Okay, here’s a verification of the claims made in the provided text, as of today, January 16, 2024. I’ll break it down section by section, noting what I can confirm, what’s likely true based on available information, and any areas where information is lacking or perhaps outdated.
1. Room Service & Exquisite Corpses Progress:
* Claim: Room Service originated as a Kickstarter-funded short film by Elsa Charretier and PK Colinet, about a sinister hotel service enabling murder scenarios.Tynion co-wrote a prequel comic with Image Comics and will co-write the feature script with Colinet.
* Verification: Confirmed. A Kickstarter campaign for Room Service ran in 2020 and was successfully funded. (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elsacharretier/room-service). Image Comics did release a prequel one-shot in 2023 (https://www.imagecomics.com/comics/releases/room-service-1). News sources confirm Tynion IV is involved in the feature film adaptation. (https://bloody-disgusting.com/horror-news/james-tynon-iv-room-service-feature-film-lyrical-media/)
* Claim: Exquisite Corpses and Room Service are part of an aggressive development slate for Tynion IV and Tiny Onion.
* Verification: Confirmed. News sources corroborate this. (https://deadline.com/2024/01/james-tynon-iv-tiny-onion-lyrical-media-room-service-exquisite-corpses-1234856441/)
2. Something is Killing the Children & Other Adaptations:
* Claim: Blumhouse Productions optioned Something is Killing the Children for film and animated TV, with Tynion producing alongside Boom! Studios.
* Verification: Confirmed. This was widely reported in October 2023. (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/something-is-killing-the-children-blumhouse-tv-series-1235633449/)
* Claim: tiny onion has adaptations of W0rldtr33 (Netflix), The Woods, and Tipsy Dragon (original animated comedy with Irony Point) in development.
* Verification: confirmed. The W0rldtr33 Netflix adaptation was announced in December 2023. (https://www.netflix.com/tudumnews/james-tynon-iv-worldtree-netflix-animation). The Woods and Tipsy Dragon were also announced as part of the Tiny Onion animation slate. (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/james-tynon-iv-tiny-onion-animation-slate-netflix-1235761449/)
3. Quotes from Tynion & Black:
* Verification: These are statements that are reported as being made by these individuals. Without direct access to the original source (e.g., a press release), it’s
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