Batman writer James Tynion IV gives fans 'jump scare' with surprise new horror title
Tyꩵnion is joined by friends such as Jock, Marguerite Bennett, Nick Robles, Danny Lore, and Scott Snyder

Batman writer James Tynion IV is branching out as a publisher with the debut of a new horror magazine titled Razorblades. Published b🏅y his recently launched Tiny Onion Studios, Tynion - along with writer/editor Steve Foxe - are establishing Razorblades as an anthology magazine for "young 🀅creatives…"
"Our goal was to focus on the rising class in the comic book industry," Tynion writes in the first issue's int🌱roduction. "Young creati🧸ves, starting to make their name in horror, or in comics in general. We've asked them to bring us their most frightening work, grounded in the modern world, not trying to evoke something from decades past."




Razorblades ౠwill have two comics serials: Killboy from Tynion IV and artist Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, along with A Dream of Time by writer Ram V and artist Johnꦍ J. Pearson.
The magazine will contain horror comics, as well as prose and standalone illustrations. The contributors include Foxe, Jock, Marguerite Bennett, Nick Robles, Dani, Lonnie Nadler, Jenna Cha, Aaron Campbell, Werther Dell'Edera, Michael Dialynas, Sam Johns, Brain Level, Danny L🐬ore, Trung "Trungles" Nguyen, and Mi𒅌chael Walsh.
The first issue also contains an interview between Tynion IV and his college writing professor/comics wꦗrite🔯r Scott Snyder.
In the announcement of the series, Tiny Onion Studios notes that the authors in the antꦅhology retail full ownership of their material.
Although aimed at highlighting contemporary horror, Tynion and Foxe are inspired by horror anthologies of the past such as Steve Bissette's Taboo - where Alan Moor𝔍e and Eddie Campbell’s seminal From Hell was first serialized.
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The nearly 80-page Razorblades: The Horror Magazine #1 is available now digitally at , with a pay-what-you-want price model. A special edition print run of the first issue, limited to only 🍒500 copies, is also available for pre-order.
Tynion a🦋nd Foxe plan to release new issues quart✅erly, with the second planned just in time for Halloween.
Chris Arrant covered comic book news for Newsarama from 2003 to 2022 (and as editor/senior editor from 2015 to 2022) and has also written for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classic, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of th🧜e American Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)