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Matt Wagner, Kelley Jones, and José Villarrubia’s Dracula Book 1: The Impaler

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This October, Dark Horse Comics will publish Dracula Book 1: The Impaler, a bold and terrifying secret history of the world’s most famous vampire from writer Matt Wagner, artist Kelley Jones, colorist José Villarrubia, and letterer Rob Steen. The project marks the first ever collaboration for Wagner and Jones, two legendary comic book creators and longtime friends. The book, which began as a crowdfunding sensation on Kickstarter, will now be available in comic shops and bookstores in time for Halloween 2024.

The first of four planned volumes, Dracula Book 1: The Impaler explores the legendary Count before his debut in Bram Stoker’s iconic novel—from his first foray into the dark arts to his rise to lord of the undead! The series of books will fill in these tantalizing gaps to provide a terrifying portrait of Vlad Dracula, with Dracula Book 1: The Impaler exploring Dracula’s bloody history and his tenure at Satan’s legendary seminary of the dark arts, the Scholomance.

Crowdfunding Corner: Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones Explore The Secret History of Dracula in Dracula Volume 1: The Impaler

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Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula introduced arguably the most famous character in horror literature, but the seminal story leaves much of the Count’s rich history and persona to the imagination. Now legendary Grendel creator Matt Wagner and artist Kelley Jones are revealing the secret history of Dracula in a series of all-new, 100+page graphic novels. Beginning with Dracula Volume 1: The Impaler, this series of books will fill in these tantalizing gaps to provide a terrifying portrait of Vlad Dracula. For their first ever major collaboration, Wagner and Jones are launching a Kickstarter campaign with their brand-new company, Orlok Press. To support the project, head to Kickstarter.

Dracula Volume 1: The Impaler explores Dracula’s bloody history and his tenure at Satan’s legendary seminary of the dark arts, the Scholomance.

The campaign runs until Thursday, November 16 2023 11:59 PM EST.