Dynamite is launching a brand new Vampirella #1 in March. And not only is the title character sort of celebrating her 100th anniversary, she’s also suffering from postpartum depression. Yay?
Written by Christopher Priest with art by Ergün Gündüz, the new story, titled “The Long Night,” will, per PR, “introduce fans to parallel perspectives of the Daughter of Drakulon in the present dealing with a severe case of postpartum depression, even while finally reunited with her previously stolen infant son — and on the other hand a vision into a possible cataclysmic, cyberpunk future brought on by a bitter Vampi’s nuclear holocaust!”
That’s all well and good, but what’s going on with this 100th anniversary thing, as the character was only introduced in 1969… Not quite 100 years ago. In the story, her son comes back in time from her 100th anniversary — hence the cheeky “100th anniversary” celebration.
“I think the best kinds of challenges you can toss at a protagonist are the ones they cannot punch through. There’s way too much boring violence being used to resolve conflict in today’s comics,” said Priest. “Good writing involves conflict but conflict isn’t always about violence. You put your character in a headlock, in a no-win scenario, ideally in a mess of their own making, and then follow them as they resolve that conflict through their strength of character. Vampirella’s present situation, her being suddenly confounded by the unimaginable impact of motherhood, is the direct cause and effect of the future story and the reason her son, an adult many decades in the future, has returned to warn her.”
The new Vampirella #1 hits in March 2025 and includes covers from Lucio Parrillo, Mark Spears, Greg Land, Elias Chatzoudis, Jay Anacleto, and cosplayer Rachel Hollon. Check them out below, as well as interior art by Gündüz, and click for larger versions.
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