BOOM! Studios hsa given CBR an exclusive first look at James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera's Something is Killing the Children #2. The horror comic follows a community affected by murders and the appearance of Erica Slaughter, who claims she can make them stop. Our first look sees Erica setting up in an Applebaum's restaurant, from which she'll investigate the disappearances in the town.

You can read a solicitation for the issue and see CBR's exclusive first look as well as a trailer below.

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James is the only person still alive after an encounter with whatever is killing the town’s children. So he decides to help Erica hunt down the rest of the missing children who might still be alive and the monsters who have taken them. But the killings and disappearances have the entire town on edge, and when the sole survivor of recent attacks and a dangerous-looking stranger with knives are seen together, suspicions are aroused and trouble comes looking for James and Erica.

Something is Killing the Children #2, by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera, goes on sale October 16 from BOOM! Studios.

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