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Take a bite out of Marvel Horror with The Best of Marvel’s Vampire Tales

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In a celebration of the history of Marvel Horror comes The Best of Marvel’s Vampire Tales Volume One, the first in a series of Dark Horse collaborations with Marvel Comics to excavate the hidden corners of the Marvel Universe and re-present its most ghoulish tales in beautiful archival hardcover editions. Helmed by comics historians Chris Ryall and John Lind, alongside designer Chris Shadoian, the oversized collection will feature full-color reproductions of the covers of Vampire Tales, along with a brand-new introduction and countless stories from one of the magazines that ignited a new horror-comics boom for Marvel.

One of the black-and-white horror anthologies debuted by Marvel Comics in 1973, Vampire Tales, included stories of bloodsucking fiends as both heroes, villains, and anti-heroes, involving fan-favorites like the reluctant monster Morbius, the Living Vampire; the first solo tales featuring Blade the Vampire Slayer; and Dracula’s daughter, the ever-lethal Lilith. Vampire Tales magazine also introduced the comic-book world to Satana, the Devil’s Daughter, and her introductory stories are also in this first volume. Now, fans will experience these stories again in archival size and style completing any horror collection.

The Best of Marvel’s Vampire Tales Volume One contains nearly 300 pages of terrifying tales from the first six issues of the magazine, including stories by comic-book talent such as Alfredo Alcala, Rich Buckler, Ernie Chan, Chris Claremont, Gerry Conway, Bill Everett, Gardner Fox, Steve Gerber, Carmine Infantino, Tony Isabella, Gil Kane, Stan Lee, Don McGregor, Pablo Marcos, Esteban Maroto, Doug Moench, Tom Palmer, John Romita, Jim Steranko, Tom Sutton, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, and more!

Sink your teeth into the foundational frights of Marvel Comics Horror in The Best of Marvel’s Vampire Tales Volume One when the 360-page (8.375×10.875”) hardcover arrives in bookstores and comic shops on August 18, 2026, for $65.00. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

The Best of Marvel’s Vampire Tales Volume One

Preview: Vampirella Archives Vol. 3

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Vampirella Archives Vol. 3

Writers: Various
Artists: Various
Cover: Sanjulian
FC | 380 pages | Horror | $34.99 | Teen+

Collecting issues #15-21 of the original Vampirella magazine series, Dynamite continues its resurrection of classic horror! Some of Vampirella’s most memorable stories, including the classic tale “…And To Be A Bride Of Chaos” and her unforgettable encounter with Dracula in “Dracula Still Lives!” A showcase of other short stories not seen in print since their inception are once again included in this collection. Short stories of horror, intrigue, and death are all contained in this beautiful volume. Also collected are more rare and vintage content like “Vampi’s Scarlett Letters,” “Vampi’s Feary Tales,” and “Vampi’s Flames” showcasing some of Vampirella Magazine’s best creators. Legendary talent whose work also appears in this amazing collection include Archie Goodwin, Jose Gonzalez, Steve Englehart, Doug Moench, Esteban Maroto, Richard Corben, and many more.

Vampirella Archives Vol. 3

Preview: The Vampirella Archives Vol. 2

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The Vampirella Archives Vol. 2

writers: Archie Goodwin, Doug Moench, Len Wein, and more!
artists: Bernie Wrightson, Neal Adams, Jose Gonzalez, and more!
cover: Sanjulian
B&W | 408 pages | Horror | $34.99 | Teen+

Dynamite continues to expand its archival library with all-new trade paperback editions showcasing Vampi’s early adventures from the pages of Vampirella Magazine!

A murderers’ row of famed comics creators are on board for this second volume of the Vampirella Archives, including the beginning of legendary author and editor Archie Goodwin’s work on the character, which brought new levels of depth and sophistication to Vampirella and her world, becoming some of her most treasured stories of all time.

Featuring work by Jose Gonzalez, Neal Adams, Wally Wood, Barry Windsor-Smith, Jeffrey Jones, Dennis O’Neil, Steve Englehart, Dave Cockrum, Frank Brunner, Esteban Maroto, and more, The Vampirella Archives Volume Two trade paperback collects issues #8-14 of the magazine’s original run, all encased in a beautiful cover by master artist Sanjulian.

