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Wynd #4
Wynd Book Four: The Power of the Blood
As the final thrilling chapter of Wynd takes flight, the King's reign is coming to a close, with Pipetown unaware of what awaits them. Meanwhile, the Faeriekind mobilizes for war!
In the face of dire odds, Zedra concocts a hair-raising plan concerning her deceased brother, the Bandaged Man...
Eisner Award and GLAAD Media Award-winning Something is Killing the Children and The Woods scribe James Tynion IV once again joins artist Michael Dialynas to conclude the CAP-Stone Award-winning fantasy series!
Collects Wynd Book Four: The Power of the Blood #1-4.
In the face of dire odds, Zedra concocts a hair-raising plan concerning her deceased brother, the Bandaged Man...
Eisner Award and GLAAD Media Award-winning Something is Killing the Children and The Woods scribe James Tynion IV once again joins artist Michael Dialynas to conclude the CAP-Stone Award-winning fantasy series!
Collects Wynd Book Four: The Power of the Blood #1-4.
208 pages, Paperback
Published December 2, 2025
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About the author
James Tynion IV
1,703 books2,057 followersPrior 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.
Tynion is also currently one of the writers in a rotating team in the weekly Batman Eternal series.
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January 29, 2026
I thought this was the final volume, but it is just the beginning of the end: there is one more book to go.
The cast has been scattered all over the place, and a lot of time is devoted to conversations that bond characters, provide exposition, and build mythology. It's a little light on action until the end, when our band of heroes finally seems ready to come together and face their problems head on . . . but, y'know, next time.
And I will be here for that.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Wynd: The Power of the Blood #1-4.
Contents: [Prologue] -- Chapter One. The Fragile World -- Chapter Two. The Plight of the Prince -- Chapter Three. Neutrality -- Chapter Four. The Power of the Blood -- Chapter Five. The Light Inside -- Cover Gallery -- Zawa + the Belly of the Beast: A Special Preview
The cast has been scattered all over the place, and a lot of time is devoted to conversations that bond characters, provide exposition, and build mythology. It's a little light on action until the end, when our band of heroes finally seems ready to come together and face their problems head on . . . but, y'know, next time.
And I will be here for that.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Wynd: The Power of the Blood #1-4.
Contents: [Prologue] -- Chapter One. The Fragile World -- Chapter Two. The Plight of the Prince -- Chapter Three. Neutrality -- Chapter Four. The Power of the Blood -- Chapter Five. The Light Inside -- Cover Gallery -- Zawa + the Belly of the Beast: A Special Preview
January 15, 2026
This volume was so good! Excited to jump into the next one , but sad it'll be the final one.
Love Noz!
Love Noz!
December 29, 2025
4.5 stars
I've really enjoyed this series but this volume feels like everything that's been building for the previous books finally has everything slot into place.
Wynd is in a bad place (both figuratively and literally) while his friends are scattered around the place and need to figure out how to get to him while avoiding getting involved in what looks like a war across all nations.
I know this is aimed at teens but it's such a well written series by James Tynion, and drawn in Michael Dialynas' excellent style.
I am looking forward to the fifth and final volume.
I've really enjoyed this series but this volume feels like everything that's been building for the previous books finally has everything slot into place.
Wynd is in a bad place (both figuratively and literally) while his friends are scattered around the place and need to figure out how to get to him while avoiding getting involved in what looks like a war across all nations.
I know this is aimed at teens but it's such a well written series by James Tynion, and drawn in Michael Dialynas' excellent style.
I am looking forward to the fifth and final volume.
December 3, 2025
One day I will learn the lesson to not consume the thing I have been waiting over a year for in one day... today is not that day. Can I have Book 5 now please????
January 23, 2026
I anxiously awaited what I thought was the last book in this phenomenal series taking place in a fantastical world with humans, faeries, and vampires. However it is instead the penultimate book, so I will have to anxiously await the final book.
The artwork and storytelling are both just so marvelous. I love the characters. Our ragtag heroes are scattered to the wind and have to try to find each other again before war starts and ends everything.
The artwork and storytelling are both just so marvelous. I love the characters. Our ragtag heroes are scattered to the wind and have to try to find each other again before war starts and ends everything.
December 11, 2025
4/5
Ahhhhhhh! So many answers and so much action. I can't wait for the final book,!
Ahhhhhhh! So many answers and so much action. I can't wait for the final book,!
