Le scénariste Jonathan Maberry (Bad Blood) revient chez IDW Publishing avec V-Wars, une nouvelle série de vampires réalisée en collaboration avec le dessinateur Alan Robinson.
Conséquence de l’évolution d’un gène Vampirique caché dans le génome humain, plusieurs races de vampires font leur apparition, chacune avec ses propres attributs, tels que les Nelapsis en Tchécoslovaquie, les Upirs en Russie ou encore les Jiang-shih en Chine. La série suit deux points de vue; celui de Luther Swann, ancien professeur de Folklore devenu agent de liaison pour le gouvernement, et, à un continent de là, la journaliste Yuki Nitobe qui cherche à faire de cet évènement le pinacle de sa carrière.
Dérivé de la série de livres anthologiques, V-Wars n’est pas une adaptation mais une continuation de l’univers parrainé par Maberry. Le premier numéro de V-Wars sortira le 30 avril, tandis que le deuxième tome V-Wars: Blood and Fire paraitra le 5 aout aux États Unis.
[quote]V-Wars #1
Story by Jonathan Maberry
Art by Alan Robinson
Colors by Jay Fotos
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Cover by Ryan Brown
Publisher IDW
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, April 30th, 2014
MATURE READERS
When a sniper’s bullet kills the pro-peace Speaker of the House and a terrorist vampire cell takes credit, the Vampire War erupts hotter and bloodier than ever. Join IDW and New York Times best-selling author, Jonathan Maberry, as we take you on a non-stop thrill ride of action, horror and suspense! Welcome to the V-WARS![/quote]
[quote]V-Wars #2
Story by Jonathan Maberry
Art by Alan Robinson
Colors by Jay Fotos
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Cover by Ryan Brown, Kevin Eastman, Ronda Pattison
Publisher IDW
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, May 21st, 2014
With the Vampire Wars burning hotter and bloodier with each new day, Reporter Yuki Nitobe is abducted and brought into the vampire underground. When Yuki is shown the world of these new species of vampires, she realizes no one has been telling the truth! Does she risk everything by exposing both sides or file the report that she knows gives her the biggest ratings?[/quote]
[quote]V-Wars #3
Story by Jonathan Maberry
Art by Alan Robinson
Colors by Jay Fotos
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Cover by Ryan Brown
Publisher IDW
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, June 18th, 2014
MATURE READERS ONLY
Taurus Harper is the newest member of V-8, the military special operations unit assigned to dismantling-with extreme force-the ever increasing number of vampire terrorist cells popping up. Taurus is young, enthusiastic, fearless… his teammates in V-8 know he’s just the type to catch the first bullet. But, is there even more to this new recruit than anyone realizes?[/quote]
[quote]V-Wars #4
Story by Jonathan Maberry
Art by Alan Robinson
Colors by Jay Fotos
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Cover by Ryan Brown
Publisher IDW
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, July 30th, 2014
A group of vampires who claim to be nonviolent and non-predatory, try to settle in a small southern town. When problems escalate between ‘Bloods’ (vampires) and ‘Beats’ (non-infected humans), the military special operations unit, V-8, rolls in to contain the situation. This one doesn’t end well for anyone.[/quote]
[quote]V-Wars #5
Story by Jonathan Maberry
Art by Alan Robinson
Colors by Jay Fotos
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Cover by Ryan Brown
Publisher IDW
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, August 27th, 2014
MATURE READERS ONLY
The Crimson Queen makes her first appearance and brings with her one of the most disturbing truths about the Vampire Wars: you can’t tell who is infected. The enemy might be right next to you. This is a war that will be fought everywhere- within the government, within communities, within families. And, no matter how it ends, The World. Is. Going. To. Bleed.[/quote]
[quote]V-Wars #6
Story by Jonathan Maberry
Art by Marco Turini
Colors by Jay Fotos
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Cover by Ryan Brown
Publisher IDW
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, October 8th, 2014
MATURE READERS
Big Dog and V-8 are the top gunslingers in the escalating battle with vampire terrorists. But the hunt for a new and intensely brutal species of bloodsucker puts them in the crosshairs of the world’s most dangerous special operative: Joe Ledger. NY Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry brings the hero of his internationally popular series of weird science thrillers into the thick of the hunt![/quote]
STORY BY
Jonathan Maberry
ART BY
Marco Turini
COLORS BY
Jay Fotos
LETTERS BY
Tom B. Long
COVER BY
Ryan Brown
PUBLISHER
IDW
COVER PRICE:
$3.99
RELEASE DATE
Wed, December 10th, 2014
MATURE READERS
They say that when you fight monsters you sometimes become a monster. In the bloody conclusion of the vampire super soldier arc, Joe Ledger, Luther Swann, and Big Dog are trapped in a secret underground called The Abyss. If they fall, the world of man will drown in an ocean of blood.[/quote]
[quote]V-Wars #9
Story by Jonathan Maberry
Art by Alan Robinson
Colors by Jay Fotos
Letters by Chris Mowry
Cover by Ryan Brown
Publisher IDW
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, January 7th, 2015
New story arc begins here! It’s international intrigue as we dive into the V-Wars on a global scale! The surviving members of V-8 are tasked to hunt down and obtain plans for a stolen vampire gene screener. In a world where anyone can turn at any time, being able to test for the v-gene could have devastating effects if put in the wrong hands… or any hands?[/quote]
[quote]V-Wars #10
Story by Jonathan Maberry
Art by Alan Robinson
Colors by Jay Fotos
Letters by Shawn Lee
Cover by Ryan Brown
Publisher IDW
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, January 28th, 2015
MATURE READERS
Major new character revealed! As the search for a v-gene screener heats up, LaShonda and Taurus are on the hunt for a powerful new player on the scene, Strega! But, when an opportunity arises for LaShonda to let Taurus die, will she allow her prejudice of vampires over-ride the needs of the mission?[/quote]
[quote]V-Wars #11
Story by Jonathan Maberry
Art by Alan Robinson
Colors by Jay Fotos
Letters by Tom Long
Cover by Ryan Brown
Publisher IDW
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Mar 25th, 2015
The “Skin Deep” storyline concludes! As Taurus and LaShonda close in on Strega and the v-gene screener overseas, back at home Big Dog finishes burying his dead and begins the process of rebuilding the V-8 team. But, will the newly formed V-8 survive even long enough to combat the deadly new organization that is about to challenge the might of the Crimson Queen herself?[/quote]
