James Tynion IV explained

Birth Name:James T. Tynion IV[1]
Birth Date:14 December 1987
Birth Place:New York, New York, U.S.
Area:Writer
Write:y
Notable Works:Something Is Killing The Children
The Department of Truth
Batman
The Nice House...
The Woods

James T. Tynion IV (;[2] born December 14, 1987) is an American comic book author. He is best known for his work at DC Comics including as the writer on the mainline Batman title, the Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy, and Justice League Dark volume 2.

He is also known for his creator-owned DC Black Label series The Nice House... and his independent series The Department of Truth, Something Is Killing the Children, Memetic, and The Woods.

In 2022, he won three Eisner Awards for his work. In all, he has won five Eisner Awards. He is also a ten-time nominee for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book, the most nominations of any writer, winning once in 2016.

Early life

James Tynion IV was born December 14, 1987, and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Marquette University High School. While studying creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College, Tynion met and began studying under Scott Snyder, in the nascent years of his comic book writing career. Following school, he became an intern for the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, working under Editor Shelly Bond, among others.[3]

Career

After a brief stint in advertising, Tynion was asked by Scott Snyder to co-write the back-up features for the New 52 relaunch of Batman, beginning with the acclaimed "Night of the Owls" storyline. These features would lead to the launch of a spin-off comic book Talon, co-plotted with Snyder and written by Tynion.[4] In 2013, Tynion released his first original comic series, The Eighth Seal, for Mark Waid's digital comic publisher Thrillbent.[5] Tynion would go on to be one of the head writers of Batman Eternal, a weekly Batman comic series launched in 2014 that was designed to explore the full scope and cast of Gotham City.[6] That same year, he released the GLAAD Media Award-nominated comic title Memetic with artist Eryk Donovan and Award-winning The Woods with Michael Dialynas at Boom Studios.[7] Adaptations of both series are currently in development.[8] [9] In 2016, Tynion's partnership with Boom continued with the PRISM Award-winning comic title The Backstagers,[10] as well as at DC via the first of three Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book crossovers with DC and IDW Publishing, the first ever meeting between the two franchises.[11]

That same year, Tynion was announced as the writer of the biweekly Detective Comics for DC's Rebirth initiative.[12] In 2018, Tynion launched an acclaimed revival of the comic Justice League Dark,[13] which led into the Wonder Woman crossover storyline "The Witching Hour."[14] The following year, he launched the Eisner-winning and Harvey-nominated comic book mini-series Something is Killing the Children, which was later upgraded to an ongoing title due to high demand.[15] A Netflix series adaptation by Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy is currently in development.[16] In 2020, Tynion was announced as the writer of the main Batman comic title, where he would go on to co-create characters like Punchline, Ghost-Maker, Clownhunter, and Miracle Molly.[17] That July, he premiered the self-published horror magazine Razorblades.[18] and on September 30 that year, he launched the Eisner and Harvey-nominated The Department of Truth at Image,[19] The film and television rights to The Department of Truth was purchased by Sister, the production banner co-founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone, by February 2021.[20]

In 2021, Tynion launched two Eisner Award-nominated comic titles–the first volume of the graphic novel series Wynd at Boom,[21] and the Eisner-winning The Nice House on the Lake at DC Black Label.[22]

2021 also marked Tynion's first Eisner Award for Best Writer.[23] That same year, Tynion and Boom announced a spin-off comic to Something is Killing the Children titled House of Slaughter, co-written with Tate Brombal (and later with Sam Johns),[24] which launched to record numbers.[25] 2021 would also see Tynion leave his exclusive contract with DC and be offered a grant from Substack to launch a slate of original creator-owned comic titles directly on their platform, with the first being the ongoing comic Blue Book with artist Michael Avon Oeming.[26] [27]

In August 2021, Tynion was among a group of creators with whom fellow comics writer Nick Spencer formed a deal with the subscription-based newsletter platform Substack to publish creator-owned comics stories, essays, and instructional guides. Tynion indicated that he would end his tenure on the Batman books in order to concentrate his time on his Substack newsletter, which would include Blue Book, a nonfiction series illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming, and based on accounts of alien encounters[27] and the supernatural, to premiere in February 2023.[28] The series would be released in ten page chapters, twice a month, on Fridays. The first chapter would depict the 1961 Barney and Betty Hill incident, in which the Hills stated that they were abducted from the White Mountains in New Hampshire by aliens.[29] In October 2023, it was announced that a second chapter, titled Blue Book: 1947, which focuses on new characters, was scheduled to be published in February 2024.[30]

In February 2022, Tynion launched on Substack two ongoing comics series: The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos, which is written by Tate Brombal, and based on an idea by Tynion; True Weird,[31] [32] and the limited comic series The Closet, which would later be re-published by Image Comics.[33] That April, Tynion launched The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country, a spin-off of the Vertigo comic book The Sandman.[34] That November, it was reported that Tynion had partnered with Dark Horse Comics to release print versions of Tiny Onion's Substack books, as well as original stories.[35]

