Titan Comics has started their run of Vampire the Masquerade comics with the limited run Wake in Hate. Issue #1 of 4 is available November 11, 2026.
Silky is tough by nature. A leader among the Brujah, and owner of a safe zone bar named The Dutchman, Silky is called upon by the Carmilla to investigate recent disappearances from the 2020 Seattle protests. Protestors have made a small encampment in the middle of Seattle to share their demands for an end to violence during a wave of police brutality during the COVID-19 outbreaks of 2020. Three protesters have been taken by vampires posing as police officers, and things are about to get worse. As Silky explores the camp and gets to know the good work being done there, the vampires posing as the police begin picking off the more transient citizens of the encampment.
Written by John Lees and with art by Tom Mandrake, issue #1 is a gut punch. I would have preferred the first three victims to not be black teenagers, but it powerfully echoes historical police brutality in the United States. Vampire: The Masquerade: Walk in Hate #1 takes place in the world of the VtM Tabletop game and the recent videogame Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2. If you’ve played the video game, you will recognize some of the characters and locations chosen for the first issue. Readers who are not familiar with the clan system in VtM may find themselves a bit confused about the politics surrounding the storyline, but it is pretty easy to get the gist of the situation, meaning both those who are familiar with the franchise and those who are not can still enjoy it.
Vampire: The Masquerade: Walk in Hate #1 is available from Titan Comics November 11, 2o26. It is issue #1 of 4.
