin shrouded in mystery, but Nolan is determined to find the truth, even if it means scouring a wealth of dour information about deaths across the houses. There’s something unexpected connecting the deceased hunters, and a plot for control that has been brewing in the background is finally revealed!

As Lucy Weston suffers from a mysterious ailment, Dr. Seward calls upon Professor Abraham Van Helsing, and DraculaÕs thirst goes unquenchedÉ

Bait and Nannette are cornered during the final hour, trapped in a veritable haunted house of monsters as Bait fights against impossible odds, even for him. And if help does come... what price will Bait have to pay for revealing the Order’s secrets?

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?

From the world of Something is Killing the Children, the bestselling series House of Slaughter launched three years ago to immediate critical and fan acclaim, selling nearly 500,000 copies of the first issue. Now, prepare for the end of an era that illuminated the darkest corners of the Order of St. George, with the final issue of House of Slaughter! The house is changing... with Edwin and Bait finding themselves in a whirlwind of uncertainty as they’re assigned new masks. But for Nolan, a very different fate awaits, one that will change the fabric of the hunters forever in this pivotal milestone issue that will change the Slaughterverse forever!

Fresh from her adventures in DETECTIVE COMICS, Katherine Kane returns with her own DC Rebirth title—and an intriguing new mystery to solve—in BATWOMAN VOL. 1: THE MANY ARMS OF DEATH. Someone is selling cutting-edge weaponry on the black market, and their aim is to kill as many people—from as many nations—as possible. With help from her intrepid assistant, Julia Pennyworth, and their high-tech mobile command center, the yacht Sequoia, Batwoman quickly tracks the weapons to their source: a small, lawless island known as Coryana, home to pirates, outlaws…and a year of Batwoman’s life. Back before she joined the Bat-Family, Kate Kane spent some time with Coryana’s unofficial matriarch—and nearly lost herself in the process. Now her past is quickly catching up to her, and if Batwoman can’t figure out who to trust, the next thing she loses will be her life! Acclaimed writers Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV and artists Steve Epting (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Stephanie Hans and Renato Arlem launch Batwoman into an explosive new era in BATWOMAN VOL. 1: THE MANY ARMS OF DEATH, collecting the BATWOMAN: REBIRTH one-shot special and issues #1-6.

The land of Esseriel is a darker and more dangerous place than ever, as tensions between the Human and Faerie realms build to the brink of war. Could Wynd be the only hope for peace? Danger, betrayal, and even some romance confront our heroes at every turn, while elsewhere, the Duke makes murderous plans of his own. Things seem dire, but help from an unexpected figure might just be the lifeline Wynd and Merien need... even though the final battle draws near. The Eisner and GLAAD-nominated Wynd saga continues in this epic new volume from Eisner Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Batman, Something is Killing the Children) and artist Michael Dialynas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), the GLAAD Award-winning creative team behind The Woods.

Following the tragic events of Infinite Frontier #1, Batman and his new ally, Ghost-Maker, must reckon with a new gang operating in Gotham City-but are they connected to the reemergence of the Scarecrow? Meanwhile, shadowy billionaire Simon Saint pitches an advanced law-enforcement system to the new mayor! The creative team behind the epic “The Joker War” returns with a thrill-packed, dangerous new storyline called “The Cowardly Lot.” Plus, the backup story “Demon or Detective” begins as Damian Wayne is on the run! After everything Damian has gone through, can he escape Gotham and find his way back to where his journey started-to his mother, Talia al Ghul? This two-part tale concludes this month in Detective Comics #1034!Following the tragic events of Infinite Frontier #1, Batman and his new ally, Ghost-Maker, must reckon with a new gang operating in Gotham City-but are they connected to the reemergence of the Scarecrow? Meanwhile, shadowy billionaire Simon Saint pitches an advanced law-enforcement system to the new mayor! The creative team behind the epic “The Joker War” returns with a thrill-packed, dangerous new storyline called “The Cowardly Lot.” Plus, the backup story “Demon or Detective” begins as Damian Wayne is on the run! After everything Damian has gone through, can he escape Gotham and find his way back to where his journey started-to his mother, Talia al Ghul? This two-part tale concludes this month in Detective Comics #1034!

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.

Retrouvez Karen, Sanami et Ben dans ce dernier tome de la série de science-fiction The Woods. S’ils veulent rentrer chez eux, ils vont devoir au cœur même de la nature extraterrestre. La clé de leur retour sur Terre serait la cité noire. Mais la vérité qu’ils vont y découvrir est loin de ce qu’ils imaginaient...

W0RLDTR33 holds the key to understanding why Ellison Lane’s kid brother carried out such an unimaginable atrocity…but it may already be too late to stop the Undernet from destroying someone else Ellison loves. The next horror must-read from multiple Eisner Award-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH) and FERNANDO BLANCO (Detective Comics) continues!

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 is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to be the only adult 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 a haunting series about staring into the abyss... and what happens when the abyss stares back. Collects issues #1-5.

