House of Slaughter #3 stays true to form by exploring love amid monsters. Unlike Something is Killing the Children (SIKTC), which focuses more on children’s loss of innocence and the unfair responsibility when they learn about monsters, House of Slaughter (HoS) is shaping up to be a love story — one which SIKTC readers know…
REVIEW: Robins #1 and #2 Introduces a Long-Awaited Team-Up
Even before hitting stands, Robins had already won. According to CBR, back in March, DC Comics held a contest where fans could vote for the book concept they wanted to see in print as a miniseries. By the end, Robins, a team-up comic between all five of Batman’s canonical Robins, won out against 15 other…
REVIEW: House of Slaughter #2’s Vibrant Art Reveals New Depth
In House of Slaughter #2, “The Butcher’s Mark,” Tynion and company pick up soon after they left off in their efforts to expand the universe of Something is Killing the Children. The premiere issue introduced Jace Boucher, a transfer student from New Orleans who becomes Aaron’s roommate at House Slaughter. Jace is a mysterious boy,…
REVIEW: Newburn #1 Introduces Us to Comics’ Newest Hard-Boiled Detective
Who, what, when, where, why, and how? The world of Newburn gets into the gritty details of these questions in its premiere issue. Writer Chip Zdarsky’s time on the main Daredevil title ends this month after a run since 2019, and Newburn is his newest book that might satisfy fans of his looking for another…
REVIEW: House of Slaughter Introduces the Expanded “Slaughterverse”
Highly-acclaimed horror series Something is Killing the Children (SIKTC) has been making news lately: a few months ago, Netflix announced that Mike Flanagan, revered horror creator of limited series such as The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass, would be adapting the Boom! Studios series. James Tynion IV, SIKTC’s creator, has also been in…