Let This One Be a Devil Volume 1

Let This One Be a Devil #1-4

by James Tynion IV, Steve Foxe, Piotr Kowalski (illustrator)

From the New York Times bestseller and multi-Eisner award-winner James Tynion IV (Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth) and Eisner award-nominated Steve Foxe (Razorblades, All Eight Eyes) comes this ambitious comic book experience depicting bizarre stories of Cryptid encounters.

In the early 1900s, Henry Naughton returns home to the family farm in the swampy Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. One night, he encounters a strange predator stalking the woods. This sends the young scholar on a research project that uncovers the legend of Mother Leeds and the terrible birth of the JERSEY DEVIL in 1735.

JAMES TYNION IV (Blue Book, Something is Killing the Children) and STEVE FOXE (Dark X-Men, All Eight Eyes along with PIOTR KOWALSKI (Bloodborne, Where Monsters Lie) bring the Jersey Devil to life in a supernatural tale of horror that peels back unknown layers of history and reveals local monsters and universal terrors.

Collects Let This One Be a Devil #1-#4.

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.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels Comics

120 pages, Paperback

Published October 14, 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

[The Void Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Let This One Be a Devil, Vol. 1
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
by James Tynion IV, Steve Foxe, Piotr Kowalski

A chilling reimagining of the Jersey Devil legend, this volume blends historical horror with creeping dread and folkloric mystery. Set in the eerie Pine Barrens of early 1900s New Jersey, Henry Naughton’s return home sparks a descent into local lore, where the infamous birth of Mother Leeds’ thirteenth child becomes more than myth—it becomes personal.

Tynion and Foxe expand the legend with layered storytelling and a scholar’s obsession, while Kowalski’s art evokes the swampy isolation and lurking terror with cinematic precision. The narrative unfolds like a fever dream of archival research and primal fear, peeling back the skin of history to reveal something monstrous beneath.

I loved how the creators built out the mythology—giving the Jersey Devil not just teeth, but roots. It’s a tale of legacy, obsession, and the monsters we inherit.

Happy reading 👾📚

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A dark, jersey devil style tale. It has a great build up, and the two timelines really sell the book. I'm short on time to write a big review, but Tynion and Fox do a great job forming a horror slow burn tale.

[Ángel Javier · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ni fu ni fa. Tynion pone el nombre y se pira, y el resto de peña hace un cómic que, bueno, pues mira, no es que sea un bodrio total, pero no va a entusiasmar ni a los fans de los críptidos siquiera. Es, simplemente, la historia canónica del nacimiento del Diablo de Jersey, más vieja que el mear, con una cacería fallida de por medio, algún detalle más o menos curioso, como el del pobre canguro camuflado como Diablo para engañar a los tontos, y una chorrada sin sentido en la que unos chavales de hoy en día se van de camping a los Pine Barrens no se entiende muy bien si a descubrir la verdad sobre el Diablo de Jersey, o a filmar una peli sobre el bicho. ¿El dibujo? Bien, gracias.

Tynion, deja de hacer el Asimov, hombre. No pongas el nombre y luego te pires, que además se te nota, tío...

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oddly framed, but moving for a spooky tale.

[Anwar Vázquez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una buena historia contada aprovechando el medio del cómic. De inicio a fin es interesante, pero el final tiene ese toque interesante y cautivador

Muy recomendada

[Mee Too · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess this was some sort of ode to the ‘jersey devil’ folklore 🤷🏽

Didn’t much care for it. Kinda boring and oddly written.

2.4🌟🤷🏽