Dark Shadows: Year One #5
In *Dark Shadows: Year One #5*, Joshua summons Bathia Mapes, a white witch, in a desperate bid to break the vampire curse afflicting Barnabas, while Nathan Forbes drags Naomi to the Collins mausoleum to prove Barnabas’s monstrous nature. The issue unfolds with haunting intensity as Barnabas awakens to the devastating news of his mother’s suicide, setting a grim tone for the unraveling mystery. Written by Marc Andreyko and illustrated by Guiu Vilanova with colors by Josan Gonzalez and letters by Troy Peteri, the story deepens the gothic tension, all framed by Patrick Berkenkotter’s evocative cover.
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Joshua sends for Bathia Mapes, a white witch who battles the spirit of Angelique in an attempt to break the vampire curse on Barnabas. Nathan Forbes, whose plots have driven his wife Millicent to attempt suicide, takes Naomi to the Collins family mausoleum to show her that Barnabas is a vampire who has been preying on the village. Barnabas awakens to find that his mother has killed herself.
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