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The City Beneath Her Feet

Illustrated by Elsa Charretier
Hardcover
8-1/2"W x 10-7/8"H | 20 oz | 20 per carton
On sale May 26, 2026 | 152 Pages | 9781962265232
Mature

A bloody love letter to New York City, The City Beneath Her Feet is an action/thriller love story for a new generation by lauded creators James Tynion IV (Spectregraph, Something is Killing the Children) and Elsa Charretier (Room Service, Love Everlasting).


Jasper Jayne was the girl of Zara's dreams, but their brief relationship came and went in such an intense blaze that Zara was left thinking Jasper was just that... a dream.

Years later, Zara is thrust back into Jasper's world -- unknowingly listed as her emergency contact, Zara must piece together the mystery of Jasper's life, all while being hunted by the assassins who once called Jasper one of their own.

The Mass Market Hardcover features the complete three-issue series.

For fans of STRANGERS IN PARADISE, KILL BILL, and MR. AND MRS. SMITH.

Cover art not final.
James Tynion IV is an Eisner-Award winning, New York Times-bestselling writer and publisher of comic books. He is best known for co-creating hit horror comics series including SPECTREGRAPH, Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, and The Department of Truth. He is also the writer of Young Adult adventure series, including the 2022 GLAAD Media Award-nominated Wynd, and the 2017 GLAAD Media Award winner The Woods. He spent ten years writing various Batman titles at DC Comics, where he co-created exciting new characters like Punchline and Ghost-Maker.

Elsa Charretier is best known for her retro-modern art in Love Everlasting, as well as having co-written and illustrated “8 Rules to Make It Out in One Piece,” a stylish survival guide with PK Colinet in THE DEVILS CUT.
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About

A bloody love letter to New York City, The City Beneath Her Feet is an action/thriller love story for a new generation by lauded creators James Tynion IV (Spectregraph, Something is Killing the Children) and Elsa Charretier (Room Service, Love Everlasting).


Jasper Jayne was the girl of Zara's dreams, but their brief relationship came and went in such an intense blaze that Zara was left thinking Jasper was just that... a dream.

Years later, Zara is thrust back into Jasper's world -- unknowingly listed as her emergency contact, Zara must piece together the mystery of Jasper's life, all while being hunted by the assassins who once called Jasper one of their own.

The Mass Market Hardcover features the complete three-issue series.

For fans of STRANGERS IN PARADISE, KILL BILL, and MR. AND MRS. SMITH.

Cover art not final.

Creators

James Tynion IV is an Eisner-Award winning, New York Times-bestselling writer and publisher of comic books. He is best known for co-creating hit horror comics series including SPECTREGRAPH, Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, and The Department of Truth. He is also the writer of Young Adult adventure series, including the 2022 GLAAD Media Award-nominated Wynd, and the 2017 GLAAD Media Award winner The Woods. He spent ten years writing various Batman titles at DC Comics, where he co-created exciting new characters like Punchline and Ghost-Maker.

Elsa Charretier is best known for her retro-modern art in Love Everlasting, as well as having co-written and illustrated “8 Rules to Make It Out in One Piece,” a stylish survival guide with PK Colinet in THE DEVILS CUT.
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