Summary

The bloodiest earthly concern in DC is back with a new installment — and a newfangled costume for the Vampire Queen , Batgirl . While there are many fantastic Elseworlds tarradiddle from DC Comics , few are more celebrated by rooter than the originalDC vs. Vampiresby James Tynion IV , Matthew Rosenberg , and Otto Schmidt . Now a continuation begin , giving reader their next facial expression at the warfare between the vampires and the humans .

DC ’s Elseworlds stories are catch a bigger spotlight with the reveal ofa sequel that will bring home the bacon DC heroes with their most deadly threat yet . Otto Schmidt ’s cover song ofDC vs. Vampires : World War V#1 star three key heroes — though they might not look the same as before , including Barbara Gordon , the Vampire Queen .

DC VS VAMPIRES : WORLD state of war V # 1 ( 2024 )

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Release Date :

August 14th , 2024

author :

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Matthew Rosenberg

artist :

Otto Schmidt

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THE BEST - SELLING WORLD OF DC VS . VAMPIRES RETURNS WITH A BRAND - NEW ELSEWORLDS SERIES ! It ’s the dead of wintertime , and any hope for a slight armistice between the Green Arrow - led human heroes and vampire queen Barbara Gordon ’s USA has been dashed by Damian Wayne and his guerrilla scrapper . He ’s the only one fighting back against the bloodthirsty legion , pass on Green Arrow with a choice : Does he stand and fight or sacrifice the boy in the name of peacefulness ?

ThoughGreen Arrow is the leaderof the humans and Damian Wayne is leading his own force-out , neither of them is as terrifying as Barbara Gordon , the unexpected leader of the vampires . She ’s gotten an rising slope in her costume too , which is reminiscent of her original aspect while also elevating the classic Bat theme into the realm of revulsion .

DC Vs. Vampires: World War V #1 Batgirl Variant Cover

Running from any vampire is hard enough , but if one of these ten DC Comics characters turns into a creature of the dark , the Earth is doom .

Batgirl Goes Full Bat as DC’s Vampire Queen

Batgirl’s New Horror Costume Debuts

DC vs. Vampiressent ripples through the comic fan residential area when it debuted , villainizing democratic heroes such asNightwing , who levy many submarine sandwich into his vampire army . While nightmare versions of Superman , Wonder Woman , and Shazam sent chills down fans ' spines , none of these vampiric torpedo came close to the vision of a Vampire Batgirl . At the end of the last instalment and in a horrific twist , Batgirl kill Nightwing and takes his crapper , making herself the de facto ruler of the shadow crawling over this DC Universe . And there is no one more suited to the task than a hero modeled after a squash racket .

Fans can check out the first tarradiddle in theDC vs. Vampiresuniverse — and its twist - off , DC vs. Vampires : All - Out War — both digitally and in pick up editions from DC Comics .

Batgirl has had more than a few costumes through the years , includinga surprising cavewoman costumein a late issue ofBirds of Prey , but this new face is perfect for a gloomy take on a Bat - Family member . Batman is one of the few Gotham hero still fight in the shadows of the independent DCU and preserve his mythos of fear . But in this vampiric Elseworld , Barbara Gordon has taken the evolution of the symbol on her chest of drawers to its proper conclusion .

DC vs Vampires World War V Main Cover: Vampire Batgirl and human Green Arrow pose behind vampire Damian Wayne.

Bat Mythology Takes a Horror Turn with Vampire Batgirl

Batgirl Completes Batman’s Vision of Night Terror

Vampires have long been colligate with bats , and so it was only a thing of sentence until someone like Batgirl drive the royal lamia mantle from Nightwing , who lost the symbolism of the Bat long ago . Now Barbara Gordon is back inDC vs. Vampires : World War V , and she looks as hauntingly terrific as ever . She has evolve pastBatman being her bossand taken his symbolic representation of awe into the very center of the dark - asBatgirl , Vampire Queen .

DC vs. Vampires : World War V#1is available August 14th from DC Comics !

Batgirl and Green arrow cover for DC vs Vampires World War V

Comic book art: Vampire Batgirl in the center with Vampire Wonder Woman and a burning skull flanking her.