For the first time ever, the hit horror phenomenon Something is Killing the Children from BOOM! Studios is stepping into the DC Universe. The Eisner Award–winning duo James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera are uniting their monster-hunting world with DC’s dark and moody Swamp Thing in the newly announced one-shot special, Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children.
The project promises to blend the brooding existentialism of DC’s Swamp Thing with the raw, kinetic monster-slaying energy that made Something is Killing the Children a modern classic. It’s a crossover that feels both unexpected and inevitable—two corners of horror comics colliding in spectacular fashion.
“It’s such an incredible thing to see Erica Slaughter next to Swamp Thing,” said Josh Hayes, Vice President of Consumer Sales and Marketing at BOOM! Studios. “Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson are synonymous with comics I grew up on, and absolute masters of their craft. To have modern masters like James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera telling a tale like this is something – I mean Swamp Thing that I can’t wait to read!”
“I’ll admit the sheer brilliance of the title alone was reason enough to get excited about this,” added Chris Conroy, Executive Editor for DC’s Black Label imprint. “But James and Werther have gone deep and created a story that’s just as ambitious as any of the other classics in the Swamp Thing library. I think fans of both the SlaughterVerse and of the darker side of DC comics are going to be shocked and delighted when they see what we’ve been up to!”
It’s been quite a year for crossovers in comics, starting with Deadpool/Batman blowing minds earlier this year, followed by DC revealing multiple upcoming crossovers coming in DC K.O. sometime in 2026.
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