You either die a hero, or live long enough to become a villain, and that sage wisdom is coming true for the Daughter of Drakulon in her next chapter by legendary writer Christopher Priest and new series artist Christian Rosado. Vampirella/Dracula: Rage unleashes everywhere comics are sold this summer! Vampirella/Dracula: Unholy chronicled the complex and literally cursed relationship between the alien vampiress and her late lover Matt Ecsed, believed to be a carrier of the fabled Dracula virus. It turned out the true Dracula was around all along, but that didn’t stop the ill-fated marriage of Vampi and Matt. Readers then followed a pregnant Vampirella through Year One, flashing back to key early memories as Priest delved into her origins like never before. Unfortunately things have taken a dark turn…
A practically faceless thrall of cultists have stolen Vampirella’s baby. Absolutely wracked by inconsolable grief and unquenchable rage, Vampirella is tracking each and every one of them down across the world and withholding no mercy as she brutally exacts her maternal revenge. Along the way she’s unsettling political and economic alliances, and unraveling the global network of the baby’s true father, Dracula himself.
The roles are flipped this time, as the Lord of Vampires now hunts Vampirella in an effort to save her… from herself. She must not become like him, consumed by the rage and darkness. This series presents a macabre twist of conventions, presenting the 50-plus year old beloved vigilante as a vicious villain stalking her prey and completely lifting the restraints of her powers. Dracula is also taking on Victory as a sort of new-age Renfield, once Vampirella’s closest friend and now in possession of a ring granting her Vampi-like abilities. This duo will be tracking the blood-soaked trail of the Vampiri before she consumes all in her path, including herself.
Select issues will be presented as a sort of anthology, turning the spotlight to a new member of the mysterious cult responsible for the disappearance and presumed death of Vampi’s child. Readers will get to know these diverse people in their day to day lives, thrilling or mundane, yet relatable, until they cross paths again with an out of control Drakulonian on a mission of vengeance.
The first issue features a range of jaw-dropping covers, as fans have come to suspect in the half century of Vampirella classics. Dynamite powerhouse Lucio Parrillo leads the way. He’s joined by Celina, Mike Krome, Jay Anacleto, cosplayer Rachel Hollon, and one by Priest’s frequent Vampi accomplice Ergün Gündüz.
Vampirella/Dracula: Rage is a bold new event series, serving as the bookend to Vampirella/Dracula: Unholy and the intervening Vampirella: Year One to complete the saga with the Prince of Darkness… for now. This essential series will set up a dramatic change in direction for the Daughter of Drakulon!
