Arriving in stores on October 7, Dark Horse Books and Berger Books presents the third and final volume in Amy Chu and Soo Lee’s Bram Stoker Award-winning gothic feminist series with Carmilla: The Eternal, and we've got an exclusive cover reveal and excerpt for you today.
Written by Chu (DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, Wonder Woman), illustrated by Lee (The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos, Thundercats: Cheetara), and lettered by Sal Cipriano (Carmilla: The Last Vampire Hunter, Invisible Kingdom), the final chapter of the Carmilla series (inspired by the gothic novella of the same name by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu) is described as “a seductive, supernatural thriller examining themes of mortality and mother/daughter relationships.”
The previous two books in the series, Carmilla: The First Vampire and Carmilla: The Last Vampire Hunter, released in 2023 and 2024 respectively, set the stage for Carmilla: The Eternal, which follows:
…Athena Lo’s daughter, Ella, as she journeys to Oxford, England, where a mysterious university benefactor hires her for what seems like a simple research position. Instead, she is led straight into the heart of danger, weaving the Lo family back into the Carmilla’s treacherous web. As deaths begin to pile up on campus, Ella becomes entangled with a secret supernatural society of hard-partying immortals. And just as Athena once did, Ella is about to discover dark family secrets of her own.
In a statement, Chu expressed her excitement and emotion for bringing the award-winning trilogy to a close:
“It feels surreal to think, when I pitched the original concept as a trilogy to Karen Berger five years ago that here we are, actually at the end of this fantastic journey […] I'm amazed and grateful that our take on this classic has resonated with so many folks.”
Lee adds:
“This third installation to the Carmilla is the final to the series but not the last of her name. I wanted the visuals to pack a final punch and turn things on its head. It was an honor to bring Carmilla back to life in this retelling and I'm so proud of my team for creating this universe with me. Thank you to the readers who followed through this haunting journey.”
Storied editor at Berger Books Karen Berger also adds:
“It’s been such a thrill working with Amy Chu and Soo Lee on their reimagined vision of the legendary Carmilla vampire novella […] This propulsive and revelatory final chapter is a rich and rewarding finale to their multi-part tale of obsession, horror and the complicated dynamic of family connection.”
Carmilla Volume 3: The Eternal (paperback, 112 pages, 6.625” x 9”) will be available in comics shops and bookstores. It is now available to preorder at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Things From Another World, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $19.99. Check out our exclusive first-look excerpt below:
