Dynamite introduced particulars at this time on Draculina: Blood Simple, a brand new sequence starring Vampirella’s devilish sister and her teenaged higher half coming this February. Writer Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Deathstroke), artist Michael Sta. Maria (Vengeance of Vampirella), and colorist Ivan Nunes return for their follow-up to 2021’s breakout Draculina title.
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Just as Draculina, Vampirella’s evil sister, has begun to amass a grudging acceptance of Vampirette (her preteen alter-ego in any other case often called Katie), one other sibling seems. This mysterious new character is drawn out by the reemergence of the demon Belial, who fathered a legion of demons with Vampirella’s mom Lilith. Levi (quick for “Leviathan”) is a strong half-sea creature along with his father’s mood and his sister’s sense of evil mischief – and like Draculina, he needs Belial useless!
“Michael Sta. Maria and I have created an entirely new world apart from the Vampirella franchise titles and I’m really pleased that the success of our first run will enable us to further explore this literal family from hell!” shared Priest. “Draculina and Katie, her literal better half, return with a plus one, a cantankerous, cigar-chomping sea creature with his own agenda (and his own tail!). I’m very excited the gang’s all here, back for a second round with Michael and Ivan, as we further explore our West Coast ‘bad girl’ twist on Vampirella (Draculina) as she struggles to come to terms with her own inner demons.”
Vampirette has absolutely embraced the demon Belial, who’s now retired and dwelling quietly in Beverly Hills, as her beloved “Uncle Gio.” The siblings Draculina and Levi’s provocations threaten to reignite Belial’s evil fury, to the delight of their mom Lilith, whom Belial saved from sure demise however whom she nonetheless despises. Lilith additional stirs the cauldron by engineering a confrontation between Draculina and her new protégé, Victory, the brand new Draculina, which inevitably attracts Vampirella into this sprawling household squabble as properly! Set the desk and heat up the oven for the household reunion from hell and probably the most expansive rosters in any Vampirella title ever!
“It has been an incredible experience working alongside Christopher Priest as he leads the Vampirella franchise into expansive new territory with each issue he writes,” mentioned Nick Barrucci, Dynamite CEO and Publisher. “His critically acclaimed kickoff of her 50th anniversary in 2019 was just the beginning, as he’s expanded so much with Sacred Six, Unholy, Draculina, Year One, and more such as laying the groundwork for Nyx. He just wasn’t quite done with his ideas for everyone’s favorite black-costumed sister, so we can’t wait for fans to bite into this story!”
For Draculina’s grand return and this epic crossover sequence, look for top-notch artists on variant covers akin to Jay Anacleto, Joseph Michael Linsner, Rafael Kayanan, Zoe Lacchei, Lucio Parrillo, and cosplayer Rachel Hollon.
Draculina: Blood Simple #1 is slated for launch in December 2022. Comic e-book followers are inspired to preorder copies of the problem with their native comedian e-book retailers. It will even be accessible for particular person buyer buy via digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Dynamite Digital, ComicsPlus, and extra.
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