Dynamite is gearing up for a new series with Christopher Priest leading the charge. Vampirella/Dracula: Rage is set to hit stores this summer and will feature Christian Rosado on art.

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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.

“At the great risk of indulging in a truly time-worn trope, this will be a Vampirella we have never seen before,” said Priest. “Created to atone for her mother’s heinous acts, Vampirella’s nature is to destroy evil and protect innocence. This series will find her utterly consumed by grief. Rather than tell the story from her point of view, in Rage, Vampirella is the shark, the terrifying menace hiding in darkness waiting to strike, while, in the unlikeliest turn of all, it is Dracula trying to stop her from becoming so lost in darkness that she ends up as eternally cursed as he is. This will be a very different take on Vampirella’s character and a real challenge for me.”

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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.

Priest is taking a different approach to this installment of Vampi. Select issues will be presented as a sort of anthology, focusing on a new member of the mysterious cult responsible for the disappearance and presumed death of Vampirella’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.”

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The first issue features covers from Lucio Parrillo, Celina, Mike Krome, Jay Anacleto, cosplayer Rachel Hollon, and one by Priest’s frequent Vampi collaborator 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.

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The trade paperback collected edition of the entire Vampirella: Year One series will also be released in August, with fans able to preorder it alongside the new series.

Vampirella/Dracula: Rage #1 will be released in August 2023 and will be available for preorder in June. It will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Dynamite Digital, ComicsPlus, and more.