Welcome to the Other Place, where the Upside-Down Man rules, and where the odds are bleakly stacked in his favor. As Justice League Dark descends, Wonder Woman taps into the darkest recesses of her power, and Zatanna has more than just cards up her sleeve. With the team in turmoil, Detective Chimp, Doctor Fate, and Man-Bat will do anything to save their teammates-even turn to the man they swore never to trust again: John Constantine! And while Zatanna may have a spell to ensure victory…there’s always a price. Collects Justice League Dark #20-28.

Six acclaimed guest artists join Eisner winner JAMES TYNION IV (Something is Killing the Children, Batman) and MARTIN SIMMONDS (Dying is Easy) to uncover the deep, tangled roots of the Department of Truth…and Lee Harvey Oswald’s rise to its top position. From the Phantom Time Hypothesis to Mothman, find out what terrible secrets are waiting in the archives. Collects THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #6-7, 14-17

“It’s a good time to be a superhero fan.” -Entertainment Weekly “A sprawling story that travels to all corners of the DC Universe.” -AV Club “It will change the status-quo of the Justice League books.” -Nerdist “DC delivers a beautiful Justice League overhaul.” -IGN The creative team of Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, James Tynion IV and Francis Manapul unleash new super-teams in Justice League: No Justice. The events of Dark Nights: Metal have transformed the universe in ways both wonderful and terrifying...and unleashed four ancient entities with the power to destroy it all. Mystery. Wonder. Wisdom. Entropy. These four forces govern all of existence, and now the godlike beings who embody them have awakened. All life is in jeopardy, and the only chance the superheroes of Earth have to stop the unthinkable lies in new alliances...the likes of which have never been seen before! Superman, Starfire and Martian Manhunter search for the secrets of the cosmos in Team Mystery! Batman, Beast Boy and Deathstroke battle chaos itself as Team Entropy! Wonder Woman, Zatanna and Etrigan the Demon unlock bizarre alien technologies with Team Wonder! And the Flash, Cyborg and Harley Quinn learn the astonishing truths of Team Wisdom! Can these amazing new Justice Leagues stick together to stop universal annihilation? Some heroes will not live long enough to find out... Collects issues #1-4 and stories from DC Nation #0.

As the final thrilling chapter of Wynd takes flight, The King’s reign is coming to a close, with Pipetown unaware of what awaits them, while Faeriekind mobilizes for war, while Zedra keeps two fateful prisoners. Meanwhile, Zedra concocts a hair-raising plan concerning her deceased brother, the Bandaged Man... Eisner and GLAAD-winning Something is Killing the Children and The Woods scribe James Tynion IV once again joins artist Michael Dialynas to conclude the CAP-Stone Award-winning fantasy series!

The Joker’s army is growing hour by hour, with weapons beyond anything the Clown Prince of Crime has ever used before. Batman must hold his mind together so he can strike the final blow and take back his city-but how can he heal the rifts he’s created in his life to get the help he needs? And while all this is happening, the villains of Gotham City are waiting out the carnage Joker has unleashed-and Catwoman assembles an army of her own!

ÒBATMEN ETERNALÓ finale! This is itÑthe unbelievable conclusion of James Tynion IVÕs Batman epic! ItÕs the last stand of the Gotham Knights, fighting a monster they helped inspire...and a destiny they wonÕt accept! What will become of the greatest crime-fighting team Gotham City ever saw?

“RISE OF THE BATMEN” Chapter Two Batman and team find themselves in the crosshairs as the villain they’ve begun hunting turns the tables on them. Batman and Batwoman have the skills to survive, but do their young teammates? Is this where hero training ends in tragedy? THEY SAID IT: “The ideas are boiling inside my brain,” boasts artist Eddy Barrows. “James and I intend to elevate Batman to a whole new level, with amazing and exciting stories and artwork. To sum it up in one sentence—it’s going to be epic!”

Eisner Award-winning artist MICHAEL WALSH’s critically acclaimed horror hit THE SILVER COIN continues with a new set of all-star writers: JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH, Batman), STEPHANIE PHILLIPS (Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman), JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS (TARTARUS, Angel Catbird), and PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE (INFIDEL, THE GOOD ASIAN). In 1978, a firefighter finds a strange silver coin in the charred ruins of a nightclub. He quickly learns exactly what he can use it to do. What happens when a dark mind harnesses the coin’s power and unleashes it on those who least expect it? Find out in this chapter of THE SILVER COIN. To celebrate the new arc, this issue includes a special “story so far” variant, featuring some of the most memorable and most unfortunate characters who’ve chanced upon the accursed coin.

