Overview
At the height of the Lunar New Year in 1990s New York City, an idealistic social worker turns detective when she discovers young, homeless LGBTQ+ women are being murdered and no one, especially the police, seems to care.
A series of clues points her to Carmilla's, a mysterious nightclub in the heart of her neighborhood, Chinatown. There she falls for the next likely target, landing her at the center of a real-life horror storyāand face-to-face with illusions about herself, her life, and her hidden past.
Inspired by the gothic novel that started the vampire genre and layered with dark Chinese folklore, this queer, feminist murder mystery is a tale of identity, obsession and fateful family secrets.
āA sophisticated and modern reimagination of one of the great classics of the horror genre, Chu and Lee have crafted a Vampire story you do not want to miss.āāJames Tynion IV (Something Is Killing The Children, The Department of Truth)
āPart of the challenge when writing about the Asian-American experience is attempting to define something that feels so amorphous. Chu and Lee ingeniouslyĀ meld one of Western horror's oldest icons with the touchstones of the East.āāPornsak Pichetshote (The Good Asian, Infidel)
"Amy Chu and Soo Lee have cut a perfect gem of a story from the collective unconscious, with an archetypal monster thatās at once both deeply mysterious and itchingly familiarālike anything that truly haunts us.ā āLilah Sturges (House of Mystery, The Science of Ghosts)
"A refreshing take on vampire lore. Athena is the kind of heroine everyone craves; empathetic and grounded, but also flawed. [Carmilla is] subtle in its storytelling, yet evocative in its world-building.āāEthan Young (Nanjing: The Burning City, Life Between Panels)
āCarmilla is an itch in the back of your head, the horror of knowing somethingās right behind you, whether it be a creature, a nightmare, or a terrible love. Amy Chu and Soo Lee weave a beautiful tale full of mystery in an unsettling New York. I highly recommend it.āāChip Zdarsky (Batman, Sex Criminals)
"Amy and Soo are the perfect new blood to revive this gothic classic. Dripping with style, this seductive story is sure to leave a mark."āCasey Gilly (Buffy the Last VampireĀ Slayer, Ravenloft: Orphan of Agony Isle)
"In Carmilla, Chu and LeeĀ open the doors to a dangerous and yet seductive world where I wanted to stay in more and more at every page turn, like a moth drawn to the flame."āFĆ bio Moon (Daytripper, Casanova)
This book title, Carmilla: The First Vampire, ISBN: 9781506734644, by Amy Chu, Soo Lee, Sal Cipriano, published by Dark Horse Comics (January 24, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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