This is a big step out of my usual, but I thought the story was cool and the graphics are awesome! I am glad I stepped out of my comfort zone and gave it a try.

Wow! Okay I loved this more than I expected to. I liked how it set up the story for the future and I will read the next one. I enjoyed the female character and I felt connected to her. I enjoyed most things about this book, it is fast paced and short which made it a quick read. I will be recommending this to my friends as I loved it.

This was a great read! Volume 1 has just enough issues to really set the story up for the series while leaving you wanting to know more. It’s gory and dark - just the things I want from a horror title with monsters running amok.

Wow! What a strange and twisted comic! Honestly, being someone who grew up on the old horror comics and magazines of the ’70s like “Creepy and Eerie Magazine”, I knew this would be right up my alley.

When the children of Archer's Peak begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless and everyone is a suspect. Most children never return, and some are found in pieces. Tron apart by someone or something that can rip them in half before eating them. The kids that do survive and those are few and far between, have terrible stories—impossible details of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. Their only hope of finding and eliminating the threat is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to be the only one who sees what they can see.

Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done.
Erica Slaughter is a badass! I love everything about her. Like she says when it comes to monsters; “Believing is different than knowing.” The kids can see what the adults cannot. A common theme in monster stories but the reason is always true. Kids don’t care about logic or the fact that something supposedly cannot be...they believe what they see, what they feel, what they know to be true. I need the next issue!

I received this comic free from BOOM! Studios and Netgalley for my honest, unbiased review.
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Wow.

Tynion IV doesn't pull any punches but he knows what he's doing. In Something is Killing the Children, he finds a perfect balance between a morbid, disturbing atmosphere and dramatic writing. Add haunting artwork to the mix, and you get something special.

Loved it.

I attended a signing at my local comic store last fall to celebrate the release of issue #1. I devoured it once I got home. It was great and I was intrigued as to where this was going to go. I wish I had been able to keep up with the series but I'm so grateful to have been granted access to Vol. 1!

Something is Killing the Children takes place in a town called Archer's Peak where children are suddenly going missing. Or turning up dead. The ones who survive have horrific stories to tell that are frankly unbelievable. After all, who wants to believe that monsters are real?
Enter Erica Slaughter. A bad-ass monster slayer who is somehow the only adult who can see them. The inhabitants of the town don't trust her so they view her as the enemy. She does arrive mysteriously and doesn't have the best attitude though so it's not surprising.

I LOVE the artwork - the style and color scheme work perfectly here.
I will say if you like a lot of backstory you may be a bit disappointed. There's very little but I personally enjoyed that. It adds to the mystery, especially when reading horror. It's one of the rare times I don't mind waiting for the story to unravel. I'm excited to learn more about Erica and the organization she works for!

I can definitely see how this can be compared to Stranger Things BUT when my comic store described it they said to picture Buffy the Vampire Slayer (my all-time fave!) as if she were operating out of Derry from IT. Obviously I had no choice but to give it a shot.

Something is Killing the Children is dark, mysterious, gory. I'm dying to know what happens next!

A promising introduction to a new graphic novel series. While I found the illustration style to be right up my alley for horror themed comics, I did feel like there was a lot of substance left out for this to have been the entire first volume. I definitely enjoyed the monster-slaying heroine Erica Slaughter, but I would have liked to have had just a little more clarification on her whole backstory.
This gave off some pretty good Stranger Things vibes, and I am definitely looking forward to the next installment in this series.

Thank you Netgalley and BOOM! Comics for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed this one! I don't think it has the 'wow' factor that The Woods had, but it was definitely enjoyable and made the horror lover inside of me happy. The formatting of the ARC was a little off and I think that might have sapped some of the "good" out of the story itself, but it was definitely worth the read.

This was creepy, but maybe not quite for me. I liked The Woods Vol 1 and The Backstagers Vol 1 & 2, so I requested this ARC even though horror isn’t really my jam. There’s nothing that I feel like was wrong, exactly, so I think horror fans would really enjoy this.

There were some pages that I found confusing but I think it was a problem with the ARCs formatting - the panels went across two pages, so I had to realize it and then flip back and forth between them - in a physical spread this wouldn’t be an issue at all, and if this had been on kindle where I could narrow to panel by panel I wouldn’t have noticed.

I would maybe be interested in continuing, though.

BOOM! Studios continue to show me love, giving me this amazing collected volume to read ahead of its UK release in June of this year. It's a blinder of a title and writer James Tynion IV and artist Werther Dell'Edera (and aren't those a couple of names to conjure with?) are instant follows for me on the back of it.

I first saw mention of this title in an SFX review in January, based on issues 1-3. This volume collects issues 1-5 and rounds out the opening mystery for protagonist Erica Slaughter, two-fisted monster killer. Comparisons with Buffy are obvious, but this is a rich world all its own with a much darker heart. The art and the tone are immediately reminiscent of 30 Days of Night, with Dell'Edera's scratchy, grimy art very much in the Ben Templesmith vein. It immediately puts to rest any feeling that we've seen this story before, despite the clear kinship with Stephen King, Joe Hill, Stranger Things and the folk horror trend we're currently enjoying.

