Fiends of the Eastern Front

*Fiends of the Eastern Front*
Fiends of the Eastern Front
	Cover of Fiends of the Eastern Front (2005), hardcover collected edition, art by Carlos Ezquerra
Created by	Gerry Finley-Day; Carlos Ezquerra
Publication information
Publisher	IPC; Rebellion Developments
Schedule	Weekly; Monthly
Title(s)	2000 AD #152-161; Judge Dredd Megazine #245-252
Formats	Original material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s) 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine.
Genre	War; Vampire;
Publication date	February–April 1980; May–December 2006
Creative team
Writer(s)	Gerry Finley-Day; David Bishop
Artist(s)	Carlos Ezquerra; Colin MacNeil
Letterer(s)	; Colin MacNeil;
Editor(s)	Steve MacManus; Matt Smith
Reprints
	Collected editions
Fiends of the Eastern Front	ISBN 1-904265-64-2

Fiends of the Eastern Front was a story published in the British comics anthology 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day and Carlos Ezquerra. The series mixed vampires into the general horror of the Eastern front.

Plot[]

A diary found with an unearthed skeleton casts new light on a lost piece of history from World War II. It belongs to a young German soldier who was stationed on the Eastern Front alongside a group of Romanian soldiers who always fought at night. Their true nature is soon revealed and when they change sides all Hell breaks loose.

Characters[]

German[]

The Germans were:

Hans Schmitt - The main Protagonist
Karl Mueller - Hans' friend
Inspector Brandt - A police officer in 1980 Germany

Russian[]

The Russians were:

The Rabbi - An unnamed rabbi who performs the ritual
The Golem - Created by the Rabbi to destroy Costanza and his Vampyr
Jesf Charnosov - A member of SMERT KROFPEET

The Vampyr (Blood Pack)[]

The Vampires were:

Hauptmann Costanza - Vampire leader
- Colonel Grant - An alias of Costanza's
Corporal Gorgo - Costanza's chief Lieutenant
Corporal Cringu - Costanza's loyal thrall
Fourteen other unnamed Vampyr followers

Bibliography[]

They have appeared in their own series (the original run being released as a single volume by Rebellion Developments in June 2006 and a new series starting to coincide with this) as well as cropping up elsewhere and now feature in a series of novels.

Comics []

Fiends of the Eastern Front:
- "Fiends of the Eastern Front", written by Gerry Finley-Day, art by Carlos Ezquerra, in 2000 AD #152-161, February–April 1980 (collected in hardcover, October 2005, ISBN 1-904265-64-2)
- "Stalingrad", written by David Bishop, art by Colin MacNeil, in Judge Dredd Megazine #245-252, May–December 2006)
- "1812", written by Ian Edginton, art by Dave Taylor, in 2000 AD #2100–2105, September 2018
- "Fiends of the Western Front", written by Ian Edginton, art by , in 2000 AD #2111–2115, December 2018 - January 2019

Cameo appearances in other series[]

Judge Dredd: "" (with Garth Ennis; Carlos Ezquerra (1-7, 10-12) and Henry Flint (8-9), in 2000 AD #1250-1261, 2001)
: "Red Menace" (with Dan Abnett and Carlos Ezquerra, in Judge Dredd Megazine #4.17, 2002)
Fodder (with Hannah Berry and , in 2000AD Free Comic Book Day 2016)

Novels[]

Black Flame released a series of novels based on the series, all written by David Bishop:

Fiends of the Eastern Front:
- Operation Vampyr (December 2005 ISBN 1-84416-274-5)
- The Blood Red Army (April 2006, ISBN 1-84416-325-3)
- Twilight of the Dead (August 2006, ISBN 1-84416-384-9)
- Fiends of the Rising Sun (July 2007, ISBN 1-84416-494-2)

The first three books were collected in one volume, Fiends of the Eastern Front (672 pages, February 2007, ISBN 1-84416-455-1)

The novel Fiends of the Rising Sun deals with the same premise but with vampire samurai in the Pacific War.

References[]

Fiends of the Eastern Front at Barney
Fiends of the Eastern Front at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

External links[]

Review of the trade paperback, 2000 AD Review