December 29, 2025
If you haven't read this series yet then you NEED to check it out. It's queer fantasy with adventure, found family and a magic system that's both unique and adorable! This fourth book was much anticipated for me and now I'm ready to kill for the 5th one ugh! I loved this new installment and all the revelations we got. I love Noz with my whole heart, he's adorable, and omg Yorik isn't as much of a prick anymore. The art work in this comic is also something to behold. It's so beautifully illustrated and brings all the various lands to life. The vibrancy of Northport that gushes with all the colours, and the dark crimson of the Vampyer land! Ugh I could praise it all damn day long. 5/5 stars from me. I need another fix ASAP!!
February 22, 2026
Northport at last. Never mind that the party has been split. Never mind that the most important characters languish in prison, in the vampyre citadel of Orthok. Never mind that what remains of the most steadfast heroes of Pipetown (human), Escalion (faerie), and elsewhere, are constantly feuding.
WYND v4 positions all of the narrative's main forces for one final push toward a grand finale. Those allied to the blended world of human and wierdblood have assembled in Northport, but allies bicker and complain, reluctant to sail south to Pipetown. Why return after all that strife? Because the faerie, duped by vampyre-folk, have since surrounded the settlement with misplaced revenge on the mind. And let one not forget the strife redolent in Orthok, where the old guard (seeking to bide its time) rests in conflict with the less scrupulous, more vicious new world order (seeking to eviscerate its enemies in a blink).
This is a good book. The volume is a solid, earnest, and honest effort to bend together its many protagonists' previously disparate and at times deviating character arcs. Merien of Eastwood, the fae fighter; Oakley of Pipetown; the young Prince Yorik and his kin, the not-yet-prince, Bastian. So many characters, teenagers, truly, finally push through the veil of self-aggrandizement and glimpse the difficult and messy reality of growing up. Merien must learn to have patience. Oakley must learn to ask for help. Yorik must learn to trust unambiguously. Bastian must learn to believe in the version of others that they themselves strive to make true.
Perhaps the story will wrap around with a naval battle and retaking of Pipetown. Perhaps the story will pit allies against one another (e.g., General Eks is still very much alive, and probably angrier than ever). But until then, readers learn about the steadfastness, charisma, and humility necessary to win the small battles before engaging in a much grander war. Thorn inches closer to reconciliation with his father. Teek, the scrivener to Bastian, inches closer to claiming their life as their own, as opposed to one of acquiescence or servitude. Before these characters and others play a small part in a big war, it's best they settle their own, internal conflicts before questing toward the big one at the narrative's end.
WYND v4 offers a neat little bit backstory by way of the university at the heart of Northport. The academy's president is a stuffy old guy whose non-alliance, non-political creed and whose willful ignorance threaten Pipetown's safety. As such, it's understandable that Oakley, Thorn, and Teek aim to break in and locate an ally with some insight into how they might turn the tides of war. Their first stop? The Blood Science lab. Does something grimmer lurk beneath the surface? Definitely. The real question is: How deep are these heroes willing to dig?
WYND v4 also offers Noz. The vampyre prison guard Noz is the most ridiculously likeable character in the comic book series thus far: affable, somewhat flighty, laughs at his own jokes, loves his mother, and doesn't mind issuing a little betrayal to close out a hard day's work. Noz is assigned to guard Prince Yorik (and Wynd, nominally), but as he chats up the despondent young man, his mind quickly turns to querying what he can do to lift the guy's spirits, help the guy out, and improve upon the challenges of a world in chaos. Noz is kind of dumb, but he's all heart, and that's just what this book needs.
WYND v4 positions all of the narrative's main forces for one final push toward a grand finale. Those allied to the blended world of human and wierdblood have assembled in Northport, but allies bicker and complain, reluctant to sail south to Pipetown. Why return after all that strife? Because the faerie, duped by vampyre-folk, have since surrounded the settlement with misplaced revenge on the mind. And let one not forget the strife redolent in Orthok, where the old guard (seeking to bide its time) rests in conflict with the less scrupulous, more vicious new world order (seeking to eviscerate its enemies in a blink).
This is a good book. The volume is a solid, earnest, and honest effort to bend together its many protagonists' previously disparate and at times deviating character arcs. Merien of Eastwood, the fae fighter; Oakley of Pipetown; the young Prince Yorik and his kin, the not-yet-prince, Bastian. So many characters, teenagers, truly, finally push through the veil of self-aggrandizement and glimpse the difficult and messy reality of growing up. Merien must learn to have patience. Oakley must learn to ask for help. Yorik must learn to trust unambiguously. Bastian must learn to believe in the version of others that they themselves strive to make true.
