During Anime NYC 2026, Dark Horse revealed new manga releases for the Vampire Hunter D series, including a new volume and manga. It also revealed volume 1 of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.
Dark Horse further elaborates on the new manga releases below:
Vampire Hunter D: Fortress of Blood #1 (of 4)
On sale December 16, 2026, for $4.99.
Set in the Vampire Hunter D world based on the original story scenario from Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrations by the legendary Yoshitaka Amano, fans of the beautiful and deadly hunter known only as “D” will soon join writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, Ultimate Wolverine), artist Filipe Andrade (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Rare Flavours), colorist Jordie Bellaire (Six of Us, Assassin’s Apprentice), and letterer Frank Cvetkovic (Kingdom of Earth, Batman: Dark Patterns) in the first ever comic series based on the best-selling novel series.
The four issue mini-series begins in December 2026 with main cover art by Andrade, and variant covers from Riccardo Federici (The Last God), and original Vampire Hunter D cover artist, illustrator, and designer himself—world renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano! Subsequent issues include cover art from Emma Rios (Pretty Deadly), and celebrated cover artists Dan Quintana, and Eliza Ivanova.
A vampire lord has marshalled his forces and is marching on human settlements, aiming to leave no survivors! The old fortress stands in his path to the next city, and within it is a family of outcasts who must buy enough time for humans to flee from the bloodbath. Wandering that same path is the indomitable hunter, the terrifyingly beautiful half-human, half-vampire known as D.
Vampire Hunter D: Rose Princess Volume 1
On sale in June 2027 for $14.99.
Saiko Takaki returns to the world of Vampire Hunter D to faithfully adapt one of Hideyuki Kikuchi’s most iconic stories into a gorgeous, action-packed manga! Perfect for new and longtime fans of Vampire Hunter D, the longest-running Japanese novel series in English translation! Translated by Kevin Leahy.
The village of Sacri is a fertile oasis on the otherwise barren frontier. But Sacri’s prosperity comes at a steep price! The ruling noble, an immortal vampire princess, feasts on the villagers at her whim. When a young man attempts to save his lover from being bitten, the princess sends her four savage knights to punish the petulant villagers. Standing in their way is none other than the beautiful and dangerous vampire hunter D! With the help of a rebellious young woman named Elena, D undertakes a quest to end the princess’s deadly rule. But first, the two of them will risk their lives in an epic duel with her knights.
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Volume 1
On sale in Spring 2027 for $14.99.
2025 Bram Stoker Award winner Gou Tanabe adapts the cosmic horror tale of Charles Dexter Ward. Adapted into English by Zack Davisson, translator of the Eisner Award-winning “Blood Harvest” by Shintaro Kago, and lettered by the Eisner-nominated Steve Dutro.
Charles Dexter Ward hasn’t seemed himself since traveling to strange lands and keeping stranger company, all in the pursuit of information on a notorious ancestor, Joseph Curwen. Rumored alchemist and practitioner of the occult, Curwen died violently, and Charles became obsessed with finding his unmarked grave. Performing bizarre experiments and chants inside his room, Charles claims to have rediscovered secret knowledge his ancestor possessed that could revolutionize the world. When his erratic and dangerous behavior at last gets him committed to an insane asylum, Charles seemingly escapes…and only his family physician, Dr. Willett, suspecting a hideous truth, now has the courage to pursue the strange case of Charles Dexter Ward!
