Day: August 18, 2026

Tom Mandrake return to ‘Vampire: The Masquerade’ for new Titan Comics series

The ‘Spectre’ and ‘Swamp Thing’ artist joins writer John Lees for ‘Vampire: The Masquerade: Wake in Hate.’

Veteran comic book artist Tom Mandrake has a long history with supernatural comics, from The Spectre to Swamp Thing, but his next project is bringing him back to a franchise he hasn’t worked on in more than two decades: Vampire: The Masquerade.

Titan Comics and White Wolf have announced Vampire: The Masquerade: Wake in Hate, a four-issue miniseries written by John Lees and drawn by Mandrake that’ll debut in November.

Mandrake isn’t new to the Vampire: The Masquerade universe. As he explains, he previously contributed individual illustrations to the tabletop RPG’s books more than 20 years ago.

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Smash Pages Playlist | Yudori shares the songs that helped inspire ‘Lovers of the Empire’

From early K-Pop pioneers Sobangcha to the 1950s pop of The Chordettes, check out the songs the artist listened to while creating this romantic coming-of-age story.

Raging Clouds creator Yudori returns this week with Lovers of the Empire, the first book from Takumigraphics, Fantagraphics’ new imprint dedicated to East Asian comics. The romantic coming-of-age story is set in 1920s Korea, where a budding relationship unfolds against the complicated backdrop of Japanese occupation, social upheaval and a rapidly changing society.

To accompany the book, Yudori has shared with us a playlist of songs that connect to the characters, themes and atmosphere of the story. Below, she explains the thinking behind her selections, and we’ve embedded the playlist so you can listen along as she takes you into the world of the graphic novel. Enjoy some tunes, and check out Lovers of the Empire, which is in stores today.

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