This is a cool reimagining of what vampirism might look like. In the page above, the young protagonist has recently been revived from his 50yr slumber (as a decrepit skeleton) by the healing rays of the sun(!) Now he’s trying to get some clothes on and figure out what to do next…

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Artist Eduardo Risso has teamed up with writer Carlos Trillo on several occasions, and the results that I’ve seen have always been riveting. Risso’s precision, imaginative linework is an instant classic in terms of creating an impactful noir story. I honestly think color would just get in the way in these stories.

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This four-tome work is what might be called ‘Argentinian BD’:
https://www.bedetheque.com/serie-580-BD-Je-suis-un-Vampire.html

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The son of the great Pharaoh Khufu has lived in the body of a twelve-year-old boy for 5,000 years. Immortal, a vampire, and alone in the world, he has traversed the centuries, hunted by the ferocious hatred of the priestess Ahmasi, who has only one obsession: to destroy the child in all his incarnations. To win peace and the right to love, he will have to accept the help of his mortal friends… –BDT

I *think* that’s mortal enemy Ahmasi above, but now dressing for modern times.

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I just started reading the English language version and no complaints so far. I’m sure there are more good examples, but I feel like the premise of ‘immortal enemies clashing across the millennia’ is a fruitful one, for example as seen in: Highlander, Cassio (preview coming one of these days), LeStat and Rapaces. (those imgur links still work, but you have to click on them)

Total page count is ~470pp.