The Daughter of Drakulon will kick off her sixth decade in 2024, and Dynamite Entertainment has announced that it will mark the occasion – and kickstart the next phase in Christopher Priest’s current ongoing flagship title – in February with the release of the landmark issue Vampirella #666.
“[Artist Ergün Gündüz] and I are having a blast with this, a Groundhog’s Day murder mystery that flips the script of our debut story and shakes up the premise of our Vampirella saga: a single girl trying to make it in the big city who just happens to be a vampire from outer space,” said Priest. “Vampirella’s story arc has always embodied a universal theme of belonging, the pursuit of community — friends, family, love — which have all been denied or stolen from her. In this new vision, Vampi literally has everything, every happiness, she has sought since her arrival on Earth, but inevitably must be willing to lose it all in order to save her soul.”
“If you’ve never read our book before, #666 is the perfect jumping-on point,” Priest continues. “If you’ve been with us all along, #666’s many Easter eggs will be an added layer of humor, mystery and poignancy as we explore even farther into the endless possibilities of this classic character. Ergün and I thank everyone who has supported our super-unorthodox, humorous, poignant, and often tragic take on this character and franchise, and invite everyone to come along with us to the next chapters of Vampi’s journey.”
Vampirella experiences a literal new beginning with a renumbering to reflect her six decades of publishing! Vampirella is murdered by a mysterious blonde woman who looks exactly like her, only to awaken surrounded by her husband, friends, and pseudo-superhero mom Lilith. All seems normal and right with the world except for her nagging suspicion that none of it actually is.
Here Vampirella inexplicably finds herself back in the first days of Priest and Ergün Gündüz’s landmark 50th Anniversary run where the dead are alive, Vampi’s wickedly self-absorbed mom is practically a Power Ranger, and the mass casualty event which defined the series has been averted. But who is the blonde stranger and why is she murdering Vampi over and over again? Strap in for our weirdest yarn yet as “Beyond” takes our favorite space vampire into a whole new world, one she herself accidentally created!
Vampirella #666 will release on February 7th 2024.
