Horror and Something is Killing the Children
I've been meaning to do a bigger review after I read the comics and analyzed them but an overview review about "Something is Killing the Children" popped up and I wanted to write my thoughts about it. It's a work by James Tynion IV, who I remember because his name sounds like "Tyrion" from Game of Thrones. The comic stars Erica Slaughter who hunts down monsters that only children can see. Monsters like the ones in woods or that hide in closets. She is a troubled young woman who looks like she's emerging from her teen years or someone who had those years taken from her. The draw of the comic is the mystery, you don't know why parents can't see these monsters, you don't know who is behind Erica helping her to kill these monsters. You even question Erica as she talks to a stuffed octopus doll that she carries around. The fact is, the comic is smart enough to leave those kind of questions to your imagination, mostly. It's an interesting techi...