Erica Slaughter

It's such a good book.

And one of these days, it'll probably be, who knows when, probably be something that is killing the children 100 when we finally get the the series that's been in development for forever um but yes crazily enough 50 an issue 50 seems kind of like a weird spot to just like jump in but i think they do a really good job here of of it's a good moment to breathe in erica slaughter's journey now i'm curious do you know what the do you know what the premise of something is killing the children is

Prime NCS, but I've never read it.

Okay.

... get into it? Yeah.

This is finally picking up in the quote unquote present with Erika Slaughter, who has been on a journey of the soul off for a good long while, while things are going down in the House of Slaughter over the Fall of House of Slaughter miniseries, where there's been a big shakeup behind the scenes.

Uh, and yeah, uh, we've been focusing her on the past.

Now her past finally catches up to her in this issue.

So, boom, along with James Tynan's company, Tiny Onion, are using this milestone issue to reveal something completely new.

The cover seed blind bag is going to include an Erica Slaughter trading card.

And it's not just a card.

There is a Something is Killing the Children card game coming.

I'll be happy with those, but I doubt I'll get those.

Now, the one I really want is the Erica Slaughter one from Something's Killing the Children.

She's one of the main characters of that book.

It's one of my favorite comics.

You're going to get the Funko of Art the Clown and then try to get him to sign it?

No, no, not Art the Clown.

Erica Slaughter.

Like, why would I? Like, no, I wouldn't want to get

And I got the first omnibus and I started reading and I did not come up for air.

It was very much, as soon as I started reading this, I connected with Erica Slaughter and I was like, this, this is the story that I've been waiting for.

This is the protagonist that I've been waiting for.

This is the answer to everything that has frustrated me about other spaces in horror comics that I have dipped my toes into, this is the answer.

They gave me the job, spoiler alert.

James and I went back and forth a lot in that stage.

We talked about who Erica is, like how she would feel on the page because novels are inherently more interior than comics.

You're, cause you're in everybody's head.

As of this episode, they have 50 issues.

And I read the first... hardcover and that is collecting issues 1 through 15 so that's a whole arc in and of itself so that's the first three volumes too if you if you're looking to pick that up and trade paperback so the broad story of this is it follows a monster hunter named erica slaughter she's a part of this We'll call them a cult.

She's a part of this cult called the Order of St. George, whose headquarters is just in Chicago, which is a little silly.

It's a very dark comedy.

They are being slaughtered in the woods, and the adults cannot explain it, nor can they even see the creatures that are taking them.

Enter Erica Slaughter.

She rolls into this grieving town with a giant wide-eyed stare and a literal chainsaw sword claiming she can stop it.

And of course, the adults think she is a complete lunatic.

Hitting stars in December, the 64-page one-shot will be by James Tynan IV and Werther Dell'Adora, aka the team from Something is Killing the Children.

And the meta-premise finds two siblings who are fans of horror comics discovering that characters on the page are coming to life, and it's up to Erika Slaughter to hunt them down, including Swamp Thing.

Swamp Thing is Killing the Children No. 1 hits stores on December 2, 2026, with a price point of $8.99. Topaz, a rival platform to Webtoon, is being shut down in North America.

The news comes as parent company Kakao Entertainment is consolidating its Webtoon, the format, not the company, platform and web novel platform into one page internationally.