{"id":21224,"date":"2021-02-09T16:27:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T22:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=21224"},"modified":"2021-02-09T16:27:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T22:27:36","slug":"secret-origins-of-erica-slaughter-revealed-in-something-is-killing-the-children-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2021\/02\/09\/secret-origins-of-erica-slaughter-revealed-in-something-is-killing-the-children-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Origins of Erica Slaughter Revealed in SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discover the Shocking Past of the Fan-Favorite Monster Hunter from
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LOS ANGELES, CA (February 8, 2021)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 BOOM! Studios today announced\u00a0SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #16<\/strong>, the launch of a brand new story arc in the Eisner Award-nominated horror series from GLAAD Award-winning author James Tynion IV (The Woods, Batman<\/em>), artist Werther Dell\u2019Edera (Briggs Land<\/em>), colorist Miquel Muerto\u00a0<\/em>(Bury the Lede<\/em>), and letterer AndWorld Design (Martian Manhunter<\/em>), about Erica\u2019s early experiences with the House of Slaughter and the start of her monster hunting career… before the horrifying events that brought her to Archer\u2019s Peak.<\/p>\n

The story you demanded begins here: the origin of Erica Slaughter! What shocking events brought Erica to the House of Slaughter\u2026 and what did she have to do to join the Order of St. George? The secrets are revealed here for the first time in this perfect jumping-on point for new readers.<\/p>\n

SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #16\u00a0<\/strong>features main cover art by series artist Werther Dell\u2019Edera and variant cover art by fan favorite artists Jenny Frison (We Only Find Them When They\u2019re Dead<\/em>) and Toni Infante (Mega Man: Fully Charged<\/em>).<\/p>\n

SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN\u00a0<\/strong>is the newest release from BOOM! Studios\u2019 eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including\u00a0BRZRKR\u00a0<\/em>by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney;\u00a0We Only Find Them When They\u2019re Dead<\/em>\u00a0by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo;\u00a0Seven Secrets\u00a0<\/em>by Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo;\u00a0Once & Future<\/em>\u00a0by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora;\u00a0Faithless\u00a0<\/em>by Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet;\u00a0Abbott\u00a0<\/em>by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivel\u00e4; and the upcoming\u00a0Proctor Valley Road\u00a0<\/em>by Grant Morrison, Alex Child, and Naomi Franquiz. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties including\u00a0Dune: House Atreides\u00a0<\/em>from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Dev Pramanik;\u00a0Buffy the Vampire Slayer\u00a0<\/em>from Jordie Bellaire and David L\u00f3pez;\u00a0Firefly\u00a0<\/em>from Greg Pak, Lalit Kumar Sharma & Daniel Bayliss; the\u00a0Mighty Morphin\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Power Rangers<\/em>\u00a0series from Ryan Parrott, Marco Renna, and Francesco Mortarino; and the upcoming\u00a0Magic\u00a0<\/em>series from Jed MacKay and Ig Guara.<\/span><\/p>\n

Print copies of\u00a0SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #16<\/strong>\u00a0will be available for sale May 2021 exclusively at local comic book shops (use\u00a0comicshoplocator.com<\/a>\u00a0to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Madefire.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For continuing news on\u00a0SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN<\/strong>\u00a0and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to\u00a0www.boom-studios.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow\u00a0@boomstudios<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Discover the Shocking Past of the Fan-Favorite Monster Hunter from the Eisner-Nominated Series in May 2021 LOS ANGELES, CA (February 8, 2021)\u00a0\u2013 BOOM!…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,16],"tags":[46],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/unnamed-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1522%2C2560","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21216,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2021\/02\/07\/pop-culture-network-podcast-february-6th-2021\/","url_meta":{"origin":21224,"position":0},"title":"Pop Culture Network Podcast! 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