Vampyrates! Series

Raise your swords for the blood-splattered conclusion of the first arc!

Nira and Akeyo have discovered the hidden vault-island of Absolution, and the secrets it holds are more terrifying than anyone in the Night Isles suspect.

Trapped between a literal rock and the advancing Holy Fleet sent to destroy them, the crew of Abyss must make one final stand against the forces of the Vampyrium—live free, or die a Vampyrate!

Prepare for boarding! Swords and fangs are about to clash now that the Abyss faces capture!

Admiral Penance of the Church’s Holy Fleet has captured Captain Akeyo and the crew of the Abyss, and the only person who can save them is Nira.

We can only be sure of one thing when one lone vampyrate faces a battleship full of sword-wielding fanatics: Blood will be spilled. Gallons and gallons of blood.

But will it also mean survival in the end?

Nira sails straight into new dangers both on and off the VMS Abyss!

Vampire sharks! Ghost typhoons! Giant spiders! Threats abound, and to top it off, a mutiny looms on the horizon.

Will Nira throw her lot in with the disgruntled crew for the overthrow of Captain Akeyo?

Or will her plans be derailed by an unexpected visitor from her past?

Through the darkness of the thousand-year eclipse they sail, seeking adventure, treasure—and blood!

In a world ruled by vampires, Empress Nira of the Night Isles has always cared more for sword-fighting and carousing than ruling. But when she escapes a vicious coup by stowing aboard VMS Abyss, a pirate ship run by the mysterious Captain Akeyo, she gets more than she can handle of both.

She must rise through the ranks of the Vampyrates from lowly swab to queen of the Sea of Night—so the oceans will run red with her vengeance! 

Empress Nira of the Vampirium fights to reclaim her throne in this bloody rags to bloody riches tale of vengeance written by New York Times bestselling author Fred Van Lente with illustrations by visionary artist Luca Pizzari.

They took everything…her throne, her name, her power. Fanatics blinded by faith, led by a bloodstained traitor, thought they could erase her. But Empress Nira of the Vampirium is not so easily forgotten.

Industry titan Fred Van Lente (The Incredible Hercules, Marvel Zombies) alongside visionary artist Luca Pizzari (X-Men: Red, Black Night) take to the high seas in an all-new bloodstained, swashbuckling adventure!

Betrayed by her treacherous cousin and barely escaping a coup led by religious zealots, the young, sword-wielding Empress Nira stows away on a pirate ship. Under the guise of cabin girl, she hungers for vengeance as she fights her way up the ranks of the crew to win her captain’s trust.

This is not just a fight for a crown. It is a war for her soul. And Empress Nira will not stop until she reclaims her throne.

Collecting Vampyrates! #1-5 for the first time, this dark saga of vampires and pirates awaits those who dare to follow into the shadows.