Baltimore (novel and comic series)

Baltimore

The cover for Dark Horse's release of the novel in paperback
Date August 28, 2007 – Present
Publisher Bantam Spectra, Dark Horse Comics
Creative team
Writers Mike Mignola
Christopher Golden
Artists Mike Mignola
Ben Stenbeck
Peter Bergting
Letterer Clem Robins
Colorist Dave Stewart
Editor Scott Allie
Original publication
Language English

Baltimore is a series begun with a 2007 illustrated novel, and continued as a series of comics. Created by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden.

Illustrated Novel

The series originally began with an illustrated novel, Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire in 2007. It followed the story of Lord Baltimore's hunt of the vampire Haigus as told by his three friends, Doctor Lemuel Rose, Thomas Childress Jr., and Demetrius Aischros.

Comics

In 2010 Dark Horse Comics began the comic series, Baltimore, following Lord Baltimore's hunt for Haigus during the years the original novel skipped over.[1][2][3] From the fifth volume onward, the comics story has moved beyond the events of the original novel.

Issues

Issue Release Date Story Art Colors Cover
The Plague Ships Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Ben Stenbeck Dave Stewart Mike Mignola
#1 August 4, 2010[4] Months after a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly flooded with deadly vampires. Lord Henry Baltimore, a soldier determined to wipe out the monsters, is on the hunt for the creature responsible for this chaos and his own personal tragedy. What he uncovers is a terror as horrific and frightening as any he's seen on the battlefield.
#2 September 1, 2010[5] Setting sail from a harbor choked with sunken ships, where plague victims are burned in great furnaces, Lord Baltimore reveals a terrible incident that took place during the war, where his men fell victim to creatures that feast on the freshly dead, and Baltimore himself first met the vampire who has become his obsession.
#3 October 6, 2010[6] Setting sail from a harbor choked with sunken ships, where plague victims are burned in great furnaces, Lord Baltimore reveals a terrible incident that took place during the war, where his men fell victim to creatures that feast on the freshly dead, and Baltimore himself first met the vampire who has become his obsession.
#4 November 3, 2010[7] While hunting the vampire responsible for the death of his family, Lord Baltimore gets stranded on a haunted island, where horrible fungus spores cover the beaches and rotting corpses don't stay dead.
#5 December 1, 2010[8] After a weird array of plague vampires attack them on the island shore, Vanessa suspects that Lord Baltimore may be damned after all.
A Passing Stranger Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Ben Stenbeck Dave Stewart Mike Mignola
FCBD 2011 May 7, 2011[9] Dark Horse pairs two series with heroes battling the mysterious evils of the world―Baltimore in war torn Europe circa 1920s, and Cal MacDonald from Criminal Macabre in modern day Los Angeles. Both FCBD stories are excellent entry points to these fantastically horrific and compelling comics series.
The Curse Bells Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Ben Stenbeck Dave Stewart Mike Mignola
ISSUE 1 VARIANT:
Francesco Francavilla
#6 August 10, 2011[10][11] Monsters are overrunning Europe, and Baltimore, the only one who can put an end to these horrors, must find and kill Haigus, the vampire responsible for this chaos. Following reports that Haigus is holed up in a cloister, Baltimore finds a haven full of death and black magic, and the creature at the heart of his obsession!
#7 September 14, 2011[12] As Baltimore trespasses through a strange chapel he discovers a haven full of human sacrifices, vampire nuns, and their mysterious prophet!
#8 October 12, 2011[13] A bloody ritual climaxes in a terrifying rebirth, as Lord Baltimore battles against the twisted "blessing" of vampiric nuns and an insane occultist.
#9 November 9, 2011[14] With the diminutive devil Madame Blavatsky preparing to curse the bells and damn thousands, will Baltimore choose to save the many or be blinded by his personal lust for revenge? Jailbreaks, our hero face to face with the horrific Haigus, teenage torture at the hands of an inquisitor, and more in the penultimate issue of Curse Bells!
#10 December 14, 2011[15] Baltimore makes a final stand against the evil warlock and his clan of undead nuns in order to save the town, rescue the innocents, and finally come face to face with his mortal enemy!
Dr. Leskovar's Remedy Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Ben Stenbeck Dave Stewart Ben Stenbeck
ISSUE 1 VARIANT:
Mike Mignola
#11 June 20, 2012[16][17] An army of malformed vampires controls a small Croatian town, but Lord Henry Baltimore arrives to put an end to this madness, fighting his way to their creator—a twisted surgeon akin to Moreau and Mengele!
#12 July 18, 2012[18] As his surgically enhanced monsters attack Lord Baltimore, the crazed doctor reveals a plan to kill all the innocents before the plague of vampires can get them first.
The Play Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Ben Stenbeck Dave Stewart Ben Stenbeck
