Allison Hartman Adams joins James Bacon and Chris Garcia in a wide-reaching look at everyone’s favorite Count and his nemeses in Journey Planet #86 – “Dracula Fiend & Foe”, available here.

They examine the enduring legacy of Bram Stoker’s novel, just in time for Samhain, as the evenings draw darker and the chill in the air mixes with the beautiful colors of the decaying falling leaves.

This issue takes a look at a plethora of aspects, including the wide variety of art and culture that represent Dracula, starting with a consideration of the cultural transformations of Dracula as an icon. The contributors present many perspectives, from poetry about Bela Lugosi, to the costumes of Coppola’s Dracula. 

The literary aspects are also important, and include a look at Bram Stoker’s Notes and the Rosenbach Museum, as well as why we need to stop calling it ‘Carfax Abbey.’

The issue features a number of interviews, including Dacre Stoker (Bram Stoker’s great grand-nephew), Tucker Christine (editor of Dracula Beyond Stoker) and Karim Kronfli (Re: Dracula voice actor).

Also included are radio plays, comic book interpretations, an essay on vampires in East Asia, and even Dracula recipes.

There’s art from Emily Odum (@cloverune; https://www.cloverune.com/), Autun Purser (https://www.apillustration.co.uk/) for the back cover, and Simon Adams (@simonadams77; https://www.simonadamsart.com/) for the front cover and internal illustrations. 

There was so much enthusiasm for this issue that the matter of Dracula and Mina will be split across two issues. A second issue, Journey Planet #87 “Mina – Dracula’s Destroyer,” will be released November 6, the final date in Stoker’s novel. 

Dracula has permeated our culture, and one can see how relevant Stoker’s works continue to be with the recent rediscovery of the long-lost Stoker short story, “Gibbet Hill” receiving worldwide attention. 

The Journey Planet team are all massive Dracula fans, as you’ll see from these pages. They hope that you’ll discover new versions of your favorite characters in this issue. 

Table of Contents

• Fiendish Love: Editor’s Note by Allison Hartman Adams
• Man, Wolf, Bat, Monster…Icon: The Cultural Transformations of Dracula by Josh Gauthier
• Dracula Movie Posters by Chris Garcia
• “Bela Lugosi” by Chuck Serface
• “Much to Learn from Beasts:” the Costumes of Coppola’s Dracula by Hannah Strom-Martin
• Myths and Mental Health: Journey Planet Interviews Author Dacre Stoker
• Eating Molecules With a Pair of Chopsticks: (Mortal) Food in Dracula by Amos Dunlap
• Stoker’s Gothic Heroine by Allison Hartman Adams
• The Last Voyage of the Demeter – Movie Review by Erin Underwood
• Sherlock Holmes v Dracula, A Play for Radio: Review by James Bacon
• Interview with a Vampire an Actor by Helena Nash
• “Like a Bolt From the Blue” – Bram Stoker’s Notes & the Rosenbach Museum by Allison Hartman Adams
• Dracula Beyond Stoker: Celebrating and Continuing the Legacy of Bram Stoker’s Novel by Editor Tucker Christine
• Dracula Beyond Stoker: Review by Chuck Serface
• Vampires in East Asia: A Evolution of Occidentalism by Arthur Liu
• Fiends of the Eastern Front: Review by James Bacon
• Tomb of Dracula – A Reader’s Guide by Helena Nash and Chuck Serface
• Please Stop Calling It Carfax Abbey: A Fan Rant by Allison Hartman Adams
• Dracula 2000 Review by Sarah G. Vincent
• Transylvanian Tabletop – 7TV: Dracula by Helena Nash
• The Enditorial – Part 1 – James Bacon 

Journey Planet #86 – “Dracula Fiend & Foe” — Download here.

[Based on a press release.]