James Tynion IV started in the comics business assisting Scott Snyder in writing backup stories for Snyder's groundbreaking Batman series. Tynion soon began writing Talon, and in 2020, started his own acclaimed run on the main Batman series. He has also written Batman: Detective Comics, Constantine: The Hellblazer, and Justice League Dark, along with co-creating major horror hits such as The Nice House on the Lake, Something is Killing the Children, and The Department of Truth.