Coming in October from DC Universe, the 352-page Night Force hardcover collection (ISBN-10: 140123285X; ISBN-13: 978-1401232856) reprints, for the first time ever, issues 1 to 14 of the 1982 cult-classic series by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan — the team that brought you the acclaimed Marvel series, Tomb of Dracula. Here’s how the publisher describes the series:
The mysterious sorcerer Baron Winter assembles a team of special individuals to fight supernatural threats including Vanessa Van Helsing, granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing and a powerful psychic, Donovan Caine, a professor of parapsychology who lost an arm and a leg on a mysterious missions, and Zadok Grimm, an ancient warrior in the time of King David. Together, they live in Wintersgate Manor, a labyrinthine mansion in Washington, D.C located in a special juncture of time and space which allows them to be sent to different places and times.
Here’s a taste from issue #4:
Come on, now… you know you want it!
UPDATE (12 December 2011):
According to Amazon, the publication date of the Night Force collection has been pushed back to June 2012. 😦 But it’ll be worth the wait, right? Hope so…
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