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The Vampire Apocalypse Returns With Survivors Betting Everything on History’s Most Feared Warlord
The undead have already won, and the last humans standing are about to wake something even worse. White Sky writer William Harms is heading back to his vampire-ravaged world with an all-new six-issue miniseries, Image Comics made it official today, with artist Christian DiBari on interiors and Lee Loughridge handling colors under the Image/Top Cow banner.
The setup is bleak in the best way. Vampires have overrun the planet, and a band of survivors has dug in among the wreckage of the Pentagon. Their one remaining play is to bring Vlad the Impaler back from the grave, which raises an obvious problem: once he is up and walking, there is no telling whether he will save them or finish what the vampires started.
Harms, a BAFTA nominee whose writing credits stretch from comics into games like Mafia III and Infamous, framed the book as his answer to how vampires ought to be written: “terrifying, brutal, and utterly unrelenting.” DiBari, known for Revolvers and Magdalena: Reformation, joins Loughridge, whose resume includes The Darkness and Aquaman, in giving the series its grim, blood-soaked look.
Collectors get plenty to hunt for on launch day. DiBari and Loughridge provide the main cover, with variants from Matt Timson, Killadelphia artist Jason Shawn Alexander, and Dani with Brad Simpson, along with a blank sketch edition and virgin incentive covers at 1:10, 1:25 and 1:50 ratios. The first issue will also be sold digitally on Kindle, Google Play, Apple Books, Kobo, Hoopla and other platforms.
Publisher: Image Comics / Top Cow
Writer: William Harms
Artist: Christian DiBari
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Variant Covers: Matt Timson, Jason Shawn Alexander, Dani & Brad Simpson
Format: Six-issue miniseries
Release Date: Impaler #1 arrives in comic shops Wednesday, February 3, 2027
Source: Reporting and confirmation via Image Comics.
