BOOM! Announces New James Tynion IV Series Something Is Killing The Children with Artist Werther Dell'Edera

Writer James Tynion IV (Detective Comics) and artist Werther Dell'Edera (Loveless) are teaming up with BOOM! Studios for a thrilling new series, and we've got your exclusive first look! The new five-issue limited series is titled Something Is Killing The Children, and centers around one town that has been shaken to its core thanks to a series of grisly murders. Things become even more chaotic after a stranger named Erica Slaughter arrives, who says she can fix the town's problem and seems to have special abilities, but she'll also tear the curtain down on the town's closely held secrets in the process.

"SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN is a project that has been living in my head for a long, long time. It's shifted and changed in different ways at different moments, but ultimately I think this was the form it was always MEANT to take. There are horrifying things in the world that are only really visible to the young—unique societal pressures and terrors, monsters, unshaped creatures of fear and horror that prey on children—and much as we try to protect them, we fail, over and over again," said writer, James Tynion IV. "This is a very grounded human story about very grounded human fears that take a more literal, horrifying shape. And then there's Erica Slaughter. She kills the monsters the other adults can't see. I am very excited for all of you to enter the world Werther and I have created, so you can meet her."

"I was very excited when BOOM! Studios got in touch with me regarding this project with James Tynion IV. This is my first creator-owned project, and everything so far has been amazing." said artist, Werther Dell'Edera. "To draw a character like Erica Slaughter has been an absolute pleasure."

You can find out more about the series in the official description below.

"In a sleepy town in the heart of America, children have started to die in horrific ways. The local police are mystified by the brutal murders, and frantic to catch the killer. But they refuse to believe reports of impossible creatures that lurk in the shadows snatching children and tearing them to pieces, especially since the only people who claim to have seen these so-called monsters are other children. Enter Erica Slaughter, a mysterious stranger who rides into town and claims she can solve their "monster" problem. But can the townspeople trust this dangerous outsider with their children's lives? And more importantly, can the children trust this strange adult with their secrets?"

"SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN takes a deep dive into humanity's darkest moments and primal fears, while introducing us to an intriguing new breed of monster hunter," said Eric Harburn, Senior Editor, BOOM! Studios. "This series is unlike anything else on the shelves -- an atmospheric, subversive, and mature exploration of trauma that is a bold next step for both James and Werther."

Fans can get a closer look at Something Is Killing The Children #1 on the next slide, and you can pick it up in stores on September 4th.