Have some vampires over for Christmas!

By John Freeman on December 12, 2013

Chapter 4 of DC Comics‘ digital first Vampire Diaries series goes on sale today and features “Through a Glass Darkly” by Leah Moore and John Reppion, drawn by the hugely talented George Kambadais, who has posted two unused covers for the project on his tumblr.

Elena, Stefan and Damon make their comics debut in a new series based on the hit US television show. This anthology series brings some of comics’ greatest talents to Mystic Falls, and set them loose to bring the characters to life. Or death. They are vampires, you know.

First announced in San Diego this summer with additional details shared at this year’s New York Comic-Con, The Vampire Diaries also features stories by B. Clay Moore, Colleen Doran Tony Shasteen and Cat Staggs, among others.

Along with Vampire Diaries and many other projects (not least of them Damsels for Dynamite Entertainment), Leah and John tells us they are “working on a pitch for a Big Exciting Thing.

“It’s hard to judge what to put into a pitch and what to leave out,” Leah revealed on Twitter this morning.

• Download Vampire Diaries here on the DC Comics web site

• Leah Moore and John Reppion’s official web site: www.moorereppion.com

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.