Couch, Aaron (2022-11-14). "James Tynion IV Launches Dark Horse Comic Book Line (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2022-11-14. Affably Evil: Walter tells his friends that he genuinely loves them, which is why he is saving them...but the rest of the world is going to die. Although things end with the inhabitants of the eponymous house assuming that Walter has been killed and that they now live under some semblance of freedom, that couldn't be farther from the case. Not only is Walter still alive, but he knows that things are about to get harder than ever for his so-called friends. Even if his alien masters aren't aware of the trouble that has been caused in Walter's ecosystem, it is only a matter of time before they are. This is because the humans within it are so close to colliding with their fellow survivors elsewhere.

all abstractions, all generalizations, treat words and images and people and thoughts as units existing in some matrix of comparison. the doctor, the pianist, the politico, the artist(s), etc. et al, all the participants in this study taking place in a nice house on the lake... all treat the story as substance. all treat their own selves as having some substance, a genuine identity, rather than a label or title to be fulfilled. all attempt to communicate. all fail. their last communication, for now, for when, is a bullet. it fails. but that was the plan all along, to fail. to fail is to keep living? Shout-Out: In Issue 4, David is wearing Ferris Bueller's Iconic Outfit, having apparently requested it from Walter via the notepad.There’s a lot more to the mystery but I won’t give anything away here - suffice it to say, they deepen it and were about the only parts of the book I found compelling, sprinkled in amidst the bland group’s past and present witterings-on. The book is good once Tynion gets on with it - it’s just a shame that most of the time he doesn’t and seems satisfied simply relaying dreary conversations between the characters who are just sitting around, like a third-rate Bendis impersonator. Adams, Tim (2020-07-30). "James Tynion IV Announces Digital Horror Anthology, Razorblades - And You Choose Your Price". CBR . Retrieved 2022-07-13. Tynion IV and Blanco Expose the Internet's Secrets in New Image Series (Exclusive Preview)". CBR. 2023-03-17 . Retrieved 2023-07-05.

Tynion tweets that this break was planned "well in advance" to give the creative team time to do all twelve issues at a high quality.Wade, Jessie (2018-07-18). "DC's Witching Hour Event Stars Wonder Woman and the Justice League Dark". IGN . Retrieved 2022-07-13.

I was so excited that the second volume was available because the opening volume was spectacular. It took a few seconds to realize that Walter had played with everyone’s memories again, which is when I settled in and followed along. This time around, we watch as Walter tries to manipulate everyone into settling down in their new reality now that they think they’re just trapped at the lake house. The only problem is that no one wants to settle in long-term because they think there’s a world that still exists outside of the lake house. However, it is going much smoother since they’re no longer angry and upset knowing what happened to everyone they’ve ever known.

Morris, Jeff (July 9, 2022). "The Dark Side of Nostalgia in James Tynion IV's The Closet". CBR.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023 . Retrieved January 26, 2023. Batman Gambit: It's revealed in the final issue of Cycle One that the plan to make the housemates ultimately accept their situation in the house isn't Walter's at all; it's Norah's, and she devised it based on her ability to predict how the group would react to the situation, and what scenarios would lead them to a path of ultimate acceptance. Walter is initially hesitant to use her plan, but after his own attempts to get them on board utterly fail (which Norah also predicted), he agrees to try it her way. And it works. Tynion contributed to the comic anthology The Devil's Cut, which was published by the publishing startup DSTLRY in 2023. [36] He also began a new horror series for Image, entitled W0rldtr33, with artist Fernando Blanco, with publication beginning in April 2023. [37] [38] Personal life [ edit ] One of the social media posters says his brother was on Twitch when his eyeballs melted. Another mentions that her skin is coming off on her phone screen as she types. Eisner Award for Best Writer for "The Department of Truth", "The Nice House on the Lake", "Something is Killing the Children", "Wynd"

As everyone prepares to leave the house, however, Ryan realizes this is why Walter brought them there. Walter tells them they can't leave — he loves them, so he has made sure to spare them from the genocide his people are doing. They will survive the apocalypse...but they can't leave the house on the lake. Ever. Stars Volume 2 collects issues #7-12 of the comic. This was supposed to be a limited 12 issue series but the ending of this leaves so many questions unresolved that I have to assume there will be more issues. Will I read them though? Probably not. you know what would be nice for a change? if when someone said that their graphic novel was planned for 12 issues and done, then it was actually 12 issues and done. instead, you get shit like this where the critical reception (and most probably, the sales) are high enough for the author to decide to not actually write an ending and just leaving everything unexplained/unsolved. Big Fancy House: The book is, after all, called The Nice House on the Lake. It's really nice and includes pretty much everything the characters could want, including a movie theatre. Of course, Walter did this because he knew that they could never leave. Reality Warper: The interface that Walter uses to control the house and everything in it seems to be capable of this, able to conjure practically anything the housemates want, construct entire buildings, and bestow a Healing Factor upon them as well as selectively remove or restore memories. It's limitations haven't yet been shown, but it's undeniably a powerful piece of tech.Weiss, Josh. "You'll Want To Believe With A First Look At Image's 'Department Of Truth' Conspiracy Comic Series". Forbes . Retrieved January 26, 2023.