Tynion contributed to the comic anthology The Devil's Cut, which was published by the publishing startup DSTLRY in 2023.[36] He also began a new horror series for Image, entitled W0rldtr33, with artist Fernando Blanco, with publication beginning in April 2023.[37] [38]

On February 16, 2024, Tynion announced that he was creating a new production studio called Tiny Onion in collaboration with Lyrical Media who had invested seven figures in the studio. The purpose of the new studio as outlined by Tynion will be to aid in "the development, packaging, marketing and cross-platform promotion of new creator-owned work" as well as "be a springboard for new creator-owned IP to spread beyond comics into film, gaming and even animation."[39]

Personal life

James Tynion IV is openly gay.[40]

Bibliography

Boom Studios

DC Comics

The Hellblazer #1–13 (2015–2016)

IDW Publishing

Image Comics

Dracula #1–4 (with Martin Simmonds, 2023-2024)

Marvel Comics

Thrillbent

Tiny Onion Studios

Awards and nominations

Wins

Nominations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James T. Tynion IV Interview: 'Talon' Soars In Its Third Issue. MTV.com. 29 November 2012.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmPeDyF4cuU "Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV – DC in Conversation"
  3. Web site: Renaud. Jeffrey. James Tynion IV Freezes "Batman" after "Night of Owls". Comic Book Resources. 29 February 2012.
  4. News: Betancourt . David . 2012-10-25 . TALON . 2022-07-13 . Washington Post . en-US.
  5. Web site: Phegley . Kiel . 2013-04-30 . Tynion Taps The Horror of "The Eighth Seal" . 2022-07-13 . CBR . en-US.
  6. Web site: Truitt . Brian . Batman springs 'Eternal' in 2014 with new weekly series . 2022-07-13 . USA TODAY . en-US.
  7. Web site: Nadler . Lonnie . 2014-02-05 . James Tynion IV Takes You Into 'The Woods'! . 2022-07-13 . Bloody Disgusting! . en-US.
  8. Web site: Gelman . Samuel . 2020-01-29 . Memetic: BOOM! Studios Horror Graphic Novel Rights Purchased By Legendary . 2022-07-13 . CBR . en-US.
  9. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . 2016-12-02 . 'The Woods' TV Series Based On Boom! Comic In Works At Syfy With Brad Peyton . 2022-07-13 . Deadline . en-US.
  10. Web site: Clement . Olivia . 2016-08-08 . New Comic Book The Backstagers About High School Stage Crew . 2022-07-13 . Playbill.
  11. Web site: 2015-07-10 . THE DARK KNIGHT MEETS THE HEROES IN A HALF SHELL . 2022-07-13 . DC . en.
  12. Web site: James Tynion IV on the Rebirth of Detective Comics . 2022-07-13 . DC . en.
  13. Web site: Wade . Jessie . 2018-07-18 . DC's Witching Hour Event Stars Wonder Woman and the Justice League Dark . 2022-07-13 . IGN . en.
  14. Web site: Adams . Tim . 2018-03-24 . Two Justice League Series Announced from Tynion, Martinez, Williamson & Sejic . 2022-07-13 . CBR . en-US.
  15. Web site: McMillan . Graeme . 2019-08-19 . Horror Comic 'Something Is Killing the Children' Upped to Ongoing Series . 2022-07-13 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  16. Web site: Kit . Borys . 2021-07-09 . 'Doctor Sleep' Filmmakers Tackling Hot Comic 'Something is Killing the Children' (Exclusive). 2022-07-13. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US.
  17. Web site: 2019-09-21. New Batman Writer Revealed for 2020 . 2022-07-13. Den of Geek. en-US.
  18. Web site: Adams . Tim . 2020-07-30 . James Tynion IV Announces Digital Horror Anthology, Razorblades - And You Choose Your Price . 2022-07-13 . CBR . en-US.
  19. Web site: Weiss. Josh. You'll Want To Believe With A First Look At Image's 'Department Of Truth' Conspiracy Comic Series. January 26, 2023. Forbes. en-US.
  20. Web site: Kit . Borys . 2021-02-19 . James Tynion Comic 'Department of Truth' Picked Up by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider's Sister (Exclusive) . 2022-07-13 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  21. Web site: Puc . Samantha . 2020-01-21 . Syndicated Comics . 2022-07-13 . The Beat . en-US.
  22. Web site: Kit . Borys . 2021-03-11 . 'Batman' Writer James Tynion IV Sets Creator-Owned Horror Comic 'The Nice House on the Lake' for DC Black Label (Exclusive) . 2022-07-13 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2021-07-24 . Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, James Tynion IV, and more lead 2021 Eisner Awards . 2022-07-13. SyFy. en-US.
  24. Web site: Grunenwald . Joe . 2021-07-26 . Syndicated Comics . 2022-07-13. The Beat . en-US.
  25. Web site: Johnston . Rich. 2021-09-21. House Of Slaughter #1 Gets Almost Half A Million Orders . 2022-07-13 . Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. en.
  26. Web site: Chris Arrant. 2021-08-09 . Batman writer James Tynion IV quits DC for creator-owned comics . 2022-07-13. GamesRadar. en-US.
