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The creatures of the night introduced in Bram Stoker’s novel, and based on classic mythology of the blood suckers, fit in perfectly in comic book lore, and even the famed Dracula has made his way into every comic book line. However, only one of them stands as the best version of the Count. From the best Dracula in comics to his contemporaries in Marvel, DC, and the indies, here are the best vampires in comic books, ranked.
10) Bloodline
Bloodline is Brielle Brooks, and she is Blade’s daughter. She is also one of Marvel’s newest vampires, debuting in 2022 and playing a big part in the Blood Hunt storyline after she also joined up as one of the members of Avengers Academy in those comics. Brielle wasn’t born as a dhampir, and Doctor Strange cast a spell to protect her from magic, but she soon realized that as a teenager, she was different. This is when she joined Avengers Academy and ended up helping save her father from Varae during Blood Hunt. She not only has her dad’s powers as a daywalker, but she is also undetectable to anyone using magic, and sometimes, magical beings can’t even see her.
9) Morbius
Morbius is a special case as a Marvel Comics vampire. He is a lot more like a Marvel monster, like The Lizard, than he is like Dracula or Blade. Michael Morbius had an incurable disease, and he tried to cure himself using vampire blood. Similar to how Curt Connors used lizard DNA to try to regrow his hand, only to turn into a savage giant lizard, Michael used vampire blood and became a living vampire. Morbius even debuted in a Spider-Man comic with Lizard to show the parallels. Michael has an insatiable thirst for blood, and he tries to keep stocked so he doesn’t lose control. He has a strong healing factor, can hypnotize people, and is immune to most vampire vulnerabilities.
8) King of Vampires (Hellblazer)
The King of Vampires is a villain from the Vertigo comics series Hellblazer, which is John Constantine’s original comic book home before he finally crossed over to the DC Universe. He made his debut in Hellblazer #50 in 1992 and died in Hellblazer #69, just over one year later. While this wasn’t a very long tenure in comics, he deserves this respect. He told John he lived on “other worlds” before Earth, although this was never proven. His design was meant to resemble acting icon James Dean, and he fed on people for tens of thousands of years before he finally met up with Constantine. He was the First of the Fallen, and the most powerful of all vampires, but his time ended when he faced Constantine one last time, and he learned too late that he wasn’t someone to feed on.
7) Vampirella
Vampirella is one of the oldest vampires in comic books, and she wasn’t even part of Marvel or DC. She was introduced in 1969 by Forrest J. Ackerman and Trina Robbins, and over the years, Dynamite Entertainment gained the rights to her character and series. Vampirella is actually an alien from the planet of Drakulon, where the inhabitants need blood to survive. However, when her race arrives on Earth to harvest humans for their survival, Vampirells turns on them and becomes a protector for humanity. As an alien, she also doesn’t have the same weaknesses as other vampires.
6) Dracula (Marvel)
Dracula in Marvel Comics is the same Dracula as the one who appeared in Bram Stoker’s classic novel. There are Dracula characters in almost every comic book line since he is in the public domain, but of them all, none have been as iconic as important as the Marvel version. He appeared in his own comic in the 70s called Tomb of Dracula, where he was actually the villain of the title. He also took part in several recent storylines, including King in Black, where he earned sovereignty for vampires, and Blood Hunt, where he fought on the side of good against an evil Blade.
