Dynamite Entertainment to Publish Historic Horror Cross-Over This December!
Dynamite Entertainment announced today the creative team of Cullen Bunn (Pumpkinhead, Deadpool) and Blacky Shepherd (Pumpkinhead, Voltron) will be squaring off two horror icons this winter with Vampirella vs. ReAnimator! It’s vampire versus mad scientist in a battle that threatens to tear the gates of the underworld asunder!
“I just thought it was a great fit. I was attending a horror convention and talking with people and the idea just popped into my head,” said artist Blacky Shepherd. “Within an hour or so I had a rough idea of the story. At first, I thought they were such a natural fit that Dynamite must have already crossed the two characters over!”
“Here’s something I think about a lot when it comes to these two characters. When I was a kid reading Vampirella magazines at the drug store… and later when I rented ReAnimator on VHS for the first time… I felt like I was doing something I shouldn’t be,” added author Cullen Bunn. “There’s something… subversive about both characters, and I want to play that up. I want to lean into that feeling with this book”
“Hands down this is a really cool cross-over with these two characters. Blacky’s pitch was perfect and both Cullen and his work on our Pumpkinhead series was fantastic. They took great care of such a classic character that we wanted them to do more,” said Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher of Dynamite Entertainment. “Having these two incredibly talented horror aficionados on this crossover event is going to have fans raving.”
Dynamite Entertainment first published ReAnimator with a #0 issue leading into a cross-over with the Army of Darkness line and then followed up with a standalone miniseries in 2015. Vampirella has been part of Dynamite’s core publishing lineup since 2004. First created in 1969, Vampirella has thrived for nearly 50 years delivering classic tales of terror in comics, graphic novels, and magazines.
The first issue of Vampirella vs. ReAnimator delivers a wide selection of cover variants, providing fans and retailers a chance to collect the whole set! The cover artwork features the talents of Johnny Desjardins (Barbarella), Stuart Sayger (ROM), Blacky Shepherd (Voltron), and a cosplay cover respectively. Additionally, an Atlas Edition will also be available for fans wishing to have their issue signed by writer Cullen Bunn!
Vampirella vs. ReAnimator #1 will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ October 2018 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in December 2018. Comic book fans are encouraged to reserve copies of Vampirella vs. ReAnimator with their local comic book retailers. Vampirella vs. ReAnimator will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Dynamite Digital, iVerse, Madefire, and Dark Horse Digital.
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Brian Isaacs - Executive Editor / Publisher