Something Is Killing the Children #1 · 2019
A silhouette that haunts.
30 interpretations.
Trace Werther Dell’Edera’s forest composition across horror, independent comics, parodies and convention editions.
The origin pointSomething Is Killing the Children #1 · Werther Dell’Edera
The original cover
Erica Slaughter, unmistakable.
A small figure stands beneath looming trees and scattered pairs of eyes. Abandoned bicycles frame the scene. Later artists borrow the forest composition or reinterpret identified variants of the debut issue.
James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera’s BOOM! Studios series launched September 4, 2019. Dell’Edera drew Cover A, with Giovanna Niro providing cover colors. Issue #1 variant-cover homages are included with their individual targets named.
Distinct redraws receive separate records, including newly illustrated facsimile variants. Trade dress, virgin, sketch, foil and metal treatments of one drawing stay together as related editions. Straight reprints of the original artwork are not counted as new homages.
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- Related editions
- 25
- Upcoming
- 2
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Upcoming releases
The next silhouettes.
Artwork pending
Records still being completed.
Confirmed covers awaiting exact images and unresolved research leads have individual pages below. Research leads are excluded from the confirmed artwork count and illustrated gallery.
- Nottingham #1 (Joseph Schmalke Homage Variant — green/red/regular) — Documented homage
- Prey for the Sinner #2 (Marat Mychaels Something Is Killing The Children Homage Variant) — Research lead
- What's the Furthest Place From Here? #1 (Görkem Demir SIKTC Homage Variant) — Documented homage
- Enter The House Of The Hunt #1 — Research lead
- The Department of Truth #15 (Werther Dell'Edera Tiny Onion Club SIKTC #1 Homage Foil) — Documented homage
- Digital #4 (Cover C Homage + Cover D Homage Foil Finish) — Documented homage
- Feral #1 (Trinity Comics exclusive, Zoe Lacchei SIKTC Homage Variant) — Documented homage
- Fame: Matt Groening #1 (No Mass Comics Steel City Con 2025, Lloyd Bailey "Springfield Is Killing the Children" Foil Variant) — Documented homage
Research & scope · October 10, 2026
A growing lineage.
The starter spreadsheet was checked against publishers, creator pages, retailer exclusives, collector indexes and exact cover images. Edition limits are attributed to their sources. Base issue dates are distinguished from exclusive shipping dates.
Golden Apple’s Ivan Tao connecting foil refers to Walking Dead second-print covers and is excluded. Prey for the Sinner #2’s exact edition and Enter the House of the Hunt’s precise target remain research leads. Unknown details are labeled, and pure reprints of existing artwork do not inflate the homage count.
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