Perhaps the story will wrap around with a naval battle and retaking of Pipetown. Perhaps the story will pit allies against one another (e.g., General Eks is still very much alive, and probably angrier than ever). But until then, readers learn about the steadfastness, charisma, and humility necessary to win the small battles before engaging in a much grander war. Thorn inches closer to reconciliation with his father. Teek, the scrivener to Bastian, inches closer to claiming their life as their own, as opposed to one of acquiescence or servitude. Before these characters and others play a small part in a big war, it's best they settle their own, internal conflicts before questing toward the big one at the narrative's end.
WYND v4 offers a neat little bit backstory by way of the university at the heart of Northport. The academy's president is a stuffy old guy whose non-alliance, non-political creed and whose willful ignorance threaten Pipetown's safety. As such, it's understandable that Oakley, Thorn, and Teek aim to break in and locate an ally with some insight into how they might turn the tides of war. Their first stop? The Blood Science lab. Does something grimmer lurk beneath the surface? Definitely. The real question is: How deep are these heroes willing to dig?
WYND v4 also offers Noz. The vampyre prison guard Noz is the most ridiculously likeable character in the comic book series thus far: affable, somewhat flighty, laughs at his own jokes, loves his mother, and doesn't mind issuing a little betrayal to close out a hard day's work. Noz is assigned to guard Prince Yorik (and Wynd, nominally), but as he chats up the despondent young man, his mind quickly turns to querying what he can do to lift the guy's spirits, help the guy out, and improve upon the challenges of a world in chaos. Noz is kind of dumb, but he's all heart, and that's just what this book needs.
February 10, 2026
Once again, I believed I was reading the final volume of this incredible series, and once again, I was wrong.
For anyone who has ever felt different, excluded, unaccepted, or looked down upon, Wynd speaks directly to you. There is a deep emotional honesty in these pages that makes the story resonate far beyond its fantasy setting.
The artwork continues to shine, beautifully distinguishing the many factions and environments at play, while the story itself remains engaging, exciting, and richly layered. Each setting feels lived-in, each conflict meaningful.
Despite taking place in a fictional world, the themes are deeply grounded: teenage angst, parents struggling between love and prejudice, the pain of rejection, and the journey toward self-acceptance. These ideas ring true for readers of any age, making Wynd far more than just a fantasy adventure.
Wynd is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorite graphic novel series. This volume was reportedly intended to be the conclusion, but as the story approached its final pages, it became clear that we are nowhere near the end. Honestly, I couldn’t be happier about that, because this is a world and a story I will absolutely be looking forward to returning to.
For anyone who has ever felt different, excluded, unaccepted, or looked down upon, Wynd speaks directly to you. There is a deep emotional honesty in these pages that makes the story resonate far beyond its fantasy setting.
The artwork continues to shine, beautifully distinguishing the many factions and environments at play, while the story itself remains engaging, exciting, and richly layered. Each setting feels lived-in, each conflict meaningful.
Despite taking place in a fictional world, the themes are deeply grounded: teenage angst, parents struggling between love and prejudice, the pain of rejection, and the journey toward self-acceptance. These ideas ring true for readers of any age, making Wynd far more than just a fantasy adventure.
Wynd is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorite graphic novel series. This volume was reportedly intended to be the conclusion, but as the story approached its final pages, it became clear that we are nowhere near the end. Honestly, I couldn’t be happier about that, because this is a world and a story I will absolutely be looking forward to returning to.
December 12, 2025
Wynd's final story kicks off here, as all of Esseriel goes to war. But Wynd himself is missing, captured by the Vampyres, and with his allies spread thin and the growing war preventing aid, how's he meant to escape?
Answers to long-standing questions, character interactions that make me smile, and even a knock-down drag-out fight or two, plus more beautiful art from Michael Dialynas. Wynd's always on top form, and the first half of the final story collected here is no exception.
I'm just curious to see a) how it all ends and b) when, since there's only two more issues solicited after the five collected here, and that's a weird way to do a trade. The last few series have all been 5 issues, so to have just 2 issues to finish would be odd, but given how Boom! did the last set of Dune trades, anything's possible.
Answers to long-standing questions, character interactions that make me smile, and even a knock-down drag-out fight or two, plus more beautiful art from Michael Dialynas. Wynd's always on top form, and the first half of the final story collected here is no exception.