  27. Web site: Comic Book Writers and Artists Follow Other Creators to Substack. Gustines, George Gene. The New York Times. en-US. live. August 9, 2021. January 10, 2023. August 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210809151655/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/business/media/substack-comic-books.html.
  28. Web site: James Tynion IV Launches Dark Horse Comic Book Line (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. en-US. live. Couch, Aaron. November 14, 2022. January 26, 2023. January 26, 2023. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230126150131/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-tynion-iv-substack-dark-horse-1235260825/.
  29. Web site: James Tynion IV's 'Blue Book' #1 Now Available On Substack. Allen, Brendan M.. Comicon.com. en-US. live. September 10, 2021. January 26, 2023. January 26, 2023. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230126150106/https://www.comicon.com/2021/09/10/james-tynion-ivs-blue-book-1-now-available-on-substack/.
  30. Web site: Club . Comic Book. Raina Telgemeier Teases New Graphic Novel Online . Comic Book Club. en-US. live. October 19, 2023. November 5, 2023. November 5, 2023. https://archive.today/20231105060538/https://comicbookclublive.com/2023/10/19/raina-telgemeier-book-2025-blue-book-1947-fabian-nicieza-cable-comic-book-club-news-october-19-2023/.
  31. Web site: Johnston, Rich. James Tynion IV Shows You Teenage Mad Scientist Christopher Chaos. Bleeding Cool. en-GB. February 11, 2022. November 5, 2023. November 5, 2023. https://archive.today/20231105060715/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/james-tynion-iv-shows-you-teenage-mad-scientist-christopher-chaos/.
  32. Web site: Schedeen. Jesse. True Weird: Substack Celebrates Digital Free Comic Book Day With New Horror Anthology. IGN. en-US. live. May 9, 2022. November 5, 2023. November 5, 2023. https://archive.today/20231105060846/https://www.ign.com/articles/true-weird-preview-substack-james-tynion.
  33. Web site: The Dark Side of Nostalgia in James Tynion IV's The Closet. CBR.com. Morris, Jeff. en-US. live. July 9, 2022. November 5, 2023. January 26, 2023. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230126150138/https://www.cbr.com/james-tynion-iv-the-closet-existential-horror-nostalgia-image/.
  34. Web site: James Tynion Iv Teases Return Of The Corinthian In 'Sandman' Spinoff Comic 'Nightmare Country. SyFy. Jackson, Matthew. en-US. live. April 12, 2022. January 26, 2023. January 26, 2023. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230126150110/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/james-tynion-iv-on-sandman-spinoff-comic-nightmare-country.
  35. Web site: Couch. Aaron. James Tynion IV Launches Dark Horse Comic Book Line (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. en-US. live. November 14, 2022. November 5, 2023. November 5, 2023. https://archive.today/20231105061208/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-tynion-iv-substack-dark-horse-1235260825/.
  36. Web site: 2023-06-28 . REVIEW: DSTLRY's The Devil's Cut . 2023-07-05 . CBR . en.
  37. Web site: W0RLDTR33 Creator James Tynion IV Goes For The Gross-Out . 2023-07-05 . FANGORIA . en.
  38. Web site: 2023-03-17 . Tynion IV and Blanco Expose the Internet's Secrets in New Image Series (Exclusive Preview) . 2023-07-05 . CBR . en.
  39. Web site: 2024-02-16 . Bestselling Writer James Tynion IV Announces New Production Studio ‘Tiny Onion’ . 2024-03-09 . Forbes . en.
  40. Web site: W0RLDTR33: Want To See Some Pretty Comic Book Covers? . Tynion IV . James . James Tynion IV . February 15, 2023 . Substack . February 15, 2023.
  41. Web site: IV . James Tynion . Kicking Off A VERY Exciting Week. One Big Announcement, With Another Around The Corner . 2022-10-17 . jamestynioniv.substack.com . 17 October 2022 . en.
  42. Web site: Grunenwald. Joe. Syndicated Comics . Comics Beat. July 24, 2021.
  43. Web site: Diamond Announces 2017 Gem Award Winners.
  44. Web site: Newsarama | GamesRadar+. 4 August 2023 .
  45. GLAAD Media Awards: Winners List. Billboard. 2 April 2017.
  46. Web site: Harvey Awards Reveal 2020 Nominees.
  47. Web site: 2020 Eisner Awards Nominations. 2 June 2020.
  48. Web site: Ringo Awards – The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards.
  49. Web site: GLAAD Media Awards Nominees #glaadawards | GLAAD . 2018-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180124101121/https://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/nominees . 2018-01-24 . dead .
  50. Web site: Syndicated Comics. 19 January 2018.
  51. Web site: GLAAD Media Awards 2015: All the Nominees!. 21 January 2015.

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