Carmilla: The First Vampire Priscilla Tramontano Published by New York Review

Published by New York Review Comics

By Sarah Winifred Searle

Jacob Magraw-Mickelson

It’s rare that the term “underground comics” has any kind of literal value

“Romantic

Carmilla: The First Vampire Priscilla Tramontano Published by New York ReviewBy Amy Chu & Soo Lee. Published by Dark Horse Softcover, 112 pages, Colour, 2023. Before Dracula, before Nosferatu, there wasCARMILLA. Inspired by the gothic novel that started the vampire genre and layered with dark Chinese folklore, this queer, feminist murder mystery graphic novel is a tale of identity, obsession and fateful family secrets. At the height of the Lunar New Year in 1990s New York City, an idealistic social worker turns detective when