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If it were n’t forThe Walking Dead , horror sports fan one of the most pop recent horror series would never have become the star it is today . At a recent gore , Something is obliterate the Childrenarchitect James Tynion IV revealed just how thankful he is toThe Walking Dead’sRobert Kirkmanfor helping Tynion ’s series become a succeeder .

At 2024 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo , James Tynion IV speak at the control board , " The Worlds of James Tynion IV : A Decade at BOOM ! Studios " . During the instrument panel , Tynion reflected on how heavy theSomething is Killing the Childrenfranchise has uprise as it hit its milestone fifth day of remembrance .

James Tynion IV : “ I do credit Robert Kirkman in an indirect style because he surprisingly end The Walking Dead in the summer of 2019 [ … ] The issue was there were n’t a lot of horror comics on the stands , good ? So retailers all over the state had a bunch of readers that liked reading a horror book every single calendar month and they no longer had a new book . The next horror number one come out was Something is Killing the Children # 1 and it was up to us to actually capture that readership , but I reckon we did . So I do , I do thank Rob . ”

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Tynion admit that while he did n’t weigh on his level ’s success , he does , in part , cite Robert Kirkman ’s sudden decision toendThe Walking Dead . concord to Tynion , he think repulsion devotee gravitate to his Word of God sinceits first egress came out just a few months afterThe walk Dead # 139 .

Something is Killing the ChildrenFilled the Void Left byThe Walking Dead

In the preceding few years , Something is Killing the Childrenhas become one of the fastest - uprise repulsion franchises in comic books . In addition to Erica Slaughter ’s journeying , fans have see more of the ' Slaughterverse ' the spin - off seriesHouse of Slaughterand one - jibe likeBook of SlaughterandBook of Butcher . But long before the Slaughterverse took the horror comic world by storm , The Walking Deadreigned supreme . Over a 10 and a half , The Walking Deadgrew from an on-going series to one of the most successful horror franchisescomposed of video games , novels , and a groundbreaking television show .

It ’s heavy to say if Tynion is correct about his assumption , butThe Walking Deaddid stop right beforeSomething is kill the Children # 1debuted . It ’s understandable that horror buff would have sought a new series to get into and looked for an easily accessible book , especially from a creator like Tynion who ’d already made a name for himself act upon on titles likeBatmanandThe Woods . At the very least , Tynion believes thatThe walk Dead’ssudden stop was a blessing to his serial publication , and he ’s more than unforced to accredit Kirkman ’s choice to end his series .

James Tynion IV is Grateful For How Things Worked Out withThe Walking Dead

Of naturally , Tynion is n’t saying his seriesonlysucceeded becauseThe walk Deadended right on before his serial publication ' first appearance . It just happened to work out out that an incredibly democratic Christian Bible ’s hearing was go away in a lurch , andSomething is Killing the Childrenjust happened to be the next Good Book that any horror rooter could easily get into . Given Tynion ’s immense presence in the comic Word of God world , it ’s potential his book would have been a success regardless . But he ’s uncoerced to show perceptiveness toThe walk Deadfor the boost James Tynion IV believe it gave his revulsion serial .

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