Cyberpunk Vampi, Dystopian 100th Anniversary, and Son Meets Son!
January 23, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment, legendary writer Christopher Priest, and Turkish virtuoso artist Ergün Gündüz are soon to unleash the next phase of the their pivotal run on Vampirella.
“The Long Night” story arc begins this March in Vampirella #1, also sporting a “legacy numbering” of #676 as part of the continuing road to the milestone #700. Priest is also nearing 80 total issues contributed to the mythos just a couple issues into this latest arc, including his flagship titles as well as key spinoffs like Sacred Six and Draculina. He’s reunited again with Gündüz, who he started this latest masterpiece of his with back in 2019, joining the ranks of his brilliant works on titles like Black Panther, Deathstroke, Justice League, Quantum & Woody, Conan the Barbarian, and others. Ahead of the story starting soon, Priest and Dynamite are sharing some teases and artwork!
Following the turbulent events of preceding story arcs like Vampirella/Dracula: Unholy, Year One, and Rage, the Daughter of Drakulon now finds herself a parent. Finally reunited with her son, she’s tragically beset by a severe case of postpartum depression. Priest and Gündüz will be depicting a misunderstood, but relatively common part of the human experience that has rarely been portrayed in genre comic book stories.
Tied to her tumultuous emotions and uncertainty in life, Vampirella’s path may set her on a destiny as an authoritarian ruler of a cyberpunk future. In issue #2 and beyond, readers will get peeks at this apocalyptic vision of Earth. Vampirella’s history goes back to 1969, both behind the scenes and in-story due to her nearly ageless Drakulonian biology. Priest’s story started in 2019 for her 50th anniversary. What could the far off — but not too far — future of 2069 look like when she’ll be celebrating her 100th? Fans are invited to join the party for this nontraditional anniversary celebration.
Last but certainly not least, in the present a mysterious figure will enter Vampi’s life. Going by Cicero, he claims to be her son from the future. Which will be all the more complicated when son meets son, as the present and future directly cross paths. Is his story true, and can he be trusted?
Priest and Gündüz are continuing to bring this story together, with more exciting moments and characters to be revealed!
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