James Tynion IV Announces Digital Horror Anthology, Razorblades

Writer James Tynion IV (Batman, Something Is Killing the Children, Department of Truth) and editor Steve Foxe have launched Razorblades: The Horror Magazine, a pay-what-you-want digital horror anthology with an all-star crew of comic book creators.

The first issue of Razorblades is available now at ReadRazorblades.com and comes in at 80-pages worth of content including comics, prose, and illustrations.

The full press release for Razorblades #1, along with preview pages, can be found below.

Official Press Release

James Tynion IV (Something is Killing the Children, Batman) Launches RAZORBLADES: THE HORROR MAGAZINE, a Pay-What-You-Want Digital Horror Anthology, Available Immediately

First Issue Features Stories & Art From Ram V, Marguerite Bennett, Nick Robles, DaNi, Lonnie Nadler, Jenna Cha, and More

Bestselling writer James Tynion IV (Batman, Something Is Killing the Children, Department of Truth) and writer/editor Steve Foxe have assembled a murderer’s row of talent to launch RAZORBLADES: THE HORROR MAGAZINE, an all-new quarterly horror anthology sold exclusively through Tynion's own Tiny Onion Studios.

Available immediately, RAZORBLADES #1 is a nearly 80-page, pay-what-you-want digital collection of comics, prose, and illustrations, featuring creators like Ram V (These Savage Shores), Marguerite Bennett (Animosity), Nick Robles (The Dreaming: Waking Hours), DaNi (Coffin Bound), Lonnie Nadler & Jenna Cha (Black Stars Above), as well as an extensive interview between Tynion IV and Scott Snyder (American Vampire, Undiscovered Country).

"Our goal was to focus on the rising class in the comic book industry," Tynion writes in the issue's introduction. "Young creatives, starting to make their name in horror, or in comics in general. We've asked them to bring us their most frightening work, grounded in the modern world, not trying to evoke something from decades past."

Born out of Tynion IV and Foxe discussing their mutual love of horror anthologies like Steve Bissette's Taboo, which serialized the initial chapters of Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell, RAZORBLADES came together quickly while creators navigated COVID-related publishing slowdowns over the summer.

To facilitate that outreach, all contributors to RAZORBLADES maintain full creative ownership of their intellectual property, allowing them to potentially build on and spin off of ideas introduced here. The anthology will also feature several serialized stories, starting with Killboy from Tynion IV and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (Hit-Girl), and A Dream of Time by Ram V and rising talent John J. Pearson.

"With no slight at all to crowd-funded projects, we didn't want to work on that timeline," Foxe added. "We were impatient about getting Razorblades into readers' hands, especially after such a tumultuous summer for the industry. A surprise launch -- a jump scare -- felt right."

Razorblades #1, which features a cover by horror illustrator Trevor Henderson, is available now [note: 12:00 pm EST on Thursday, July 30th] through ReadRazorblades.com, where readers can name their own price. A special-edition print run, limited to only 500 copies, is also available for preorder. Future issues are planned every quarter, with issue #2 dropping just ahead of Halloween.

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