Take a First Look at BATMAN Writer James Tynion IV's New Graphic Novel Trilogy WYND
BOOM! Studios recently announced a new original graphic novel trilogy from author James Tynion IV (Batman, Something is Killing the Children) and artist Michael Dialynas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) who have teamed up with letterer Aditya Bidikar (Assassinistas). The trilogy is called Wynd and will be a new Young Adult Fantasy series.
“Wynd lives a quiet life in Pipetown — working at the local tavern, out of sight in the secret rooms beneath the floorboards, often stealing away to catch glimpses of Thorn, the castle groundskeeper’s son, as he works. But Wynd also has a secret… magical blood betrayed by his pointed ears, forbidden within the city limits. His shaggy hair has obscured them for most of his life, but now that Wynd is a teenager they are growing too unwieldy to hide.
Joined by his best friend Oakley, Wynd’s strange dreams and an encounter with the city guard send him on an adventure more dangerous than he could ever imagine, where Wynd will discover the magic in the world around him and, most importantly, the magic within himself.”
This series sounds really cool to me, and the art looks fun. There appear to be some intense moments along with more lighthearted ones. Tynion has written some amazing work before, I can’t imagine Wynd being any different. In fact, it turns out that he first thought of Wynd when he was only 16!
“I was sixteen years old the first time I wrote the name WYND down on a piece of paper. I carried a binder of ideas around my high school with me, and I’d edit them in class, while I was meant to be paying attention to the lesson of the day. It’s the ur-story that every story I’ve told since comes from, in one way or another. The fantasy I built for my friends and I to live in, when the real world seemed too harsh and strange. It’s the story of a boy, touched by magic in a world that fears the way that magic can twist and change you. It’s a story about growing up. In a lot of ways, it’s a story about me. And I’ve been waiting half my life to tell it.”
Wynd will be available in November 2020.
