The hit Showtime TV series is presented in comics for the first time!

Written by the scriptwriters of the hit Penny Dreadful TV show - Krysty Wilson-Cairns and Andrew Hindraker!

Featuring Vanessa Ives (Eva Green), Sir Malcom Murray (Timothy Dalton) and Sembene (Danny Sapani) the story recounts the events that led up to the explosive first season of the show.

This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood firend, Mina Harker, and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the show scriptwriters, this collected edition takes the reader on a heart-stopping journey into the supernatural realm. Well executed and just plain gorgeous...all the “Dreadfuls” out there will be very entertained by this - Nerdist

A thrilling debut... dark, bloody and engaging. 9 out of 10 - Newsarama

Nothing short of fantastic! - Slawjaw Punks

Captures the aesthetic of Penny Dreadful perfectly...9.5 out of 10 - Sci Fi Pulse

Excellent storytelling and fantastic art - Fangirl Nation

It is incredibly dramatic. 9 out of 10 - Comic Wow

De Martinis’ style is haunting - Ain't It Cool

Captures the spirit and essence of the show perfectly...4 out of 5 - Nerdly

It has an abstract gothic style that reminds the reader of rotoscope animation. I immediately thought of Ralph Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings or Richard Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly. It’s abstract, it’s gothic and it’s fun. - Word of the NerdRoyal Scottish Academy alumna, Dewar Arts Award Recipient, and Oscar Moore Foundation Scholar,Krysty Wilson-Cairnshas just finished her first feature 'Prophets' a high concept black comedy, and has two shorts in post production.

Louie De Martinisis the illustrator of Mary ShelS-