#13 November 21, 2012[19] A mad playwright puts on a Grand Guignol featuring actors that are real vampires. The evil financier of the play makes a bizarre discovery when he finds out that the playwright is a fraud and the true author is a disembodied head of a famous American author kept in a glass case.
The Widow and the Tank Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Ben Stenbeck Dave Stewart Ben Stenbeck
#14 February 20, 2013[20] Eisner Award–winning horror master Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden present this horrific double feature about a widow with a not-quite-dead husband and a child-killing vampire taking refuge from something even worse.
The Inquisitor Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Ben Stenbeck Dave Stewart Ben Stenbeck
#15 June 19, 2013[21] The sadistic Judge Duvic, who we’ve seen serving God’s vengeance on women and children, nearly has Lord Baltimore in his grasp, but first he has to face Baltimore’s last few friends in this doomed, war-torn world.
The Infernal Train Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Ben Stenbeck Dave Stewart Ben Stenbeck
#16 September 4, 2013[22] While Baltimore hides out in Budapest awaiting the arrival of the sadistic Judge Duvic, a strange woman shows up with a bizarre invention she promises will rid the world of vampire plague.
#17 October 16, 2013[23] When Baltimore and Duvic find themselves fighting side by side against a plague of vampires, our hero is captured and taken to a weird ritual where a witch plans to feed him to the ancient undead.
#18 November 6, 2013[24] Baltimore jumps aboard the Infernal Train and fights high-priest vampires and an evil witch to stop them from resurrecting a vampire god.
Chapel of Bones Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Ben Stenbeck Dave Stewart Ben Stenbeck
#19 January 1, 2014[25] After his long hunt, Baltimore finally confronts the vampire who destroyed his life in London for a final showdown!
#20 February 5, 2014[26] Vengeful and doomed, Lord Baltimore finally catches up with the vampire who murdered his family . . . but it turns out the vampire has been waiting for him.
The Witch of Harju Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Peter Bergting Dave Stewart Ben Stenbeck
#21 July 30, 2014[27] Baltimore shelters a woman on the run from a possessed dead man and the witch playing his puppet master.
#22 August 27, 2014[28] Baltimore investigates a small town in Estonia where the Red King has been seen. But he has little luck getting the townsfolk to speak with him, and a farmhouse full of broken, bloodied bodies is his only lead.
#23 September 24, 2014[29] Baltimore’s investigations come to a halt when the dead of Estonia rise from their graves and demons rip from their corpses—the children of the Red King’s witch! The story moves beyond the novel for the first time!
The Wolf and the Apostle Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Ben Stenbeck Dave Stewart Ben Stenbeck
#24 October 29, 2014[30] When Inquisition agents come to destroy a wolf that used to be one of their own men, they don’t stand a chance without the ultimate ally!
#25 November 26, 2014[31] A young inquisitor who faced the werewolf Judge Duvic finds himself at the very limited mercy of Lord Baltimore.
The Cult of the Red King Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Peter Bergting Dave Stewart Ben Stenbeck
#26 May 6, 2015[32] The Red King is legendary. But is he the stuff of myth—or the ultimate adversary of the human race? In this series, Lord Baltimore discovers the truth about an ancient evil that threatens to destroy the world.
#27 June 3, 2015[33] Lord Baltimore’s search for the Red King continues, but an ancient evil that threatens the world has its grip on Baltimore’s closest friends. Will they be able to survive its wrath?
#28 July 1, 2015[34] Lord Baltimore attacks a coven of witches to free his friend, but the witches will not give him up so willingly. Alone and freezing, Baltimore can now only save himself. Will he survive the wrath of the witches?
#29 August 5, 2015[35] The ancient origins of the Red King’s cult have been discovered.
The influence of the Red King grows stronger, but Baltimore’s faithful allies have discovered the origins of the original cult. With this new knowledge, are they closer to ending the terror consuming the world or further than ever from salvation?
#30 September 2, 2015[36] Baltimore’s companions risk their lives for the steadfast tin soldier, but the Red King gains powerful new allies. Can the hero with no heart overcome the dark forces, or will it take a new sort of man to defeat the most ancient of evils?
Empty Graves Mike Mignola
and Christopher Golden		 Peter Bergting Dave Stewart Ben Stenbeck
#31 April 6, 2016 With no bodies to bury, Baltimore lays to rest the memories of good friends, while the strange worshipers of the Red King make use of the corpses of his fallen allies.
#32 May, 2016
#33 June, 2016
#34 July, 2016
#35 August, 2016

Collected editions

The comic book series has been collected hardcover volumes. Only the first volume has been published in paperback and there are currently no plans to release any others in this format.

