'Nosferatu Wars': Steve Niles unveils new project

Steve Niles has unveiled his new Nosferatu Wars project.

The 30 Days of Night creator's latest vampire story will debut in the pages of Dark Horse Comics' anthology Dark Horse Presents.

The comic follows the story of an undead couple who are separated for 500 years before being thrust together again in the midst of a vampiric war.



Niles told Comic Book Resources that he is expecting to hear people say, "Oh no, he's doing vampires again."

"I've always viewed that as kind of a silly comment anyway, because I'm in a world where everyone else does superheroes," he continued.

"Really, what I want to do with the vampire thing is, one, the story focuses on the vampires themselves and it takes place in three different time periods, but I can only tell you about one.

"The depth of the story takes place during the Black Plague, which was basically Heaven on Earth for the undead. They could hunt at will and it would be blamed on the plague. All of the rich were hiding in their homes, like little meals waiting for them every night. It was just a perfect time.

"Then, an event happens that separates the vampire couple that we're focusing on for 500 years. The story focuses on what happens while they're separated and trying to find each other. It turns out, as we find out, they meet each other in modern day.

"The twist of how they are separated and how one of them goes missing for 500 years is really what we're holding close to the chest right now."

Niles is collaborating with artist Menton3 on the title, which he said currently has enough material for four instalments in Dark Horse Presents.

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