The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Volume 1

From the New York Times bestselling writers James Tynion IV and Tate Brombal (Something is Killing the Children and House of Slaughter) and the artist Isaac Goodhart (Victor and Nora: A Gotham Love Story) comes this LGBTQ+ horror-hero coming-of-age story that's Invincible meets Doom Patrol.

Meet teenage mad scientist Christopher Chaos. For all his life he knew he was different. His brilliant mind works in ways that defy logic and enable him to do things that push him beyond his peers. Unfortunately, these abilities have also caused great pain in his personal life--leading others to fear him and leaving Christopher with profound loneliness and guilt.

Then one day something cracked. When the cute boy at high school turns out to be a deadly creature, Christopher finds himself in a world of monsters, heroes, and a cult of hunters out to kill them all.

Tiny Onion Studios and Dark Horse Comics present a line of upcoming creator-owned work from the mind of James Tynion IV across a broad spectrum of his interests, from non-fiction supernatural encounters to high concept coming-of-age monster comics.

Collects the Dark Horse Comics series The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1-#6, featuring bonus process material and a ten-page prologue story never before seen in print.

Author: James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Published: 06/18/2024
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 10.15h x 6.69w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9781506736723

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/2024 pg. 94
Publishers Weekly 06/03/2024
School Library Journal 06/14/2024 pg. 1

About the Author
James Tynion IV is an Eisner Award Winning, New York Times bestselling comic book author and publisher.

He is the co-creator of SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN with Werther Dell'Edera, the smash hit comic series published by Boom! Studios. SIKTC was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best New Comic Series in 2020. It's spin-off title, THE HOUSE OF SLAUGHTER, was one of the highest selling comic books in 2021. SIKTC is currently in development for television at Netflix with Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy's Intrepid Pictures producing.

He is the co-creator of THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH with Martin Simmonds, the high concept conspiracy thriller published by Image Comics. DOT was nominated for the Eisner Awards for Best New Series, and Best Continuing Series in 2021. DOT is currently in development for television with SISTER producing.

He is the co-creator of THE NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE with Alvaro Martinez Bueno, the apocalyptic horror series published by DC Black Label. NHOTL is the highest selling creator-owned debut published by DC Comics in the last twenty years.

He is the co-creator of WYND with Michael Dialynas, the young adult fantasy adventure series published by BOOM! Studios. WYND was nominated for Outstanding Comic Book at the GLAAD Media Awards in both 2020 and 2021.

Under his own publishing banner, Tiny Onion Studios, James Tynion IV published and curated the acclaimed anthology series RAZORBLADES: THE HORROR MAGAZINE. He is currently publishing the UFO non-fiction webcomic, BLUE BOOK with Michael Avon Oeming through his newsletter, THE EMPIRE OF THE TINY ONION, available at https: //jamestynioniv.substack.com.

James is the co-creator of many other acclaimed original series, including the GLAAD Media Award winning THE WOODS, with Michael Dialynas. He is also well known for working on the Batman titles at DC Comics, where he co-created the fan-favorite characters Punchline, Ghost-Maker, Clownhunter, Miracle Molly, and more. His storylines and characters have influenced DC TV shows like Batwoman, Young Justice, Gotham, and Legends of Tomorrow.

James is represented by United Talent Agency.

Tate Brombal is a comic book writer based in Toronto. His comic series HOUSE OF SLAUGHTER (BOOM! Studios) with artist Chris Shehan spun out of James Tynion IV & Werther Dell'Edera's hit SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN and debuted in 2021. His Eisner-Nominated mini-series BARBALIEN: RED PLANET (Dark Horse Comics) alongside Eisner-Winning artist Gabriel Hernández Walta also released in 2021 as a part of Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston's BLACK HAMMER universe. Tate has many more TBA comics debuting in 2022 onward! He is a graduate of Ryerson University's Radio & Television Arts - Media Production program where he specialized in writing for the screen.

When he's not writing comics, Tate spends most days reading, drinking tea, and cooking feasts from an ever-growing collection of cookbooks.