One of the most brutal monster hunters in the history of comics is back as Erica Slaughter returns for an all new chapter of BOOM! Studios’ hit series Something Is Killing The Children. Following the end of the first run of the series, along with the release of the history-revealing House of Slaughter, fans know Erica better than they ever have. That knowledge will be integral in understanding her upcoming storyline in Something Is Killing The Children.
The all-new story arc of Something Is Killing The Children will begin with issue #21, which will be helmed by an all-star creative team. This next chapter in the Eisner Award-nominated horror series will be written by GLAAD Award-winning author James Tynion IV, who is best known for The Department of Truth and The Nice House on the Lake. The artwork will be done by Razorblades’ Werther Dell’Edera with House of Slaughter’s Miquel Muerto as colorist and We Only Find Them When They’re Dead’s AndWorld Design as letterer. The main cover art will be done by series artist Werther Dell’Edera with variant cover art by Catwoman’s Jenny Frison, Klaus’ Dan Mora, Moon Knight’s Gabriele Dell’Otto, and Seven Secrets’ Vincenzo Riccardi.
In a preview released by BOOM! Studios, fans are given a first look at the new storyline beginning with Something Is Killing The Children #21. The arc will pick up one year after the events of Archer’s Peak with Erica Slaughter taking on a new case after a girl claims to have seen a new kind of monster. Based on the girl's description of this monster, Erica realizes the terrifying implications that come with that supposed sighting. Additionally, Erica Slaughter has completely broken ties with the House of Slaughter, so those potentially deadly consequences are looming over her as well. The Order of St. George does not forgive or forget any transgressions made against the family, and readers of House of Slaughter know just how ruthless the Order can be.
While Erica Slaughter is on the hunt for this mysterious new monster, she is being hunted herself. As described in the preview release, there is a mysterious figure on Erica’s trail who may or may not be tied to the House of Slaughter. If this person is with the Order of St. George, then the monster Erica is tracking down will be the least of her worries as the story moves forward.
Excitement, intrigue, and, of course, horror await readers of this all-new chapter in the Something Is Killing The Children, one which could mean the end of Erica Slaughter forever. Something Is Killing The Children #21 will be available in comic shops and the BOOM! Studios’ webstore as well as on a number of digital platforms on March 30, 2022.
Source: BOOM! Studios