Learn about the secret history of the Order in House of Slaughter #1, a spinoff of the hit BOOM! Studios series Something is Killing the Children.

CBR has an exclusive look at House of Slaughter #1 by co-creator James Tynion IV (The Department of Truth, The Nice House on the Lake) and co-writer Tate Brombal (Barbalien), and illustrated by co-creator Werther Dell‘Edera (Razorblades) and artist Chris Shehan (The Autumnal), colorist Miquel Muerto (Something is Killing the Children), and letterer AndWorld Design (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr).

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The preview follows a young Aaron Slaughter pre-black mas, as he trains within the House of Slaughter. Surviving in school is hard enough, but couple that with falling for a mysterious boy makes things even more complicated.

House of Slaughter #1 features main cover art by series artists Dell’Edera and Shehan, as well as variant cover art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno (The Nice House on the Lake), Jenny Frison (Wonder Woman), Mike Del Mundo (X-Men, Thor), and Gabriele Dell’Otto (Detective Comics). The series goes on sale in October from BOOM! Studios.

House of Slaughter #1

  • Written by James Tynion IV and Tate Brombal
  • Art by Werther Dell‘Edera and Chris Shehan
  • Colors by Miquel Muerto
  • Letters by AndWorld Design
  • Main cover by Werther Dell‘Edera and Chris Shehan
  • Variant covers by Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jenny Frison, Mike Del Mundo and Gabriele Dell’Otto
  • You know Aaron Slaughter as Erica's handler and rival. But before he donned the black mask, Aaron was a teenager training within the House of Slaughter. Surviving within the school is tough enough, but it gets even more complicated when Aaron falls for a mysterious boy destined to be his competition. . .
House of Slaughter #1 main cover by Chris Shehan
House of Slaughter #1 variant cover by Werther Dell‘Edera
House of Slaughter #1 variant cover by Alvaro Martinez Bueno
House of Slaughter #1 variant cover by Jenny Frison
House of Slaughter #1 variant cover by Mike Del Mundo
House of Slaughter #1 preview pages
House of Slaughter #1 preview pages
House of Slaughter #1 preview pages
House of Slaughter #1 preview pages

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Source: BOOM! Studios