Nice House by the Sea (2024)
"Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walterâwell, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walterâs always been a littleâ¦off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walterâs invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Itâs beautiful, itâs opulent, itâs privateâso a week of putting up with Walterâs weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldnât a chance to reconnect beâ¦nice? With Something Is Killing The Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics â now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Ãlvaro MartÃnez Bueno!"
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Writer
James Tynion IVArtist
Alvaro Martinez BuenoAll Issues
Issue #12
CA$5.39NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #12 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
Release: September 23, 2026
Issue #11
CA$5.39NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #11 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
Release: August 12, 2026
Issue #10
CA$5.39NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #10 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
Release: May 06, 2026
Issue #9
CA$5.39NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #9 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
Release: May 31, 2022
Issue #8
CA$5.39NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #8 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
Release: March 04, 2026
Issue #7
CA$5.39NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #7 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
Release: March 01, 2022
Issue #6
CA$5.39NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #6 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
Release: December 25, 2024
Issue #5
CA$5.39NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #5 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
Release: November 27, 2024
Issue #4
CA$5.39NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #4 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
Release: September 08, 2021
Issue #3
CA$5.39NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #3 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
Release: September 25, 2024
Issue #2
CA$5.39NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #2 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
Release: August 28, 2024
Reading Order
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NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #1 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
"Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walterâwell, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walterâs always been a littleâ¦off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walterâs invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormous sylvan lake. Itâs beautiful, itâs opulent, itâs privateâso a week of putting up with Walterâs weird little schemes and nicknames in exchange for the vacation of a lifetime? Why not? All of them were at that moment in their lives when they could feel themselves pulling away from their other friends; wouldnât a chance to reconnect beâ¦nice? With Something Is Killing The Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics â now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Ãlvaro MartÃnez Bueno!"
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NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #2 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
Tensions inside the House are rising. Resentments are simmering to the surface. The residents need something to unite around. So an adorable dog is just the thing...right? They can all be trusted to love an innocent animal...right?
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NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #3 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
THE SECOND SEASON OF TYNION AND BUENO'S APOCOLYPTIC EPIC CONTINUES! Max expects just one thing from the exceptional people she gathered in the House by the Sea: that they follow the rules. There aren't many. They're very reasonable. This should not be a challenge. But Oliver didn't follow the rules. And now Max knows...
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NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #4 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
A terrifying truth about the house is revealed! David wants nothing more than to make his fellow residents of the House laugh. Heâs the Comedian, right? Thatâs what he does. But if no oneâs in the mood to laugh, then perhaps itâs time for him to perform the other function of comedy: to tell his audience an unbelievable truthâ¦
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NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #5 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
The overseer of the House by the Sea, the enigmatic Max, wants to meet with Walter so she can understand just what he's been up to at the House on the Lake. One small problem with that: Walter's dead, and the residents of the Lake House killed him...
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NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #6 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
The residents of the House by the Sea have figured out how to take full control over the form of their own bodies--but that's not all they've learned how to do with the power placed in their hands...
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NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #7 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
One of the most critically acclaimed and bestselling horror titles of 2021 returns for its shocking second actâand now is the perfect time to enter the house! The 10 hardy survivors gathered in the house by their mutual friend Walter thought theyâd finally cracked the code on his plansâ¦and now everything they thought they knew has literally changed. Can they free themselves from their patterns? Or are they all just determined to build a prison of their very own? Grab the first collected volume and get caught up on the most surprising series in comics!
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NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #8 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
THE HOUSE, INVADED! The invasion of the Nice House on the Lake has begun! Shots have been fired, the walls have been breached...and for some reason, the stars have gone missing from the night sky…
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NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #9 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
All Arturo wants is for his partner, Sam, to be happyâso why isnât he? What is scratching at the edge of Samâs memories that keeps him restless and unsatisfied? As a journalist, nothing can keep Sam from the truthâno matter what that truth could cost the man he loves...
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NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #10 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
THE STARTLING RETURN OF WALTER! It's been years since Walter and Oliver said a single word to each other...and it's taken the literal end of the world to put them face-to-face again. Now the fate of the entire human race depends on these two being able to put aside the hurt they caused each other—but are either of them capable of it? And can they do so fast enough to stop the body count from rising?
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NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #11 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
EVERYTHING YOU KNEW IS WRONG! Everything the residents of the Nice House believed has been turned upside down by a shocking revelation...could there still be a path forward for humanity? It's time for Walter to figure out whose side he's really on...
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NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #12 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
THE WORLD-SHATTERING CONCLUSION! It's the end of the worlds as they know them...again. Both the House by the Sea and the House on the Lake are collapsing, the body count is growing, and Walter and Max are at war...and depending on who wins, the fate of humanity either hangs by a thread or is cut short completely!
Publication Timeline
September 23, 2026
NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #12 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
December 25, 2024
NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #6 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
November 27, 2024
NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #5 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
September 08, 2021
NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #4 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)
September 25, 2024
NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #3 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)