"The Sleeper"
10 pgs. Appeared first time in Haunt of Horror: Edgar Allan Poe #1 (2006). Reprinted in Haunt of Horror: Edgar Allan Poe [HC] (2006) and in Haunt of Horror (2009).
Inspiration: Edgar Allan Poe. Story: Rich Margopoulos. Art: Richard Corben (no signature). Lettering printed (VC's Randy Gentile).
SER: as "The Sleeper [SER]", in Jeznovik #5: Leglo strave 2, Edgar Alan Po (2015).
Style: Black line, CG Greytones. Genre: Horror. Time Span: Oldish modern time. Nudity: Almost none (one voluptuous cleavage twice on pg 10).
Keywords: Vampires. Priest. Companion. Death.
Original Art Plate: Drawn with Sharpie and Pigma pen and graphite pencil on Strathmore paper, size 11"x17". [Corben's web site]
Story Origin: Edgar Allan Poe poem, "The Sleeper".
Synopsis: Priest's niece has been killed by vampire. Priest tries to fight back and prevent his girl to turn out to be one of them.
Comment: A brilliant B&W artwork. Lots of partly ruined blockhouses and cemeteries. Beautiful vampire pictorial.
Copyright © 2006 Heart-Attack-Series, Ink!,
Created: July 9, 2006. Modified: February 24, 2019.