Books of Slaughter Vol. 1

A deep dive into the House of Slaughter with lore that no Something is Killing the Children fan should go without!

The history... and future of the Slaughterverse is laid bare by Something is Killing the Children and House of Slaughter creators James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera in this lore-filled graphic novella no fan can afford to miss! From the sidelines to the spotlight, Book of Slaughter follows the White Mask Maxine Slaughter... but will her loyalties remain where they are, or will she show her true colors? In addition to being a precursor to upcoming chapters of the Slaughterverse, this story doubles as a sizable guidebook that delves into the deep lore of the Order of St. George!

Author: James Tynion IV
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Published: 10/29/2024
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9798892150354

About the Author
James Tynion IV is a comic book writer, best known for his work on the Batman franchise for DC Comics. James' comics career began with co-writing the back-up stories on Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's character-defining run on Batman, which would lead to him making his own name on a number of Bat-centric series. This work would culminate in James serving as the showrunner of two consecutive weekly comic series, Batman Eternal and Batman & Robin Eternal, followed by writing the massive crossover project Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and subsequently taking the reins of one of DC's crown jewels, Detective Comics.

In addition to the 2017 GLAAD Media Award-winning series The Woods with Michael Dialynas, James has also penned the critical successes Memetic, Cognetic, and Eugenic with Eryk Donovan, The Backstagers with Rian Sygh, and Ufology with Noah J. Yuenkel and Matthew Fox.

An alumni of Sarah Lawrence College, Tynion now lives and works in New York, NY.

Werther Dell'Edera is an artist based out of Italy. He has worked with publishers in Italy and the US including BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse, DC Vertigo, IDW, Image, and SergioBonelliEditore. He was an artist for Brian Azzarello's Loveless and Ian Rankin's Hellblazer: Dark Entries from DC Vertigo. Dell'Edera also worked alongside famed illustrator Gabrielle D'Otto on the graphic novel Spider-man: Family Business for Marvel Entertainment. He is currently working with co-creator James Tynion IV on Something is Killing the Children and House of Slaughter from BOOM! Studios.

Letizia Cadonici is an italian comic artist born in Rome in 1991.
She works for several publishers in the italian comic scene (Star Comics, Bugs Comics, Becco Giallo, Shockdom, TacoToon), mainly as horror/gothic artist. House of Slaughter is her debut in the USA.