Something is Killing the Children



Something is Killing the Children is published by Boom! Studios under the Boom! Box imprint. Current price per issue is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * Something is Killing the Children #31: 19 Jul 2023

Current Issue

 * Something is Killing the Children #32: 16 Aug 2023

Next Issue

 * Something is Killing the Children #33: 20 Sep 2023

Status
Ongoing series, with breaks.

Main Characters

 * Erica Slaughter - Monster killer.

Other Characters/Places/Things

 * Archer's Peak - Primary location of main story.

Trade Paperbacks

 * Something is Killing the Children, vol. 1 - Collects #1-5. "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. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done." - -  -


 * Something is Killing the Children, vol. 2 - Collects #6-10. "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." - -


 * Something is Killing the Children, vol. 3 - Collects #11-15. "Archer’s Peak is in lockdown, as Erica Slaughter has lost control of the situation. But as the House of Slaughter arrives to clean up the situation by any means necessary, Erica finds that the true threat to those around her isn’t who – or what – she ever expected." - -


 * Something is Killing the Children, vol. 4 - Collects #16-20. "What events brought Erica to the House of Slaughter? And what did she have to do to join the Order of St. George? Erica Slaughter went to hell and back in Archer's Peak, but that may be nothing compared to the events that forged her at the House of Slaughter." - -


 * Something is Killing the Children, vol. 5 - Collects #21-25. "Erica Slaughter is back on the hunt for a terrifying new kind of monster in Tribulation, New Mexico. However, the Order of St. George never forgives and never forgets, and Erica will soon find herself in the sights of her most dangerous foe yet." - -


 * Something is Killing the Children, vol. 6 - Collects #26-30. "With the last person in her corner gone and a ruthless Order of St. George agent closing in, Erica Slaughter finds herself alone and without a prayer. Can she take on this horrific new monster plaguing the small town of Tribulation, New Mexico by herself, or is this the end of her story?" - -

Hardcovers

 * Something is Killing the Children Deluxe Edition, Book One - Collects #1-15. - -

Creative Team
Writer/Creator: James Tynion IV. Artist/Covers: Werther Dell'Edera.

Publishing History
First published in 2019.

Future Publication Dates

 * Something is Killing the Children #33: 20 Sep 2023
 * Something is Killing the Children #34: 18 Oct 2023

Links

 * Boom! Studios - Publisher's Website
 * Something Is Killing the Children Wiki on Fandom