Image Comics and Top Cow Productions have announced that White Skycreator William Harmswill be reviving Impaler alongside artist Christian DiBari and colorist Lee Loughridge. The International Horror Guild Award-nominated series originally began in 2006 and followed vampire hunter Vlad Tepes, as vampires overrun New York City. Now, sixteen years after its original release, Harms will reawaken the “historical Dracula” for a brand new, 6-issue miniseries launching in February 2027.
In Impaler, vampires have destroyed the world. A group of survivors huddle in the ruins of the Pentagon, and their only hope for survival rests in the resurrection of Vlad the Impaler. But is he their savior, or their destroyer?
Before returning to the world of Impaler, Harms has more recently created the series White Sky, which was released alongside titles like D’orcand Mad Cave’s The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre, as well as a surge in sales that some attribute to the speculator market. Impaler features an extensive incentive cover program with covers from artists such as Dani andJason Shawn Alexander, as well as a special blank sketch cover and incentive variants. The full list can be seen here:
- Cover A by DiBari & Lee Loughridge
- Cover B by Timson
- Cover C by Alexander
- Cover D by Dani & Brad Simpson
- Cover E Blank Sketch Cover
- Cover F 1:10 copy incentive virgin by Timson
- Cover G 1:25 copy incentive virgin by Alexander
- Cover H 1:50 copy incentive virgin by Dani & Simpson
“Impaler has always held a special place in my heart, and I’m thrilled to return to it. I’ve always seen Impaler as a love letter to what vampires should be—terrifying, brutal, and utterly unrelenting. It’s been thrilling to watch Christian and Lee bring this story to horrifying life, and I can’t wait for readers, new and old, to experience it,” wrote Harms.
DiBari added, “Working with Bill and Top Cow has been a real treat for me, getting to dive into this bleak, dark story with all kinds of cool characters and world building is the best kind of storytelling experience.” Dibari has previously worked on titles such as Revolvers, Magdalena: Reformation, and Destiny Gate.
Impaler by William Harms, Christian DiBari, and Lee Loughridge releases in comic shops and digital Wednesday, February 3. Below you can take a look at the covers and special preview pages for this upcoming limited series.
