Dynamite Entertainment revealed a new 200‑plus‑page hardcover that collects the best Vampirella covers from recent years. The volume follows The Art of Vampirella: The Dynamite Years and highlights the 2014 relaunch by horror writer Nancy A. Collins, the limited‑series Roses for the Dead by Joseph and Kristina Linsner, and recent work by Kate Leth, Paul Cornell and Jeremy Whitley.
Artists featured include Terry Dodson, Jenny Frison, Art Adams, Jay Anacleto, Joe Jusko, Mike Mayhew, Joseph Michael Linsner, Philip Tan, Billy Tucci, Chrissie Zullo, Robert Hack, Jimmy Broxton, Stephanie Buscema, Sergio Davila, Johnny Desjardins, David Roach and many others.
Vampirella Archives Volume 5 arrives
The publisher also announced a new paperback, Vampirella Archives Vol. 5, hitting stores this April. The edition reprints issues #29‑35 from the original Warren Publishing run (1973‑1974). It continues the affordable line that collects the Daughter of Drakulon’s classic adventures and assorted anthology stories.
With four earlier volumes already released, readers can purchase individual eras or collect the entire series. A new entry arrives every two months. Volume 4 featured the 1972 annual origin story and work by Bronze‑Age creators such as Steve Englehart, Doug Moench, Steve Skeates, José González, Esteban Maroto and others.
Key highlights in Volume 5
Every issue in this volume centers on Vampirella, accounting for a fifth of the total pages. Writer Flaxman Loew takes the lead, covering issues #28‑36, 38‑42 and 51. He teams with era‑defining artist José González, except for the final story drawn by José Ortiz.
Issue #30 introduces Pantha, the feline frenemy created by Steve Skeates and Rafael Auraleón. Pantha appears in four solo stories and later crossovers. The character Fleur, drawn by Ramón Torrents, debuts here and returns in issue #68 and the crossover in issue #50.
Jeffrey Catherine Jones contributes heavily to issues #32‑34 and also appears in issues #4, 5, 9, 12 and 50, sometimes alongside Bernie Wrightson and members of The Studio collective. Additional creators include Doug Moench, Richard Corben, Steve Skeates, Esteban Maroto and Fernando Fernandez.
The upcoming volume will feature three Vampi stories by Leopold Sanchez, Esteban Maroto’s visions of Dracula, and an unexpected return for Archie Goodwin.
