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It's James Tynion IV time! Bleeding Cool first broke the news of 5G's existence in 2019, as we built up what it was meant to be Generation Five, the fifth generation of DC Comics as seen in the new planned DC Timeline, which would assign major stories a year in which they happened, how old characters were, and in[...]

It's 5G time! In his Tiny Onion newsletter for Substack, James Tynion IV looked at his entire approach to Batman and the history of the characters, dividing it into five generations And about his pitch to take over the Batman book from Tom King for a year-and-a-bit as it was then planned. When I first started[...]

DC Comics November 2021 solicitations mark James Tynion IV's last issues of Batman from DC Comics (though he will stick on The Joker for a bit longer) And as the new upcoming event The Shadows Of The Bat comes after Fear State's End, so Batman is leaving Gotham The credo goes that every Bat-writer should create[...]

At least, according to James Tynion IV, who posted on his the-moring-after-the-night-before Substack announcement. James Tynion IV: Last night I slept for more consecutive hours than I have in a month I woke up feeling a little drunk on sleep, and then stumbled over to the computer to see where we landed over the night[...]

So far, Jonathan Hickman, James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, Skottie Young, Molly Ostertag, Saladin Ahmed, and Chip Zdarsky have gone public, as well as engaging in a number of other monetising and merchandising opportunities It is clearly one of the biggest stories to hit the comic book industry this year in a year of big[...]

James Tynion IV was in the middle of this, he had taken over Batman as a last-minute fill-in replacement on Batman when then-EIC Bob Harras had found an opportunity to fire Tom King off the book Tynion IV was to write the series until Batman #100, when 5G would kick in and the series would[...]

He may be leaving Batman, but James Tynion IV is going out with a bang with Fear State All it takes is one bad day, that was The Joker's theory, to take a normal person, break them and turn them into a monster Bruce Wayne's parents, The Joker's wife and unborn child, though he failed[...]

James Tynion IV, writer of Batman and The Joker for DC Comics, has quit work-for-hire superhero comic books in favour of a new gig at Substack, who coincidentally have been distributing his newsletter of late His first comic book published through Substack will be UFO-themed The Blue Book with Michael Avon Oeming, starting in September[...]

As part of James Tynion IV's new Substack gig that he is quitting Batman and The Joker for, on his newsletter, he announced the first of his new Substack comic books The Blue Book, a new UFO comic book drawn by Michael Avon Oeming, and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. "I started digging back into UFOs last[...]

James Tynion IV has just announced that he is leaving Batman with #117 and The Joker with #14 Tynion is the comics creator who took over Batman after Tom King was fired with #87 and managed to turn his fill-in job into the main gig after DC fired publisher Dan Didio and cancelled 5G, took[...]

Fear State not only continues the Scarecrow's vision of a fear-controlled Gotham, but also Mayor Christopher Nakano's mission to protect the city with his ground-breaking deal with the Magistrate. Batman: Fear State Saga Hardcover – April 26, 2022 by James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez The Batman: Fear State Event is collected like never before! Gotham City is on the brink of[...]

What is the deep, dark secret behind the Department of Truth? Bestselling writer JAMES TYNION IV (Batman, Something is Killing the Children) debuts his first Image ONGOING SERIES alongside breakout artist MARTIN SIMMONDS (Dying is Easy)! In Shops: Aug 18, 2021 SRP: $3.99   Image Comics has let comic book stores know that they accidentally swapped[...]

Since 2019, James Tynion IV has been bringing what we dubbed "Big Tynion Energy" to the comic market and enjoying a meteoric rise at both DC and in the creator-owned space rivaled by few in the industry Beginning with early excitement for his creator-owned series Something Is Killing The Children, and followed quickly by his[...]

such as  James Tynion IV's in his latest Empire  Of The Tiny Onion newsletter talking about the announcement of DC Vs Vampires written with Matthew Rosenberg and drawn by Otto Schmidt And how he would have written that a couple of years ago when he was meant to leave Batman with #100 and replaced by John[...]