Volume Title Collects Special Features Published ISBN
1 The Plague Ships
  • The Plague Ships
  • Introduction:
    Back From the Dead
    by Joe Hill
  • 14-page sketchbook
 June 8, 2011 (HC)
December 21, 2011 (TPB)		 ISBN 9781595826732 (HC)
ISBN 9781595826770 (TPB)
2 The Curse Bells
  • The Curse Bells
  • Introduction:
    A World of Chilled Shadows
    by Joe R. Lansdale
  • 17-page sketchbook
 June 13, 2012 ISBN 9781595826749
3 A Passing Stranger
and Other Stories
  • The Widow and the Tank
  • A Passing Stranger
  • The Play
  • Dr. Leskovar's Remedy
  • The Inquisitor[37]
  • Introduction:
    Spectres of the War
    by Kim Newman
  • 10-page sketchbook
 November 20, 2013 ISBN 9781616551827
4 Chapel of Bones
  • The Infernal Train
  • Chapel of Bones
  • Introduction
    by Stephen R. Bissette
  • 13-page sketchbook
 June 11, 2014 ISBN 9781616553289
5 The Apostle and the Witch of Harju
  • The Witch of Harju
  • The Wolf and the Apostle
  • 18-page sketchbook
 March 18, 2015 ISBN 9781616556181
6 The Cult of the Red King
  • The Cult of the Red King
  • 18-page sketchbook
 January 6, 2016 ISBN 9781616558215
7 Empty Graves
  • Empty Graves

Film adaptation

New Regency optioned the rights to adapt Baltimore as a film in September 2007. The novel's authors wrote a screenplay, while David S. Goyer was set to direct. After a leadership change at New Regency, the studio abandoned the project, and the rights have reverted to the authors.[38]

References

  1. ↑ Manning, Shaun (July 6, 2010). "Golden Sails on "The Plague Ships"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ Manning, Shaun (December 13, 2010). "HELL(BOY) ON EARTH: Beyond the Hellverse". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  3. ↑ Manning, Shaun (October 8, 2010). "NYCC: Golden Rings "Baltimore: The Curse Bells"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Baltimore: The Plague Ships #1". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Baltimore: The Plague Ships #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Baltimore: The Plague Ships #3". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Baltimore: The Plague Ships #4". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Baltimore: The Plague Ships #5". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Free Comic Book Day 2011: Baltimore/Criminal Macabre". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Baltimore: The Curse Bells #1 (Mike Mignola cover)". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Baltimore: The Curse Bells #1 (Francesco Francavilla cover)". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Baltimore: The Curse Bells #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Baltimore: The Curse Bells #3". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Baltimore: The Curse Bells #4". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Baltimore: The Curse Bells #5". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Baltimore: Dr. Leskovar's Remedy #1 (Ben Stenbeck cover)". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Baltimore: Dr. Leskovar's Remedy #1 (Mike Mignola cover)". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Baltimore: Dr. Leskovar's Remedy #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Baltimore: The Play". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Baltimore: The Widow and the Tank". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Baltimore: The Inquisitor". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "Baltimore: The Infernal Train #1". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "Baltimore: The Infernal Train #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "Baltimore: The Infernal Train #3". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  25. ↑ "Baltimore: Chapel of Bones #1". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  26. ↑ "Baltimore: Chapel of Bones #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  27. ↑ "Baltimore: The Witch of Harju #1". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  28. ↑ "Baltimore: The Witch of Harju #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  29. ↑ "Baltimore: The Witch of Harju #3". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  30. ↑ "Baltimore: The Wolf and the Apostle #1". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  31. ↑ "Baltimore: The Wolf and the Apostle #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  32. ↑ "Baltimore: The Cult of the Red King #1". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  33. ↑ "Baltimore: The Cult of the Red King #2". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  34. ↑ "Baltimore: The Cult of the Red King #3". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  35. ↑ "Baltimore: The Cult of the Red King #4". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  36. ↑ "Baltimore: The Cult of the Red King #5". DarkHorse.com. Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  37. ↑ Manning, Shaun (March 1, 2012). "EXCLUSIVE: Golden Reveals "Baltimore: Dr. Leskovar's Remedy"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  38. ↑ Fleming, Michael (2007-09-27). "David Goyer to direct 'Vampire'". Variety (Reed Business Information). Retrieved 2007-12-09.

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