New graphic novel debut from modern masters of horror James Tynion IV and Christian Ward. For years, the mansion has sat strangely nestled into the coastline just a short drive north of Los Angeles. Rumors have haunted the place for years, its owner a titan of American industry with a strange fascination in the occult and the paranormal. For decades, the richest men and women in the country have whispered to each other, trying to understand what he was building alone in that mansion for all those years. And now, with his death and his estate finally open for sale...they are eager to find out for themselves. James Tynion IV (THE NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE, SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN, WORLDTR33) and Christian Ward (BATMAN: CITY OF MADNESS, INVISIBLE KINGDOM) invite you into the world of SPECTREGRAPH. Be careful: once you enter, you may never leave. For fans of THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE and THE CONJURING. This Mass Market Hardcover features the complete four-issue series.

Erica Slaughter may have slain the monster terrorizing the small Wisconsin town of Archer’s Peak, but the horror is far from over. As her mysterious handler arrives in town to clean up her mess and quarantine the townsfolk, Erica sets off deeper into the woods—because the monster she killed was a mother... and now she needs to kill its children. GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Batman, The Woods) and artist Werther Dell’Edera (Briggs Land) present the next chapter of the critically acclaimed series that showed the world a new kind of horror. Collects Something is Killing the Children #6-10.

They were the greatest team of crime-fighters Gotham City has ever known. Now that team has been shattered. Clayface is dead, killed by Batwoman after his path to redemption led to disaster. The Bat-Family--Nightwing, Red Robin, Batgirl, the Red Hood, Robin and the Dark Knight himself--must decide what to do about their prodigal partner. But Batwoman has been offered control of an army, with Batwing and Azrael following in her footsteps. Now these two rival forces are at each other''s throats. As the family feud between cousins Bruce Wayne and Kate Kane threatens to tear Gotham City apart, Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown are caught in the crossfire. And behind it all, a sinister cybernetic force is at work to transform Red Robin into the ultimate weapon, and therefore lock Gotham into its worst possible future. To reunite his team and save his city, Batman must trust all those who wear the emblem of the Bat. Because fight or fall, they''ll all do so together. Featuring the art of Javier Fernandez, Eddy Barrows, Alvaro Martinez and more, writer James Tynion IV''s epic saga of Batman and his allies reaches its incredible conclusion in these final chapters from Detective Comics #975-981.

THE X-FILES meets SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN and for fans of THE BLACK MONDAY MURDERS "A wonderfully dizzy mixture of Men in Black, John Carpenter, Stephen King, The Matrix, and 1970s conspiracy thrillers."- Forbes Some fictions manifest in reality as dangerous, half-formed things. The Department of Truth relies on hunters to track down and contain these wild tulpas before they become too real. In these case files from the Department of Truth Field Office, discover the truths, hoaxes, and lore of some of the most dangerous cryptids the rangers have ever catalogued. Designed as in-world reports on beings like Mothman, Bigfoot, the Flatwoods Monster, and more, each entry features stunning art from some of the most renowned illustrators in comics, including James Stokoe, Bill Sienkiewicz, Yuko Shimuzu, Erica Henderson, DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH co-creator Martin Simmonds, and more. This oversized, deluxe hardcover collects the breakout Bigfoot story arc of the original series, plus exclusive additional material from the acclaimed series by multiple Eisner Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (W0RLDTR33, The Nice House on the Lake) and acclaimed artist Martin Simmonds.

Having been stranded in an alien wilderness for well over a year, the former students of Bay Point Preparatory High School have had to grow up fast"”first simply to survive, and later to build some kind of life on this foreign moon. But conflict rears its ugly head again as The Horde begins conscripting athletes to raise an army, separating and scattering the other survivors throughout New London. And as the growing threat of an upcoming massacre approaches, time is quickly running out to salvage the society Bay Point has become. Collects the critically acclaimed sixth arc of this best-selling series, issues #21-24.

“LEAGUE OF SHADOWS” prologue! Celebrate 950 issues of the original Batman series with this extra-sized extravaganza! Cassandra Cain has stayed out of the spotlight on Batman’s team as she slowly comes to terms with the civilized world she was kept away from all her life…but the time for her to step up is fast approaching! Will she ever learn how to fit in among the masses, or will she always be more weapon than woman? Plus: a primer on the history of the League of Assassins, and an adventure with the team’s newest recruit: Azrael, the Avenging Angel!

Leading into the fifth anniversary of Something Is Killing The Children and building on last year’s Book of Slaughter, Maxine Slaughter steps into the spotlight in her journey from White to Black Mask. With New Orleans as her destination, what will Maxine uncover about House Boucher... and what will she learn about herself in the process? The award-winning, bestselling creative team of James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera unleash their only first issue of 2023 and set the stage for year five of the Slaughterverse!

The Joker War''s breakout star takes center stage, get ready to meet Punchline! Spinning out of the pages of “The Joker War” comes the first solo book starring the blockbuster new character Punchline. As she faces the consequences for her role in “The Joker War,” the story of how Alexis Kaye became Punchline will take Leslie Thompkins, Harper Row, and Cullen Row on a harrowing journey that reveals a fringe teenager’s radicalization to the ideology of a madman. This incredible hardcover collects The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1; Punchline #1; The Joker #1-14; and Batman: Urban Legends #950!