House of Slaughter Deluxe Edition, Book One: The Butcher's Trilogy

House of Slaughter #1, 3, 5

by James Tynion IV (Writer), Tate Brombal (Writer), Antonio Fuso (Illustrator)

THE COMPLETE BUTCHER'S SAGA

From the world of Something is Killing the Children comes this terrifying new vision of monsters... and the ones who hunt them.

Jace, one of the last surviving legacy hunters of House Boucher, is sent to train at the House of Slaughter alongside a young Aaron Slaughter. As Jace plots revenge against the House that took his family from him, he must reconcile new loyalties with old grudges, setting him on a path that will change the Order of St. George forever...

Discover the entire Butcher's Trilogy, collected in a deluxe hardcover edition for the very first time.

Collects House of Slaughter #1-5, #11-15, and #21-25.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Horror

400 pages, Hardcover

First published August 5, 2025

About the author

Prior to his first professional work, Tynion was a student of Scott Snyder's at Sarah Lawrence College. A few years later, he worked as for Vertigo as Fables editor Shelly Bond's intern. In late 2011, with DC deciding to give Batman (written by Snyder) a back up feature, Tynion was brought in by request of Snyder to script the back ups he had plotted. Tynion would later do the same with the Batman Annual #1, which was also co-plotted by Snyder. Beginning in September 2012, with DC's 0 issue month for the New 52, Tynion will be writing Talon, with art by Guillem March. In early 2013 it was announced that he'd take over writing duties for Red Hood and the Outlaws in April.

Tynion is also currently one of the writers in a rotating team in the weekly Batman Eternal series.

Reviews

[Jayson]

(B+) 76% | Good
Notes: Review pending re-read. Individual reviews for included volumes can be found here:
- House of Slaughter, Vol. 1: The Butcher's Mark
- House of Slaughter, Vol. 3: The Butcher's Return
- House of Slaughter, Vol. 5: The Butcher's War

[Shannon Appelcline]

Somehw this volume is darker than the original Something is Killing the Children, and that's obviously saying something. But the horror is just so much more personal, with Jace fighting for vengeance and for his family (two families!).

I like the first book first, because it makes heavy use of Aaron, and so revisits a character that came and went much too fast in the core story. But Jace is an interesting story too, and moreso what his story reveals about the monster hunters, their various orders, and their relations with other houses.

Overall, a great book for expanding the universe, though not quite up to the original.

(And definitely the better part of the House of Slaughter spin-off. The alternate issues, presumably to be collected in a different volume, were not worth reading.)

[Ángel Javier]

Mucho ruido y pocas nueces, pero bueno, está entretenido. La primera historia es muy, muy superior a las subsiguientes, que básicamente son de mamporros, en tanto que la anterior es un relato profundo sobre el amor y la lealtad.

En fin, tomaco que se lee en un par de horas, como ya estamos acostumbrados en los tiempos modernos, lo que tiene su parte buena y su parte mala, y con un apartado gráfico irregular; considero que los dibujantes son excelentes narradores, pero no me termina de convencer su trazo a lo Jock, artista al que detesto cordialmente. En cuanto a la rivalidad de las casas de cazadores, está convincentemente tratada, y las soluciones drásticas que se toman para suavizarlas o alcanzar compromisos me parecen adecuadas, aunque poco sorprendentes (lo cual no deja de ser lógico, dado el pragmatismo de los actores involucrados).

Una lectura decente para pasar el rato.

[L C Winters]

LORE! LORE! LORE!

This book is at its best when it's playing into the grander world of SIKTC, the addition of the House of Butcher and the allusions to The Great House make this an absolute epic...in parts 2 and 3.

I read part 1 a while back and it didn't leave much of an impression and that's simply because Aaron is not an interesting protagonist, Jace is far more intriguing and his motivations create a complex conundrum.

So once part 2 hits the book went from a soft 4 to a solid 5 stars very quickly. The political intrigue, the world building, and the epic finale make this book a must read.

[Dean]

first story was great. love a queer love story.

the two follow ups arent nearly as good.

[Sarah]

One man against more than one dragon makes for good good storytelling!!