Show Notes
James Tynion IV is a modern master of the horror comic. He’s the maniac behind so many contemporary classic series, but perhaps none are such pop-culture behemoths as Something is Killing the Children.
I mean… with a title like that, how could it fail?
With the new omnibus collection out right now, and an in-world novel (co-authored with Kiersten White) coming in October, I thought now was a good time to get James on the show and talk monsters, masks, mythology and the most baddass hero in graphic novels.
Enjoy!
Other books mentioned:
The Woods (2014-2017), by James Tynion IV
Memetic (2014-2015), by James Tynion IV
Hide (2022), by Kiersten White
At the Mountains of Madness (2019), by Gau Tenabe
Monster (1994-2001), by Naoki Urusawa
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