Dracula: Son of the Dragon

by Mark Sable, Salgood Sam (Illustrator)

Overview

A blood-soaked epic of the real-life Vlad the Impaler's transformation into the vampire Dracula. Part historical fiction, part horror fantasy, this graphic novel is brought to you by writer Mark Sable (The Dark, Graveyard of Empires, Unthinkable) and artist Salgood Sam (Dream Life, Therefore Repent, Sea of Red).


Collects the original digital series Dracula: Son of the Dragon

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506724423
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	11/09/2021
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Mark Sable is a writer for print, stage and screen best known for his creator-owned comic books.

Mark Sable is a professional writer and writing professor. He earned a B.A. in English from Duke University, and MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and a J.D. from USC Law School. He has been teaching for SVA's MFA in Visual Narrative program since the Fall of 2013.

Mark is best known for his comics work. He's written such characters as SPIDER-MAN for Marvel Comics and BATMAN for DC. His passion however is his creator-owned work, including GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES, GROUNDED, FEARLESS and HAZED for Image Comics and UNTHINKABLE for Boom! Studios.

The feature film rights to Unthinkable and Hazed were optioned by Mandalay Entertainment and Barry Josephson, Fox and producer Howard Gordon (24, Homeland) bought the TV rights to Unthinkable in 2013. Mark was hired to create the original animated pilot Polarity for Cartoon Network and is currently adapting Graveyard of Empires for the screen as well.

Two new graphic novels, THE DARK and DRACULA: SON OF THE DRAGONS are due to be published by Comixology Originals in the Fall of 2019, and his series GODKILLERS is scheduled for an early 2020 release from Aftershock Comics.

Editorial Reviews

10/11/2021

“Much of what we know of Dracula is a lie,” suggests this satisfying comics history of the real-life Vlad the Impaler from Sable (the Miskatonic series) and Sam (Dream Life), which mixes in fantastical elements with the known events of the historical figure. Vlad and his younger brother Radu were born into their father’s ruthless political power struggle for control of Europe’s Wallachia and Transylvania (both now Romania). Banished to Bucharest’s Scholomance (a fabled devil’s academy, a kind of Hogwarts from Hell), Vlad learns of dark magic and a cult that drinks blood to revive their energies. Setting his sights on his late father’s unfinished goals—total authority over the region—he rides out in battle to seize his birthright. Sable scripts an intricate narrative with ample characters and double-crossing, and it buzzes along vigorously. Sam’s art lays out the scenes and figures in a gothic, almost woodcut style, with vibrant action punctuating quieter moments. Extensive endnotes that examine the connections between the real life Vlad Tepes and the character in Stoker’s novel offer a bonus for the vampire lit buffs. It’s a vivacious adventure tale of the greatest monster of fiction—and history. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly