Dark Horse Announces ‘Leonide The Vampyr: The House Of Yonda’ From Mike Mignola And Rachele Aragno

Welcome to the table,

My editor tells me he has dropped a new vampire story on my desk, and when I get a second, I should check it out. So when I open my inbox and find that Mike Mignola and Rachele Aragno are the creators of the vampire book in question, I freaked out more than a little bit!

Let’s get into it!

Published by Dark Horse Comics via the Curious Objects imprint, Leonide The Vampyr: The House of Yonda is a new two-part comic event set to be written by the master of modern myth, Mignola, and the wildly talented Aragno, with colors from the always epic Dave Stewart and letters from the tried-and-true Clem Robins. It is set to debut in March of 2026 and will bring readers into a story where we get some insight into Leonide’s origins while she enjoys a brand new adventure.

“I’m madly in love with Leonide and her story,” Aragno said. “When Mike and I created her, I didn’t believe she could have such a vast world behind her, filled with stories, ancestors, and a gothic castle. I could draw her for hours, guided by Mike’s words, which gives power to everything he does. These two comics will reveal a new backstory for this little vampire that will help us understand and love her even better.”

“Readers loved Leonide in her first two one-shots, and in this two-parter they’ll be pulled into her web even deeper,” added Dark Horse Comics editor Katii O’Brien. “Mike and Rachele blend horror and fairytale seamlessly, and deliver a story that is as terrifying as it is charming.”

Audiences got their introduction to Leonide in Mignola and Aragno’s 2022 stand-alone comics Leonide The Vampyr: Miracle at the Crow’s Head and Leonide The Vampyr: A Christmas for Crows, where the young vampyr charmed and terrorized unsuspecting villagers and was pursued by an undead priest on a quest to save the world from her bloodthirsty machinations.

Leonide the Vampyr: The House of Yonda is going to pick up after Leonide is chased off by her latest intended victims. An unwitting Good Samaritan finds her unresponsive and whisks her away by wagon to a doctor. But when it arrives, the drivers are mummified and the girl is missing, with only a seed left in her place.

It honestly sounds like another epic folktale laced with horror and delightful art, and I am here for it!

Until next time, seriously, I feel like Clem Robins does the lettering for a massive chunk of the books I read these days.