Van Helsing Annual 2026 Blood Ties Cvr A Igor Vitorino back

For the first time, the origin of the vampire-hunting Liesel Van Helsing is revealed! In Victorian England, teenage Liesel Van Helsing has just begun learning to hunt, under the tutelage of her father, Abraham. But when she sneaks out to explore the streets of London in a solo mission, things quickly go awry and she nearly gets herself killed. Abraham, busy searching the world for Dracula, realizes he can't leave his daughter alone, so he sends her away to a close family friend, Anne Porter, to be safe...and to learn. Liesel quickly realizes that Anne is an engineering genius, who introduces her to technological wonders she has never seen before--weapons and tools that could make her a better hunter. But as Liesel learns and trains under a new mentor, she quickly discovers that the Van Helsing name makes her a target, and some of her family's deadliest enemies have found her....