I am the biggest fan of kid/teen gangs being badass (especially female characters) fighting against monsters. Hi Stranger Things, Monster Squad, Paper Girls. I am a sucker for horror graphic novels, and I CANNOT wait for volume 2 to come out.
I loved Erica Slaughter and will definitely be purchasing a physical copy for my ever-growing graphic novel collection.

'Something is Killing the Children, Volume One' by James Tynion IV with art by Werther Dell'Edera is a graphic novel about a boy, a monster and a monster hunter.

Archer's Peak was a quiet town. Then the kids started disappearing. One horrific night, James is out with his friends, and he becomes the only survivor. Enter Erica Slaughter, the mysterious stranger. She recruits James for answers and tells him she is in town to kill the thing that is killing the children.

I really liked this story. James is so hangdog, and Erica definitely has some mystery to her character. I felt like the art took some getting used to. By the end, I liked the art style.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Boom! Studios and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Stranger things with a badass female character called Erica Slaughter Is saving children with her sidekick, a stuffed animal.. I need the next volume and of course this is creepy because it involves children and it is very graphic so be prepared for blood and gore. You will be wan to put this book down once you pick it up.

This was a decent story setup. In a small town there is (title drop) Somthing Killing the Children. We are introduced to this at a sleepover where the boys wander into the woods on a dare, but only one comes back. He's of course questioned relentlessly and suspected. He teams up with the strange girl who wanders into town Erica Slaughter to defeat the other-wordly beast that's attacking the town's kids.

It poses a lot more questions than it answers. Erica Slaughter is a super badass character and I wish we would have learned more about her and where she came from. It ends on quite a cliffhanger, so I'm assuming there's more to come.

I don't think I'm the audience for this book, I don't mind the artwork however the story just wasn't really doing it for me, I might give it another try someday but for now unfortunately it just didn't do it for me.

I really enjoyed reading Something is Killing the Children Volume 1 graphic novel. It's a very good horror story with interesting characters and plot. It's a quick read that you won't want to put down once you started reading it. Fans of Stranger Things should enjoy reading this book. I'm looking forward to reading the next volume of the story.

What starts as an innocent game of Truth or Dare quickly turns into a sinister story with missing children and butchered bodies . . .

In Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1, children and teenagers in the small town of Archer’s Peak start to go missing and no one knows why. Some people think they’re being attacked by wild animals, but there are no real answers. Local police are at a standstill, and the high school is full of memorials: photos, messages, and notes are left in memory of those who have gone missing.

Everyone suspects a boy named James knows something, as he was the sole survivor from a group of teens who went missing, but his story is too surreal to believe. That is, until a mysterious girl named Erica Slaughter shows up and says she’s going to fix the situation.

There are a lot of unknowns in Something is Killing the Children, but that’s what made me love it so much. There’s something evil lurking in the woods (why do I keep reading stories set in the woods?!), and no one knows what it is or what it wants. Even when we find out what’s going on, it quickly becomes clear that there’s something much larger at stake.

I really enjoyed Erica’s character (badass girl power), and really want to learn more about The House of Slaughter. The artwork and colouring was also unreal, and really showcased the atmosphere and tone of the story. There was just enough action and mystery to keep me guessing, and the perfect amount of gore for a horror comic. I’m looking forward to reading more of this series.

Thank you to the publisher, BOOM! Studios, for an electronic copy of this book via NetGalley. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 came out on May 26, 2020, and can be purchased wherever books are sold.

I really liked the atmosphere of this comic, very close to Stranger Things in my opinion. We have every ingredients for a good thriller and the art is nice, too. I would read another volume with pleasure. More character development would be nice.

Thanks to BOOM! Studios and NetGalley for this ARC. :)

I enjoyed this comic, but wish it gave more back story of who Erica is and what the world is about. I like a slow build, but this didn't give you a lot of answers in the end and we're already 5 books in. I did enjoy the lead character, and the story plot was interesting.

Great storyline and illustrations. I definitely want a copy for my physical collection. Must read!!!

This was a nice, well-written and also well-drawn comic that made me read all other comics that I already ordered and owned. It has a nice and intriguing action, and a SUPER cool adventure. I loved this series so much!

