Something is Killing the Children, but BOOM! Studios is expanding the Slaughterverse. Co-creators James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera are celebrating five years of SIKTC with two new one-shots: Book of Cutter, and The Art of Something is Killing the Children Companion.
“It’s been thrilling to chart Maxine’s journey from Archer’s Peak to her new life as the only sanctioned Black Mask in the House of Slaughter. These annual specials have been an incredible way to explore and expand the world and lore of the Slaughterverse — and now, with Book of Cutter, we’re pulling the curtain back on the Order of St. George itself,” said Tynion IV via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “The Great House has its eyes on the House of Slaughter, and Maxine is about to get a glimpse of the dangers waiting for the American Houses…”
Added Dell’Edera, “After three books, Maxine Slaughter has become one of my favorite characters! I can’t wait to see what will happen when Maxine and Erica’s paths eventually collide!”
Book of Cutter #1 is “the epic conclusion to Maxine Slaughter’s transformation from White Mask to Black Mask,” per PR from BOOM! “The final step of her journey takes her across the Atlantic into Europe to train with the enigmatic and deadly House of Cutter.”
The issue will hit just in time for Christmas, on December 25, 2024, and features a main cover by Dan Mora, with variants by Dell’Edera, Khary Randolph, and more.
…But actually chronologically first is The Art of Something is Killing the Children Companion #1, which hits stores on December 4, 2024. It is “an oversized issue featuring a curated collection of the most iconic Something is Killing the Children covers of the past 5 years.”
Check out two covers from Book of Cutter, below
