Purgatori: Prelude

Brian Pulido and Jim Balent introduced the vampiric goddess Purgatori in this 1996 one-shot from Chaos! Comics, setting the stage for her reign of dark vengeance. The issue establishes her origin as a betrayed Egyptian deity reborn as a bloodthirsty predator, blending horror and supernatural fantasy with Balent's lush, iconic artwork. Though a single issue, it laid the foundation for a character who would become a staple of the publisher's line.