The Vampirella Archives Vol. 2

SDCC 2025: Vampirella Paperback Archives Fourth Volume Comes Forth!

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Just in time for San Diego Comic-Con, Dynamite Entertainment has announced the fabulous fourth volume of its new paperback line of Vampirella Archives is coming this fall in October, covering key issues showcasing the Daughter of Drakulon and anthology adventures!

Volume Four of the Archives compiles issues #22-28 of the Vampirella magazine series released originally by Warren Publishing through much of 1973. Also included is the legendary 1972 annual with one of the most important stories in the Daughter of Drakulon’s history.

The preceding third volume kicked fully into the run of artist Jose Gonzalez, the definitive vision for the character in this Warren era. That masterful work continues here in the fourth, with Gonzalez once again drawing nearly every single Vampirella proper story within. The sole exception is #26’s “Demons in the Fog!” drawn by Ramon Escolano in his sole contribution to the character, though inked by Gonzalez in keeping a consistent look while presenting a unique twist.

This new volume features several juggernauts of the Bronze Age of comics that fans of the “Big Two” publishers’ output of the era will recognize. After his first contribution last volume, Steve Englehart‘s brief run on Vampirella continues here in issues #22-23 (though he also has anthology stories in #10 and #78). The writer picking up most of the other Vampirella tales here is Bill DuBay, a longtime editor and contributor to Warren titles. Creators of the anthology stories featuring horror, science fiction, fantasy, and other genres include Doug Moench, Tony Isabella, Steve Skeates, as well as great series mainstay artists like Esteban Maroto, Jose Bea, Ramon Torrents, Rafael Auraleon.

One key inclusion is the sole non-reprint story from the annual released in 1972. The “Origin of Vampirella” by J.R. Cochran and Jose Gonzalez expands the backstory of the Daughter of Drakulon to 15 pages and further detail, as the first major retelling and twice the length of her original introduction years prior.

The next volume after this will be an exciting one, with the introduction of Pantha, a run on Vampi’s stories by writer Flaxman Loew, and the most material by legendary artist Jeffrey Catherine Jones in any volume — joined on one piece by her “The Studio” compatriot Bernie Wrightson!

These paperback printings of the comprehensive archival reprints of Vampirella’s first decade-plus-spanning title are set to release every two months, working towards the 15 volume final set. Stories are primarily in black and white.

Vampirella Archives Vol 4

Preview: The Vampirella Archives Vol. 2

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The Vampirella Archives Vol. 2

writers: Various
artists: Various
cover: Sanjulian
B&W | 408 pages | Horror | $34.99 | Teen+

Dynamite continues to expand its archival library with all-new trade paperback editions showcasing Vampi’s early adventures from the pages of Vampirella Magazine!

A murderers’ row of famed comics creators are on board for this second volume of the Vampirella Archives, including the beginning of legendary author and editor Archie Goodwin’s work on the character, which brought new levels of depth and sophistication to Vampirella and her world, becoming some of her most treasured stories of all time.

Featuring work by Jose Gonzalez, Neal Adams, Wally Wood, Barry Windsor-Smith, Jeffrey Jones, Dennis O’Neil, Steve Englehart, Dave Cockrum, Frank Brunner, Esteban Maroto, and more, The Vampirella Archives Volume Two trade paperback collects issues #8-14 of the magazine’s original run, all reprinted at their original magazine trim size and encased in a beautiful cover by master artist Sanjulian.

The Vampirella Archives Vol. 2

Preview: Best of Red Sonja Hardcover

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Best of Red Sonja Hardcover

writers: Various
artists: Various
covers: Jenny Frison
FC | 368 pages | Sword & Sorcery | $49.99 | Teen+

What better way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the She-Devil With a Sword than to revisit her greatest tales in an all-new hardcover collection? Brought together for the first time in a single volume, these storied sagas trace the legendary exploits of the Hyboria’s favorite daughter over five skull-smashing, tavern-wrecking decades!