Children are being murdered, horrifically, in the town of Archer's Peak, and no one seems to be able to stop it, until Erica Slaughter arrives in town, under orders from a shady, unseen power. Aided, willingly and unwillingly, by survivors, cops and relatives of the missing and dead, she intends to put the killer down. What reads as a simple premise is enriched by realistic characters who all have depth and all make a contribution, and an unfolding background universe that promises to be both weird and wonderful, and morally complicated. The agendas of whoever or whatever commands Erica's actions are far from black and white. Knowing who is on whose side is a challenge. the script - in contrast to the art - is clean but it doesn't lack for twists.

I loved this book, and I'll be keeping up with it.

I enjoyed this. It wasn't anything mind blowing or special, but it certainly didn't disappoint either. The plot is in the title really... something is killing a bunch of children. In comes Erica Slaughter, monster slayer. I really liked her. She definitely has an attitude and some communication issues. But at the same time this brings some humor to the story. She is set up to be an interesting character for sure.

The atmosphere in this is great. We get to see snippets of the killings (including some gore) and there is enough action. But the important characters also get plenty of page time to establish themselves.

 I really like the art, it works very well with the story. It didn't show up all that well on my Kobo, but that isn't the fault of the book. 

Overall, this was an interesting first volume of a series I will keep an eye on for sure.

Something Is Killing The Children by James Tynion IV: amazing first vol of a story. This is a great monster story with a unexpected heroine, a high body count, and amazing artwork! I am so interested to see where this story goes, and if more of a backstory will eventually be introduced. This book was like if Alien, Flight of The Navigator, and Terminator all were smooshed together and given an original spin.

Besides no explanation and characterization and backstory of the people there, there were a million other things that pissed me off during reading this. It was written in that style that reminded me of The Woods (which I liked), so it felt like reading it again. I irritated me to look at those big eyes of Ms. Slaughter (oh god, really, that name?) and in general, at the most pages, I looked with disgust because there were drawn really bad sometimes. The characters were dry and unnatural, as much as their actions. Although the whole story has its magic and original things here and there and I believe, all will be explained in the next volumes. So I am looking forward to that. Because if not, I will stop - I do not want to look at just ripped bodies and macho girl with depressed eyes who massacres monsters in the woods.
+ reading this digitally was hell with that paneling, but I am really glad to see what I am going to buy before I will actually buy it

Thank you Netgalley and BOOM! Studios for granting me a free copy of this graphic novel for an honest review. This was INCREDIBLE. As I was reading this, I was holding my breath every so often afraid of what would happen to some of the characters. 'Something is Killing the Children' is about a town that has suddenly had a lot of children/teens go missing or turn up dead. One kid in particular, had witnessed part of a massacre but refuses to give any information. The story quickly takes a turn as we realize that there are monsters only visible to kids and teens. I loved the illustrations throughout this graphic novel and the dialogue was perfectly timed with each turn of events. Now, the WORST part of this, it leaves with a cliff hanger - ugh the nerve!! Definitely going to look for the second volume to find out what happens in the next installment.

A thrilling story with great writing and characters -- however, maybe it was just this ARC but some of the art seemed more of a sketch than a completely finished project, which would give me pause if I was buying a physical copy. All in all though a great spooky read to add to your graphic novel TBR.

This comic is pretty killer! I loved the graphics. And Erica is super awesome! It's very dark and could make you feel like the monster is watching you right now! I enjoyed this do much!

This was a great reading experience! The plot was creepy and kept me reading, with even a pinch of humorous and almost!? cute moments thrown in. The illustrations were awesome, with enough detail to get a a good idea of nature of the creatures, but no full-blown portraits to reveal everything at once. There were also a lot of hints towards a complex background story waiting to be explored in further volumes, which makes this first installment a successfully mouth-watering introduction - I'm ready and waiting for more!

I love the art in this graphic novel! It's very well done and creates a spooky atmospheric vibe. The story line is great and I can't wait to read the next issue.

Kids are disappearing or turning up dead in a small town. It begins super intense. At a sleepover, a kid tells the story of a nightmare. The next thing we know he is sitting at the police station talking about the screams. A girl comes to investigate and she is amazing. I love her attitude and how she is drawn. It is everything you want in someone who is fighting the supernatural, she looks great and is badass. You get glimpses of the monster which makes everything that much scarier. The color changes help with the effect. As soon as you see the color changes you know things are about to get intense, as soon as you turn the page the colors fill you with a sense of dread. I read the book as it was released in single-issue and enjoyed reading the trade just as much. I can't wait to get my hands on the hard copy!

Creative Team
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Werther Dell'edera
Colors: Miguel Muerto
Lettered: Andworld Design
Published by Boom

I received an eARC from NetGalley and BOOM! Studios in exchange for an honest review.

“Something is Killing the Children” is set in a town where children are going missing and/or turning up dead, stolen away by a monster in the woods. I had no idea what to expect going into this graphic novel except a creepy story that would freak me out. Oh boy, I was not disappointed! The plot was pretty freaky, but like with any good graphic novel, it was the artwork that really made the story one of nightmares. It is full of gore, dead bodies, blood, all things I would not normally gravitate towards reading. But in the context of a nightmare made real, it was perfect and spooky! 3 stars, only because I have a lot of unanswered questions which I’m sure will be explored more in Volume 2!