Reading Room VLAD THE IMPALER "To Rise Again" Conclusion

When Last We Left Vlad the Impaler, he was dead for over a century...

...but, as the cover for Topps' Vlad the Impaler #3 (1993) shows, that's about to change...

It's kool how writer Roy Thomas and artist Esteban Maroto explain why the "historical" Dracula, who's still in his tomb, looks different from the many "vampiric" pop culture incarnations!

BTW, for other comic book versions of the legendary vampire, check out...

Dracula the 1960s SuperHero!

and

The first comic adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel!

Reading Room VLAD THE IMPALER "To Rise Again" Part 2

When Last We Left He Who is Called "Impaler"...

...but, he does not know the fearful fate that awaits him on the battlefield!

Tomorrow:
We jump ahead a couple of centuries to discover...

Dracula is (Un)Dead!

BTW, for other comic book versions of the legendary vampire, check out...

Dracula the 1960s SuperHero!

and

The first comic adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel!

Reading Room VLAD THE IMPALER "To Rise Again" Part 1

When Last We Left Dracula, He had Gone Insane...

...but apparently got better...or did he?

Tomorrow:

The Dismal Dregs of Defeat...and the Death of Dracula!

(No Lie!)

BTW, for other comic book versions of the legendary vampire, check out...

Dracula the 1960s SuperHero!

and

The first comic adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel!

Reading Room VLAD THE IMPALER "Dark Legend A-Borning" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

Vlad Dracula's attempt to keep Transylvania out of Moslem hands has not gone well, as he is forced to retreat to the safety of his home and castle...

Monday:
The Cost of Betrayal!
BTW, for other comic book versions of the legendary vampire, check out...

Dracula the 1960s SuperHero!

and

The first comic adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel!

Reading Room VLAD THE IMPALER "Dark Legend A-Borning" Part 2

When Last We Left the Future Lord of Vampires...

Hoo boy!

In the 21st Century, it's still Christians vs Muslims/Moslems, (according to the right-wingers)!

The more things change...the more they stay the same!

But enough on the present.

Let's get back to the 15th Century...

Tomorrow: the Fall of Castle Dracula!

Christian/Muslim conflict, weaponized diseases, and civil wars.
Amazing how many parallels you can draw between past and present, eh?
BTW, for other comic book versions of the legendary vampire, check out...

Dracula the 1960s SuperHero!

and

The first comic adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel!