James Tynion IV, the New York Times bestselling author behind comic books like Something is Killing the Children and The Department of Truth, on Friday announced the launch of Tiny Onion, an independent multimedia production company that will be active across the publishing, film, television, and animation industries.
In a statement on Tiny Onion’s unveiling, Tynion said: “Over the last twelve years, I’ve watched the comics industry from the inside, working alongside its best talent and biggest publishers, seeing the exciting ways that it can connect to other media spaces, and I’ve managed to work my way to some prominence. Now I have the chance to take everything I’ve learned and test out every way to make it work even better. Not just for me, but for the generation of creators coming up behind me.”
Backed by a seed investment from production company Lyrical Media (How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Bruiser), Tiny Onion will manage much of Tynion’s IP and is in the process of developing a number of properties for the screen. Amongst them is The Department of Truth, which Tynion will team on with Sister, serving as executive producer. UTA, which reps both Tynion and Lyrical Media, will now represent Tiny Onion in media rights, where it will help the production company grow its producing profile across film and television.
In the comics space, the company is currently staffing up a full-service independent editorial and design team, which will seek to identify creative partners and elevate them, curating and packaging the titles before bringing them to the company’s publishing partners across the industry. Tiny Onion will not operate as a publisher itself, but rather an independent creative services company with a footprint across many publishers, including BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, DSTLRY, and Image Comics. Already introduced as part of the editorial team are Eric Harburn (formerly of BOOM! Studios), Courtney Menard (formerly of Z2 Comics), who will serve as Director of Production, and Jazzlyn Stone, who will serve as Director of Communications.
The winner of five Eisner Awards, Tynion is best known for his work on the Batman franchise at DC Comics, his DC Black Label series The Nice House on the Lake, and his independent series The Department of Truth, Something is Killing the Children, and Wynd. He has also written for DC’s Detective Comics and Justice League Dark, as well as the New York Times bestselling Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover series.