The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Library Edition Volume 1

Illustrated by Isaac Goodhart
Hardcover
$59.99 US
On sale Mar 10, 2026 | 528 Pages | 9781506741628

From the multi-Eisner award-winning creator of Something is Killing the Children, Batgirl’s Tate Brombal, and artist Isaac Goodhart comes this deluxe, oversized hardcover library edition of the hit GLAAD Media award-nominated comics series.

An LGBTQ+ horror-hero coming-of-age story, that's Invincible meets Doom Patrol!


Meet teenage mad scientist Christopher Chaos. For all his life he knew he was different. His brilliant mind works in ways that defy logic and enable him to do things that push him beyond his peers. Unfortunately, these abilities have also caused great pain in his personal life—leading others to fear him and leaving Christopher with profound loneliness and guilt. Then one day something cracked. When the cute boy at high school turns out to be a deadly creature, Christopher finds himself in a world of monsters, heroes, and a cult of hunters out to kill them all.

As Christopher discovers the history of Monsterkind, he learns isn’t so alone in the world after all. As he makes friends and enemies, he uncovers secrets that lead him deeper into his own unknown past...secrets that keep the mad scientist inside of him questioning everything around him!

Collects the first two arcs of The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos as well as the prologue, The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Halloween Special one-shot, a four page mini comic, cover gallery, and sketchbook section in a deluxe, oversized, library edition format. 

Tiny Onion Studios and Dark Horse Comics present a line of upcoming creator-owned work from the mind of James Tynion IV across a broad spectrum of his interests, from non-fiction supernatural encounters to high concept coming-of-age monster comics.
Tiny Onion is an independent production house from the mind of James Tynion IV, co-creator of critically acclaimed comic book bestsellers Something is Killing the Children, The Department of Truth, The Nice House on the Lake, and many more. With its roots in comics publishing, Tiny Onion has brought together the brightest minds in comic book production, staffing up an autonomous full-service editorial and design team. Their goal is to identify creative partners and elevate them, curating and packaging titles before bringing them to their publishing partners across the industry. Overseeing Tynion’s backlist of intellectual property, Tiny Onion has aggressive plans across all media, developing a slate of new projects in the film, television, and animation industries.

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From the multi-Eisner award-winning creator of Something is Killing the Children, Batgirl’s Tate Brombal, and artist Isaac Goodhart comes this deluxe, oversized hardcover library edition of the hit GLAAD Media award-nominated comics series.

An LGBTQ+ horror-hero coming-of-age story, that's Invincible meets Doom Patrol!


Meet teenage mad scientist Christopher Chaos. For all his life he knew he was different. His brilliant mind works in ways that defy logic and enable him to do things that push him beyond his peers. Unfortunately, these abilities have also caused great pain in his personal life—leading others to fear him and leaving Christopher with profound loneliness and guilt. Then one day something cracked. When the cute boy at high school turns out to be a deadly creature, Christopher finds himself in a world of monsters, heroes, and a cult of hunters out to kill them all.

As Christopher discovers the history of Monsterkind, he learns isn’t so alone in the world after all. As he makes friends and enemies, he uncovers secrets that lead him deeper into his own unknown past...secrets that keep the mad scientist inside of him questioning everything around him!

Collects the first two arcs of The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos as well as the prologue, The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Halloween Special one-shot, a four page mini comic, cover gallery, and sketchbook section in a deluxe, oversized, library edition format. 

Tiny Onion Studios and Dark Horse Comics present a line of upcoming creator-owned work from the mind of James Tynion IV across a broad spectrum of his interests, from non-fiction supernatural encounters to high concept coming-of-age monster comics.

Author

Tiny Onion is an independent production house from the mind of James Tynion IV, co-creator of critically acclaimed comic book bestsellers Something is Killing the Children, The Department of Truth, The Nice House on the Lake, and many more. With its roots in comics publishing, Tiny Onion has brought together the brightest minds in comic book production, staffing up an autonomous full-service editorial and design team. Their goal is to identify creative partners and elevate them, curating and packaging titles before bringing them to their publishing partners across the industry. Overseeing Tynion’s backlist of intellectual property, Tiny Onion has aggressive plans across all media, developing a slate of new projects in the film, television, and animation industries.

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