From her earliest comic book appearances in Marvel Feature and the very first Red Sonja series — penned by such legendary talents as ROY THOMAS and FRANK THORNE — to her contemporary epics crafted by celebrated scribes like GAIL SIMONE, MICHAEL AVON OEMING, and LUKE LIEBERMAN and artistic titans like WALTER GEOVANNI, MEL RUBI, and LIAM SHARP, The Best of Red Sonja brings readers more than 350 pages of crimson-maned classics — including:

  • “The Temple of Abomination!” — Roy Thomas & Dick Giordano
  • “Red Sonja” — Roy Thomas & Esteban Maroto
  • “The Blood of the Unicorn” — Roy Thomas, Ed Summer, Clara Noto & Frank Thorne
  • “The Day of the Sword” — Roy Thomas, Doug Moench, Dick Giordano & Terry Austin
  • “The Message” — Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Carey & Mel Rubi
  • “The Return of Kulan Gath” — Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi & Stephen Sadowski
  • “Birth of a She-Devil” — Luke Lieberman & Sergio Davila
  • “One More Day” — Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Grey & Liam Sharp
  • “The Cloud Tiger” — Arvid Nelson & Pablo Marcos
  • “Wolves on the Road” — Eric Trautmann & Walter Geovani
  • “Red Sonja” — Gail Simone & Walter Geovani
  • “Queen of the Frozen Wastes” — Frank Cho, Doug Murray & Gregory Homs
  • “Worlds Away” — Amy Chu & Carlos Gomez
  • “The Coronation” — Mark Russell & Mirko Colak
  • “Three Wishes” — Luke Lieberman & Sergio Davila
Best of Red Sonja Hardcover

Dark Horse reveals three frightful releases for 2024

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Horror fans beware, new horror volumes lurk in the distance. What are these terrifying tales Dark Horse Books has to offer? Check out this latest list of horror titles available for preorder from your local bookstore or comic shop now!

Mortal Terror Volume 1 HC

A vampire-flipped Dracula in which mortality means life…and life means death. Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon, and Peter Bergting, the creative team behind the illustrated prose horror novella Festival, reunite for the new horror comic series Mortal Terror, now in one collective volume!

Vampires Jonathan Harker, Lucy Westenra, and Mina Murray live in underground London, trying to keep the undead city safe from the rumored mortals above who seek to give them life, only to kill them. But when the authorities refuse to believe mortals, let alone the mysterious Count Dracula, are anything more than myth, they are on their own to keep their city eternally dead.

The Mortal Terror Volume 1 HC will be available in the book stores August 6th, 2024 and on August, 7th 2024 in comics shops. It is available for pre-order now, on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and at your local comic shop and bookstore and will retail for $29.99.

Mortal Terror Volume 1 HC

Creepy Archives Volume 7 TPB

Collect Volume 7 of the New York Times bestseller hardcover horror anthology, Creepy Archives, now available in a value-priced paperback edition!

Take a ride on the river Styx with your jovial boatman Cousin Eerie in the panic-packed Creepy Archives Volume 7, now in a value-priced paperback edition. Remove the pennies from your eyes long enough to take in the dastardly dramas from creators Tom Sutton, Ken Kelly, Richard Corben, Doug Moench, Basil Gogos, Carlos Garzon, Nicola Cuti, and more. Also includes an illustrated foreword by comics creator Guy Davis and the first US appearance of comic great Esteban Maroto! Collects Creepy magazine issues #32–#36.

Delve into the Creepy Archives Volume 7 TPB by pre-ordering now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at your local comic shop and bookstore. It will be available on July 23, 2024 in book stores and July 24, 2024 in comic shops and will retail for $24.99.

Creepy Arcives Volume 7 TPB

Witchfinder Omnibus Volume 2 TPB

Complete your Witchfinder omnibus library with this second volume, available now in trade paperback. The book features writing by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson, with art from Ben Stenbeck, D’Israeli, and Christopher Mitten and stunning colors from Michelle Madsen and Dave Stewart.

Discover a nest of vampires, brave a technological “gate” to another realm, and track down the truth behind Jack the Ripper in this collection of three intense adventures of Sir Edward Grey. As the Queen’s personal “Witchfinder,” Grey continues to pursue the occult goings on in London and beyond. But this time the events he encounters–and the things he learns–will lead him to question his very future.

The Witchfinder Omnibus Volume 2 TPB is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and at your local comic book shop, and bookstore. It will be available in book stores August 6, 2024 and in comic shops August 7, 2024 and will retail for $29.99.