Children are disappearing in Archer’s Peak. Actually, you know when that when they disappear and don’t come back, they are dead. The police don’t know what is killing them. When one child survives and tells the police that he saw a monster kill his friends, they don’t believe him. Children. Are still bing killed. Will the police be able to find the “monster” who is killing? A stranger comes to Archer’s Peak who can see the monsters that the children can. She has come to slay the monster.

The story builds slowly with an intensity that is seen by the artwork done. At the end of volume one, I wanted volume two. The story reminded me of how differently children and adults “see.” As an adult it can b much too easy to not notice what is. Really happening. One can feel the fear and sadness of loss. It is a horror novel.

A promising first volume.

Children are being brutally killed by monsters and a woman shows up to try to take care of the problem.

There's a nice mix of spooky vibes, gruesome scenes, and intriguing underlying plot.

This volume left a lot unexplained but I trust that more will be revealed as the story continues.

In a small town, a monster is killing the children. In a town that feels similar to Stranger Things' Hawkins or a town from Stephen King's books, a monster appears and starts killing children, and we follow one of the surviving kids as he tries to clear up his name in partnering up with a monster killer.

It's very gorey and bloody, and the panel reading while must be interesting in physical format wasn't easy to read digitally, and the world is interesting despite being literally thrown into the events and not knowing enough by the end of the first volume, it sets up for a horrific world. I think I'll keep an eye for vol. 2 when it comes out, to see what happens.

I thank Netgalley and BOOM! Studios for the digital ARC.

I thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a digital copy of this graphic novel.

Actual rate: 3.75 stars

This graphic novel was a quick and intriguing read. The plot and the worldbuilding were nice, maybe not the most original I have ever seen but interesting nonetheless. The art style isn't exactly my cup of tea but it's clearly well made, and I really like the color palette chosen for the monsters/action scenes. My only real complain is that sometimes certain things felt a bit unrealistic/forced, but I get that this is only the first volume of the series so I guess those things may be addressed better and more deeply in the next installment.
Overall, as I said at the start of the review, this graphic novel was a pleasant read and I believe it was interesting enough to bring me to read its future sequels.

Well, this certainly was something! It was the first horror graphic novel that I ever picked up and though I am a scaredy cat and was afraid that I would not like it, I really enjoyed it overall! The art work is very appealing and though the story didn't give me that "can't-put-down" feeling, it did set up everything nicely for the continuation of the series and I'll definitely be looking up future volumes!

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 was an okay graphic novel. There were things about it that I enjoyed and things that I didn’t. It was a good set-up for future volumes, but I found it not that strong on it’s own. There were just some things missing from it to make it amazing.

I really liked the setting of the story. Whenever a horror story takes place in a small town it makes it that more eerie. The graphic novel starts off very strong, but there were pacing issues as the story continued. There were also many things that weren’t explained, which I believe will come to play in later volumes. This is a horror graphic novel and there is a lot of gore, so if that isn’t something you are comfortable with you should avoid Something is Killing the Children.

A problem that I had with this graphic novel was the fact that I didn’t connect to any of the characters. There are many narrators in this story, too many to actually develop any of them. I just didn’t particularly care about anyone in this story. Everything just felt like a set-up for future volumes, which left this one not feeling complete. The only character that stood out to me was Erica Slaughter, despite her on-the-nose name. She was interesting and I wish we learned more about her and her origins.

I do not usually request horror but someone I followed on tumblr said the art style was really good and thats sometime what draws me in more than the story line.

I enjoyed this once I got into the flow and the art style was very pleasing to the eye. I enjoyed the story too it did keep me guessing for quite a while.

Not a light read by any means. I wasn't quite expecting this level of violence and gore. This is an incredibly grim story.

3.5 stars

This was kinda like A Quiet Place meets Stranger Things.

The storyline itself was good. I love graphic novels and I'm a fan of YA, thrillers & horror. So this satisfied that craving. Unfortunately, maybe because it was a digital copy, I found some parts a tad confusing. There were times where the conversation between characters were cut off, making it hard to follow.

Otherwise, it was an enjoyable read.