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Popversations: James Tynion IV peels back the layers on his creator-owned empire with Department of Truth, Something is Killing the Children, and more

James Tynion IV, writer extraordinaire and onion-in-chief of Tiny Onion, sits down with Ashley Victoria Robinson to talk all things comics publishing

An image of James Tynion IV — Image credit: James Tynion IV

Features by Ashley V. Robinson, Popverse video producer

Additional contributions by Jules Chin Greene

Published on Tue Sep 22 2026

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James Tynion IV has been on fire these past few years. While we all loved the work he did at DC (I mean come on, what's there not to love about Ghost-Maker in his Batman run?!), seeing Tynion shake up the state of the comic book industry with his production house, Tiny Onion, has been gratifying. We can also confirm that Tiny Onion's 'Thank you for reading comics' tote bags are the mathematically perfect tote bag for all of our comic con haul needs.

The Department of Truth and Something is Killing the Children scribe sat down with our video producer, Ashley Victoria Robinson, to talk about his journey thus far with Tiny Onion, and his experiences in corporate comics versus indie comics. The interview couldn't have taken place at a more special time, as both Department of Truth and Something is Killing the Children are reaching milestone issues very soon. Check it out below!

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Ashley V. Robinson: Ashley Victoria Robinson is a Canadian hobbit now living in the United States. She is a Popverse Video Producer. You may know her as the host of the Geek History Lesson podcast (alongside Jason Inman), and was even the face of Twitter marketing for podcasters.