It’s been five years since the debut of the smash hit, Eisner-winning series Something is Killing the Children. A half decade, and forty issues since Erica Slaughter arrived in Archer’s Peak and changed the world of comics. Now, a critical chapter from her past is revealed in Something is Killing the Children #0, coming to comic shops in September 2024 from BOOM! Studios.
This crucial mission in Erica’s past details the brutal hunt preceding her arrival in Archer’s Peak. It ends with Erica walking out of the woods to meet a little girl waiting by a red wagon–now James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera take you back to where it begins.
“It’s a real thrill to be going back to the very beginning, and telling a story that I never thought I’d be able to tell,” said writer and co-creator James Tynion IV. “Something is Killing the Children #0 is going to be one to remember, a comic worthy of a fifth anniversary!”
“We have devoted most of the year to telling Erica’s earliest stories,” said artist and co-creator Werther Dell’Edera. “With issue zero, we complete the tour.”
Something is Killing the Children #0, the first such zero issue for any BOOM! Studios original series, features main cover art by series artist and co-creator Werther Dell’Edera, and variant covers by highly acclaimed illustrators Jenny Frison (Grim), Dan Mora (Once & Future), Jeff Dekal (Dune: House Atreides), Jae Lee (The Dark Tower), Sean Gordon Murphy (Tokyo Ghost), and more.
“Five years ago, Erica Slaughter emerged from the woods, bloody and battle-worn, to change the comics landscape forever,” said longtime series editor Eric Harburn. “This is a story of that battle–and I guarantee you are not ready for what James, Werther, Miquel, and AndWorld have in store.”
Something is Killing the Children #0 will be available in comic shops September 25, 2024. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.
