The future of the Slaughterverse is laid bare by Something is Killing the Children and House of Slaughter creators James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera in the very first SIKTC one-shot special! From the sidelines to the spotlight, Book of Slaughter follows the white mask Maxine Slaughter... but will her loyalties remain where they are, or will she show her true colors? In addition to being a precursor to the upcoming chapters of both series, this special issue features a sizable guideboo...

20 For 20! Celebrate 20 years of BOOM! Studios with the full Backstagers story, collected in its entirety for the very first time.There's magic in the theatre—when the crowd hushes, the lights go up, the curtain opens—but for Jordy and the Backstagers, the real magic’s behind-the-scenes...literally! Monsters, spirits, and an entire magical world are waiting just off-stage and the Backstagers are the only ones who know!Join the stage crew on fantastic advent...

What secrets do the mysterious scribes of the Order of St. George, the Scarlet Masks, record within the shadows of the House of Slaughter? Enamored with stories of ancient hunters, as well as those in his midst, Edwin Slaughter only gets to write the stories... never live them. That is, until a legendary Oscuratype that’s taken the lives of countless children brings Edwin into the field. Will he live to survive long enough to document his experience, or perish with his story left untold? C...

THE MYSTERIES OF THE MASKS REVEALEDFrom the world of Something is Killing the Children comes a new collection of stories exploring the many facets of the House of Slaughter…Once the ancient blacksmiths of the Order of St. George, learn the secrets of the enigmatic Azure Masks… and the iconic totems the hunters carry. Nolan, an Azure Mask, spends his days in the House's computer room—until the monster Hermes disrupts the halls. As Nolan investigates, he unco...

Hermes is back, but this time he’s been transformed as something far worse... something far more sinister... Now out for blood, it will take the unlikely trio of Edwin, Nolan, and Bait together to have a chance of stopping him. But will their combined skills be enough to defeat Hermes and stop him from feeding off of all of their fearful memories?

After the revenge-filled conclusion to THE BUTCHER’S WAR, a new monster of unknown origin stalks the halls of Nolan’s house–a hunter desperately seeking answers. Something unthinkable is connected to the totem of each hunter, and readers will never look at them the same after this! Meanwhile, Gerde is still hungry for power and control, and her plot for domination thickens...

The ghoul roaming the halls has an origin shrouded in mystery, but Nolan is determined to find the truth, even if it means scouring a wealth of dour information about deaths across the houses. There’s something unexpected connecting the deceased hunters, and a plot for control that has been brewing in the background is finally revealed!

Hermes returns in a nightmarish new form, transformed and reborn by the myths of the children that witnessed Edwin’s arrival, the bloody waters, and the astral phenomena. Driven by Edwin’s consumed memories, Hermes is determined to transform yet again, fully absorbing Edwin to become the ultimate hunter of hunters...

Supercapacitors are energy storing devices, gaining great scientific attention due to their excellent cycling life, charge-discharge stability, energy, and power density. The central theme of this book is to review the multiple applications of polymer nanocomposites in supercapacitors in a comprehensive manner, including discussions pertaining to various unresolved issues and new challenges in the subject area. It illustrates polymer nanocomposite preparation and working mechanisms as elec...

In the ruthless war against monsters, nothing is unthinkable or off-limits for the White Masks. A fan-favorite White Mask named Bait (a mute boy with amputated arms and a tendency to survive suicidal odds), is dispatched with a mission more malicious than imaginable in a group home for children. While Bait does his best to ignore the children’s cruelty toward him, he’s left with more questions than answers after monsters attack. What does a kind, mysterious girl named Nannette have to do w...

Bait and Nannette are cornered during the final hour, trapped in a veritable haunted house of monsters as Bait fights against impossible odds, even for him. And if help does come... what price will Bait have to pay for revealing the Order’s secrets?

Bait is burdened with the unbearable truth of Nannette’s condition and what it could mean if she learns of her connection to the monsters. To save her and the children, Bait will have to make an impossible choice... But with new revelations about his true origins, will what he has to do truly be the worst of his actions?