Young Dracula: Prayer of the Vampire

From 1997 to 1999, Boneyard Press presented Young Dracula: Prayer of the Vampire, a five-issue comic series written and drawn by Gary Francis. This self-contained horror tale reimagined the iconic vampire lord not as a gothic king, but as a youthful, brooding antihero navigating a modern world of bloodshed and dark intrigue. Francis’s stark, visceral artwork and moody storytelling gave the series a raw, underground sensibility that distinguished it from mainstream vampire comics of the era. A cult curio from the late-90s indie press boom, it remains a distinctive take on the Dracula mythos for fans of B-movie horror and creator-owned grit.