Witchfinder Omnibus Volume 2 TPB

Review: Dracula, Vlad the Impaler

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Dracula, Vlad the Impaler

When it comes to characters whose stories have been told throughout the decades no one truly rivals Dracula. His story, which is based on a real person, is so regaled with lore it can be difficult to know what is true. There are a ton of legends connected to Vlad the Impaler. His most known is his connection to being the most famous vampire. Just about every country in the world has a vampire legend.

One of my favorite interpretations was Luke Evans’ inspired, yet rarely seen or talked about, Dracula Untold. It gave viewers, a different look at the ruler. Unfortunately, the movie never spawned a sequel but left an indelible portrait of this vaunted figure. In a similar retelling of this icon, Roy Thomas and Esteban Maroto give us Dracula, Vlad The Impaler, giving readers a dense look at the legend.

We are introduced to Dracula, as the world knows him, as he serves as our narrator, though his origin story. As we find Vlad the Prince of Wallachia, and the son of Vlad the Dragon, a ruthless tyrant who ruled Transylvania with an iron hand. He and his brother would travel to Galllpoli with their father on a conquest, which lead to them being wards of the sultan of Turkey. The sultan would eventually kill his father and install Vlad as the new regent, but make him beholden to Turkey.  He would eventually get revenge on those who betrayed his father, and would grow weary of the hold the sultan, leading him to wage war with the Turkish Empire. He was soon turn to supernatural means to gain victory, a path which leads him to be even more ruthless than his father , becoming what world knows him now, Dracula . By book’s end, he is eventually defeated, only to brought back from the dead by his son years later.

Overall, Dracula, Vlad The Impaler is an excellent graphic novel that gives readers a more multifarious look at this legend. The story by Thomas is engrossing. The art by Maroto is simply, legendary. Altogether, one of the best telling of this classic monster. It’s one that is sure to inspire new tellings.

Story: Roy Thomas Art: Esteban Maroto
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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Preview: Dracula, Vlad the Impaler

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Dracula, Vlad the Impaler

(W) Roy Thomas (A/CA) Esteban Maroto
In Shops: Apr 07, 2021
SRP: $15.99

Dracula is one of the most well-known characters in the world. Now, read the story of the man who inspired the legend in this graphic novel available again for the first time in almost 30 years.

A prince of Wallachia and son of Vlad Dracul (The Dragon), Vlad Dracul the Younger (Vlad Dracula) is taken hostage as a young man by Sultan Mehmed I to ensure his father’s loyalty. When his father is killed at the hands of traitorous nobles in his own land, he assumes the crown and wages a cruel war to regain his lands and avenge his father. Throughout his life, he continued the fight to retain his kingdom, committing acts that would later lead to the formation of the famous character created by Bram Stoker. Originally published in the 1990s, it is now presented for the first time in black and white to showcase the beautiful art of Esteban Maroto.

Dracula, Vlad the Impaler

Review: Atlantis Chronicles #6

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Atlantis Chronicles #6

Man’s fascination with the sea has gone for centuries. The depths have been explored in myth, stories, and fables. The many tales surrounding the god Poseidon reach back centuries. To this day, anything mystical concerning the sea his name is somewhat not far behind. Man has always found a deep and profounding connection to water which is only natural as it surrounds most of the world. My Dad told me he knew how to swim before he knew how to walk.

I remember the first time I read Moby Dick. I thought it was a cool story about a man and his lifelong battle with this one mysterious whale. I didn’t realize that it was much more layered than what I initially thought. It was more about a man’s search for himself and his fight against old age. I always wondered what a fight between humans and those who live under the sea be like. In the sixth issue of The Atlantis Chronicles, we get a battle between the two parties, one which will rock both worlds.

We meet Atlan, the son of the new king, who has found a bird, showing the existence of life on the surface, ad who has seen who exactly the surface dwellers are. This prompts an invasion by Atlan’s father, one which causes unrest amongst the different factions, but they persisted and killed the men who were waiting for them ashore, a hey would go no to settle into a fortress they would call, Bazilia, after a renowned warlord. By issue’s end, we find out what happened to Oren’s original expedition and how it led to Egypt of all places.

Overall, an excellent story that though it jumps time. It connects the greater story together in an exciting issue. The story by Peter David is smart and enigmatic. The art by the creative team is vivid and beautiful. Altogether, a story that only deepens with every issue including this one.

Story: Peter David
Art: Esteban Maroto, Eric Kachelhofer and Gaspar Saladino
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

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