Dracula De Drakenorde #1

This first volume of a three-part Belgian-French series opens with a haunting promise: "De kindertijd van een monster" — the childhood of a monster. Serge Fino's cover painting sets the tone beautifully, placing a solitary young boy in a red military coat kneeling on dark, barren ground while an enormous, ghostly bat looms above him, its pale eyes glowing out of the murk. Written by Éric Corbeyran and Kris De Saeger, this 2012 Daedalus release invites readers to explore the formative years of Dracula through the lens of his historical identity as a member of the Order of the Dragon.