Reading James Tynion IV's latest Empire  Of The Tiny Onion newsletter I suddenly got a Batman-style flashback to Evan Dorkin's return to The Eltingville Club I mean, even more than usual Remember this? Eltingville Club by Evan Dorkin James Tynion IV, as well as writing the two big indie hits from Image and Boom, The Department Of Truth[...]

It's Something Is Killing The Children time! James Tynion IV is currently moving his social media on Twitter from his personal account to his company account, Read Tiny Onion, and stated that his personal interaction with fans will be switching to that newsletter This might mean that more people will see the gems that Bleeding[...]

Scott Snyder would have had one, James Tynion IV would have had one, and, yes, Warren Ellis would have had one – and that would have led the approach The pandemic scuppered the launch, and clearly, Warren Ellis' imprint wasn't going to happen either Some projects and creators will have gone elsewhere; might this still[...]

Written by co-creator James Tynion IV, and co-writer Tate Brombal of Barbalien, drawn by co-creator Werther Dell'Edera and artist Chris Shehan (The Autumnal), colourist Miquel Muerto, and letterer AndWorld Design House Of Slaughter will reveal "the inner workings of the mysterious House of Slaughter in this new horror series exploring the secret history of the[...]

This time the series is Image's The Department Of Truth from James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds. Over Half A Million Copies Sold Of Department Of Truth Single Issues Lighting has struck for Image Comics yet again with The Department Of Truth This is no longer just about buzz and hype, people We're watching The Department Of[...]

Netflix has tapped their frequent collaborator Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy to co-write a pilot for the smash hit Boom! comic written by James Tynion IV and drawn by Werther Dell'Edera Flanagan and Macy will executive produce along with Boom!'s president of development Stephen Christy, CEO Ross Richie, and head of TV Mark Ambrose[...]

The Nice House On The Lake by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno reflects all manner of literature and culture A place that people cannot find a way to leave recalls faerie literature but also the likes of Twin Peaks and Strangehaven A place where a being is keeping select people trapped for their[...]

Why? Because the Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) edition of Something Is Killing The Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera from Boom Studios, is called Enter The Slaughter, focusing on monster hunter Erica Slaughter The series is already a popular one for collectors and readers, with recent issues topping six-figure sales often outselling[...]

Published by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds, it tells the story of a world where conspiracy theories become true if enough people believe in them How very topical Now, most comic book series usually launch big, selling fewer copies in subsequent issues as some readers drop off But it appears that some readers have[...]

Peacekeeper X? James Tynion IV's run in Batman with Jorge Jimenez and others has been notable for the new comic book characters he has been introducing to the streets of Gotham Punchline, Ghost-Maker, Clownhunter, Vengeance, Miracle Molly and many more And in September, Tynion and Jorge Jimenez are adding another – Peacekeeper X.  The Peacekeepers[...]

The Joker #4 is out this week, from James Tynion IV, Sam Johns, Guillem March, Mirka Andolfo, and it's going to get weird Weirder than usual, that is The series has seen Jim Gordon hired by The Court Of Owls to assassinate The Joker for blowing up Arkham Asylum on A-Day and killing 500 residents[...]

We knew that Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV were lining up to come to Thought Bubble in Harrogate this November Now we get the confirmation that they will be joined by Frank Miller and many more Quite a Bat-heavy show it seems… Photo by Daniel Benavides CC:2.0 The Thought Bubble Festival will take place in and[...]

Josh Williamson was on John Siuntres' Word Balloon podcast last week and he talked about a whole lot of his upcoming plans at DC Comics - but originally

Something Is Killing The Children #16 is out tomorrow. But Advance Reorders for Something Is Killing The Children #17 got in there first, taking two spots

Free Comic Book Day may be owned by Diamond Comic Distributors but it seems that DC Comics has the deal to publish titles for Free Comic Book Day this August the 14th anyway – and they are doing four of them. DC Publishes 4 Comics on Free Comic Book Day – Batman and King Shark The Batman[...]

Well, it appears that James Tynion IV may have your back. DC's Plan For All Your Favourite Batman Characters – Even Tim Drake In his Empire Of The Tiny Onion newsletter, he teases "this month, you're going to find out what a lot of the line has been building to since A-Day in Infinite Frontier #0… the[...]