Two of the biggest names in horror are meeting up to stop the apocalypse in Dynamite Entertainment’s new comic Elvira Meets Vincent Price. Elvira is considered one of the most—if not the most—famous horror movie host of all time. Vincent Price is well-known for his horror movie roles, like House on Haunted Hill, despite his acting talents appearing in other genres such as film noir and acting as Egghead on the Adam West Batman TV show from the 60s. This will be the first time the two meet in comic books.
The public figures of Vincent Price and Elvira have appeared in comic books individually before, though Elvira has appeared in more than twice as many as Vincent Price has. Most recently, Dynamite has been having the horror host star in her own comic book series Elvira Mistress of the Dark. Her longest-running comic book series, which spanned 166 issues, was published by Claypool Comics also under the name Elvira Mistress of the Dark. She also appeared in the DC Comics series Elvira’s House of Mystery, a spin-off from their House of Mystery series. Most of the Vincent Price-related comics were published by Bluewater Productions under the name Vincent Price Presents.
Dynamite Entertainment announced the beginning of their monthly series Elvira Meets Vincent Price and unveiled a variety of variant covers for the first issue on their website. In the series, Vincent Price’s ghost visits Elvira and enlists her help in stopping an approaching apocalypse, which involves finding a lost film. The book will be written by David Avallone (Bettie Page, Elvira Mistress of the Dark: The Omega Ma’am) with artwork by Juan Samu (Black Panther, Transformers), colors by Walter Pereyra (Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Grimm Fairy Tales presents Van Helsing vs. Dracula), and letters by Taylor Esposito (Grimm Fairy Tales, Red Hood & the Outlaws).
There will be four covers for the first issue of Elvira Meets Vincent Price, which are all pictured above. The artists featured include Dave Acosta (Elvira Mistress of the Dark, DRAGON) on the main Cover A, interior artist Samu on Cover B, a pin-up Cover C by John Royle (Spectacular Spider-Man Adventure, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero), and a photo of Elvira herself as Cover E. Avallone shared his excitement in Dynamite’s press release, saying: “Writing Vincent Price is a gift. On-screen and off, he’s an indelible character and it’s delightful to write in his ‘voice,’ just as it is to write in Elvira’s. He’s charming and elegant and hilarious… and as in real life, a perfect foil for Elvira. I recommend fans Googling their talk show appearances together.”
It will certainly be a gift to see the widely-considered most iconic horror movie actor and greatest horror host of all-time teaming up in comic book fashion. This team-up certainly makes more sense than when Price palled around with Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang, but will this crossover be just as fun as that was? Find out when the first issue of Elvira Meets Vincent Price hits comic book stores on August 4, 2021.