I'm just curious to see a) how it all ends and b) when, since there's only two more issues solicited after the five collected here, and that's a weird way to do a trade. The last few series have all been 5 issues, so to have just 2 issues to finish would be odd, but given how Boom! did the last set of Dune trades, anything's possible.
December 18, 2025
A pretty disappointing Volume and I think it comes to two things.
1. They've split the group, so now, it's this short volume, they are trying to tell two different tales, so they can't spend two much time on any of them, so they get to one group, they say they will do something and then we swich to the other group and they have to do something and then we go back to the first group, who've done the thing off camera. Rinse and repeat. It's a strange pacing and it feels like we're missing big chunks.
2. The whole volume feels like a setup for the next and last volume.
Add to that that they've recharacterized a character just to create tension and also made people do irrational things to move the plot forward.
The art is still great and I'm still curious to see how this will all end, so there's that.
1. They've split the group, so now, it's this short volume, they are trying to tell two different tales, so they can't spend two much time on any of them, so they get to one group, they say they will do something and then we swich to the other group and they have to do something and then we go back to the first group, who've done the thing off camera. Rinse and repeat. It's a strange pacing and it feels like we're missing big chunks.
2. The whole volume feels like a setup for the next and last volume.
Add to that that they've recharacterized a character just to create tension and also made people do irrational things to move the plot forward.
The art is still great and I'm still curious to see how this will all end, so there's that.
January 17, 2026
I had almost forgotten about this series, but it was good to get back into it!
This one was definitely interesting. I personally enjoyed the origin/back-story for the weird-bloods and further world building for the vampyres.
I think where this volume fell a little flat for me was just how much set up there was for everything. I know we’re heading into battle for a war and everything, but I-I dunno, it just…it kind of paled at times from the last one.
This one was definitely interesting. I personally enjoyed the origin/back-story for the weird-bloods and further world building for the vampyres.
I think where this volume fell a little flat for me was just how much set up there was for everything. I know we’re heading into battle for a war and everything, but I-I dunno, it just…it kind of paled at times from the last one.
February 9, 2026
Hopefully setting up for a fantastic final volume!
Out of the 4 volumes out so far, this one felt the most like exposition + some filler, but we did meet & get to know a great new character, and got some answers (albeit to me, they felt a bit anti-climactic) about bloodlines/magic.
Can’t wait for the final volume!
Out of the 4 volumes out so far, this one felt the most like exposition + some filler, but we did meet & get to know a great new character, and got some answers (albeit to me, they felt a bit anti-climactic) about bloodlines/magic.
Can’t wait for the final volume!
December 24, 2025
People being drawn in all directions. Sides are chosen. Interesting twist. The power of flight.
It was always going to be war. But I was always going to be the one who stood high, ruling over the ashes.
It was always going to be war. But I was always going to be the one who stood high, ruling over the ashes.
Want to read
December 3, 2025might need to delay reading this for a bit to avoid another 2 year wait for the next volume since I read graphic novels quickly...
December 16, 2025
Wow, this book was such a huge improvement compared to book three which just didn’t really appeal to me. There is a lot more interesting and forward moving events in the book.
January 28, 2026
So excited for the final book and the reunion 😍😍😍
February 9, 2026
A solid continuation, even though it's been a while since I've read the first three volumes. Looking forward to the conclusion!
February 13, 2026
Loved this second-to-last volume, it made me so excited to see what happens in the last one! The art and colors were gorgeous, as always.
February 25, 2026
I cannot wait for the finale. It better stick the landing. It's so good.
March 2, 2026
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March 10, 2026
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Much of this volume feels like the final set up before the largest battle that will come in the next volume, which will be the end of the series. There are some answers and revelations from storylines that have been building all series long, so not all of this volume leaves readers waiting for the next. It’s not the most gripping parts of the narrative, but it’s necessary work so that the conclusion has necessary dramatic payoff. As always, Dialynas delivers beautifully colored illustrations that transport readers to this fantastical world full of horrific and amazing creatures.
Sara's Rating: 9/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12
Much of this volume feels like the final set up before the largest battle that will come in the next volume, which will be the end of the series. There are some answers and revelations from storylines that have been building all series long, so not all of this volume leaves readers waiting for the next. It’s not the most gripping parts of the narrative, but it’s necessary work so that the conclusion has necessary dramatic payoff. As always, Dialynas delivers beautifully colored illustrations that transport readers to this fantastical world full of horrific and amazing creatures.
Sara's Rating: 9/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12
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