Sept. 9, 2026

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Creator Chit Chat: David Hazan on Vampire Survivors

This week, I talked with writer David Hazan about Vampire Survivors, his new series published by Titan Comics and based on the BAFTA award-winning video game of the same name.

Vampire Survivors is drawn by Jimmy Kucaj, and the first issue (which I got to read early, and it was a lot of fun) releases on 9th September, so make sure to support the series and pre-order future issues if you're interested!

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