The world has fallen to vampires, and there’s only one safe place left in Mark Millar’s Vatican City

Dark Horse Comics and famed creator Mark Millar have a new tale of vampiric survival horror to tell, in 2025’s Vatican City.

Staked

There’s certainly been a vampire revival happening as of late, in movies, comics, and even collector toys. Dark Horse Comics is picking up the stake in 2025 too, with Mark Millar’s newest property, Vatican City. From the sound of it, it’s setting up to be a doozy.

The title, which will be a three issue mini-series, sets a dark stage for what’s described as a survival horror tale. It takes place in a world that’s completely fallen to blood-thirsty vampires, with every normal human having been wiped out. Well, almost. It seems there’s a small group of two thousand survivors remaining, and they’re holed up in… Vatican City.

The world has been overrun by a vampire apocalypse and every man, woman, and child is dead. Everyone except for the two thousand tourists is safe behind the walls and holy relics of Vatican City.

But as the vampires gather in their millions outside, how long can the survivors hold out? Because the monsters can wait forever.

“I’ve had this idea for years, Assault on Precinct 13 with vampires, tourists and staff safe behind the holy relics in The Vatican while the rest of the world outside has been taken down by the forces of darkness,” says writer Mark Millar. “I wrote it into The Magic Order as a little subplot in volume 3, but really wanted to flesh it out and tell the whole story. Vatican City is my big chance. Most exciting of all for me is getting to work with Per Berg. I’ve admired his work for two or three years now and have been itching to get together with him on a project, but this has just surpassed all expectations. It’s the maddest thing I’ve ever written. You’re going to love it.”

Dark Horse Comics press release

Vatican City #1 (of 3) arrives on the stands this coming April the 9th. Pre-orders are open now.