Leonide the Vampyr: Miracle at the Crow's Head

Leonide the Vampyr

by Mike Mignola, Rachele Aragno (Artist), Dave Stewart (Colorist)

All-new characters and world. A small, coastal village is home to normal people living quiet and simple lives until a shipwreck brings a small coffin and its smaller occupant into their midst. What begins as a miracle soon takes a turn toward the horrible in this ghostly tale from celebrated Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and artist extraordinaire Rachele Aragno (Mel the Chosen)! The first issue of a new series of stories, Leonide the Vampyr is shiveringly spectacular.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Horror, Vampires, Fantasy, Graphic Novels Comics, Comix

23 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 5, 2022

About the author

Mike Mignola was born September 16, 1960 in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age (he doesn't remember why) and reading Dracula at age 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered.

In 1982, hoping to find a way to draw monsters for a living, he moved to New York City and began working for Marvel Comics, first as a (very terrible) inker and then as an artist on comics like Rocket Raccoon, Alpha Flight and The Hulk. By the late 80s he had begun to develop his signature style (thin lines, clunky shapes and lots of black) and moved onto higher profile commercial projects like Cosmic Odyssey (1988) and Gotham by Gaslight (1989) for DC Comics, and the not-so-commercial Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser (1990) for Marvel. In 1992, he drew the comic book adaptation of the film Bram Stoker's Dracula for Topps Comics.

In 1993, Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half-demon occult detective who may or may not be the Beast of the Apocalypse. While the first story line (Seed of Destruction, 1994) was co-written by John Byrne, Mike has continued writing the series himself. There are, at this moment, 13 Hellboy graphic novel collections (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien and Witchfinder), three anthologies of prose stories, several novels, two animated films and two live-action films staring Ron Perlman. Hellboy has earned numerous comic industry awards and is published in a great many countries.

Mike also created the award-winning comic book The Amazing Screw-on Head and has co-written two novels (Baltimore, or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Joe Golem and the Drowning City) with best-selling author Christopher Golden.

Mike worked (very briefly) with Francis Ford Coppola on his film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), was a production designer on the Disney film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and was visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). He lives somewhere in Southern California with his wife, daughter, a lot of books and a cat.

Reviews

[Etain · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved that. It was short and simple and bittersweet. Mignola Excels at mythical poetic tales and this was a perfect example of that.

[Radwa · Rating 4 out of 5]

a short and mesmrizing read about a gloomy town that mistakes the discovery of a little girl for a miracle when she really is the one who is going to curse them. I just loved the art, and wanted more of this story.

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Surprising and Brilliant

Because of the adorable art, I wasn't expecting this to be half as dark as it was. But the shock only adds to the joy of this very original story, perfectly framed as a folktale.

The art used lovely colours and captures facial expressions exquisitely.

By the end of this first issue, I was quite rabidly interested in seeing where the story goes next.

[uzhuj · Rating 3 out of 5]

A világvégi lepusztult falu lakói azt kívánják bárcsak valami felrázná az állóvizet vagy véget vetne a szenvedésnek. Meg is kapján Leonide a vámpírlány személyében. Valami sunyiság van a háttérben amit nem tűrhet a város - egyébként már halott - papja, ezért kikel sírjából, hogy véget vessen a féktelen mulatozásnak. Csak nehogy aztán mindenki varjúvá váljon.
Folktale stílusban előadva, olyan is.

[Jennifer Zeman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not your every day vampire story and not your every night vampire. I should be surprised with Mike Mignola at the helm. It says it's a one shot, but it feels like a first chapter in a new world where a very unlikely "hunter" is going after the unconventional vampire.

[Misa · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars.
Interesting, dark and creepy first issue, might keep following.

[Burton Olivier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice and quick little story. Fun little spooky world

[Rorscharch71 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Art 3
Story 3

Not really a One-shot

[Edward Covington · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 definitely worth a try if you like MM

[Sophia K · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wanted is a little big bigger. Some details on the story.

[Kathryn Grace Loves Horror · Rating 3 out of 5]

Over a little too quickly for my taste, but you really can't go wrong with Dark Horse comics, and I look forward to reading the next installment in the series.

[Rebecca Dawkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this! I wish there was more! I want a full graphic novel. This felt very short, like a teaser chapter or prologue to a longer story.

[Rebecca Alexx · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute twist on a vampire story. The art is really sweet but the story was darker than expected. Really enjoyed it.

[Tiffany Lynn Kramer · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5
Interesting, but I feel like this story needed to be twice the length.

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute little read. I love Mignola's art.

[Володимир Кузнєцов · Rating 4 out of 5]

Пан Майк як завжди прекрасний. Готично-сентиментальна історія, майже притча з цікавим поглядом на вампірів, кліриків та людські бажання.

[Aubrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little confusing but nice art style.

[Glo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leonides

This seems like a good series but it's far too short. Needs to be longer but it was still a good read.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not completely sure of everything going on here.