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Requiem Chevalier Vampire (French for "Vampire Knight Requiem") is a Franco-British comic. The story is writen by Pat Mills (best known for his work on Judge Dredd) and the pictures are drawn by Olivier Ledroit (early tomes of the Black Moon Chronicles). The comics are published by Nickel Editions. To break into the French comic market was Pat Mills' dream - in order to do so he established his own comics editor in France, as Nickel Editions, with his associates Thomas Mundi and Olivier Ledroit. Mundi had previously founded the editor Zenda Editions. Requiem Chevalier Vampire was Nickel's first edited comics and found a comfortable success in France. The comic is characterised by its extreme violence and each issue is more daring and is darker than the previous one, sadomasochism is well common in this comic and there are several scenes of violent sex. There is a lot of humour in this comic, although it is full of cynism. About one edition is released a year.

Storyline

The story is set in a world called "Résurrection" that appears to be hell. In "Résurrection" people are re-incarnated into monsters according to the sins of their life. The lowest ranks are formed by zombies whilst vampires form the elite of the society and the ruling class. The more one was cruel in his life, the better he is rewarded on "Résurrection". There is therefore, no concept of justice in "Requiem Chevalier Vampire". "Résurrection" has a similar shape as our earth does, but everything appears to be the opposite than on earth. ELand has replaced the oceans while seas of perpetual fire occupies our known continents. People do not get older but are rejuvenating until they become foetus and ultimately are forgotten, their memory follows the same cycle and is "lost" as people get younger. In order to avoid madness and total loss of their mind in this process "Résurrection"'s residents are addicted to a drug based on black opium. People do not land on "Résurrection" in the same order than they died, Requiem died before Otto and Claudia but landed on "Résurrection" after them.

The hero is a German soldier during World War II named Heinrich Augsburg who is killed on the eastern front facing the Soviet Army. He is sent to "Résurrection" after his death and is attacked by a mob of robbers. During the confrontation he meets a vampire who calls himself Otto von Todt and befriends him. Otto reveals he is a vampire and explains that now Heinrich is became a vampire too. As story progresses, the hero discovers the world of "Résurrection", its peoples and politics. He is however only interested in retrieving a woman he loved during his lifetime and he knows by the name of Rebecca.

Races and factions

Vampires: the vampires are the ruling class of "Résurrection". They were the most cruel men and women during their lifetime. Examples of vampire Requiem comes to meet are: the Baron Samedi, Nero, Attila the Hun, Maximilien Robespierre, Aleister Crowley (named Black Sabbat)and Caligula. There are even more dangerous vampires, who are forced into an eternal coma by the others because of the danger they represent, such is the case of Adolf Hitler.

Ghouls: they were human who could have potentionally have done as much harm as the vampires did as human, however ghouls were convinced they are acting for the greater good. They became robbers and pirates on "Résurrection" and are in regular conflict with the vampires. Many of them are former nuns. They do not live in a particular state but in a flying city called "Aerophagia".

Lémures are innocent victims who were the human victims vampires killed during their lifetime. The only way they have to flee "Résurrection" is to "expirate" (kill) the vampire responsible for their presence on "Résurrection". They are types of ghosts that haunt vampires and torment what remains of their soul. To fight the vampires they took control of other species present like werewolves and centaurs.

Werewolves are the dead members of the inquisition. They look like human priests but they can become oversized werewolves. They are one of the very few species that can prove as strong as vampires do. Despite their huge powers they are mere scavengers and the lemures found a way to control them.

The Archeologists are the only faction on "Résurrection" to control human technology. They were scientists who designed disastrous weapons during their lifetime. They look like mummies and need to wear a skin to leave their sarcophagus, in order to do so they often flay members of other races alive and wear their skins as clothes.

Zombies form the majority of "Résurrection"'s population. They are common people who did little harm around them and form the lowest rank of societies. Vampires feed on them whilst archeologist wear their skins.

Publications

Résurrection
Danse Macabre
Dracula
Le Bal des Vampires
Dragon Blitz
Hellfire Club
Le Couvent des Sœurs de Sang
La Reine des Ames Mortes (to be published)

Claudia Chevalier Vampire

Claudia Chevalier Vampire is a different story featuring Lady Claudia. It takes place in the same world than "Requiem Chevalier Vampire" and adds new characters to the story. Pat Mills writes the story while pictures are drawn by Franck Tacito.

Publications

La Porte des Enfers
Femmes Violentes
Opium Rouge

External links

The editor's official website

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 * [[Ghouls]]: they were human who could have potentionally have done as much harm as the vampires did as human, however ghouls were convinced they are acting for the greater good. They became robbers and pirates on "Résurrection" and are in regular conflict with the vampires. Many of them are former [[nuns]]. They do not live in a particular state but in a flying city called "Aerophagia".
-* [[Lemure|Lémures]] are innocent victims who were the human victims vampires killed during their lifetime. The only way they have to flee "Résurrection" is to "expirate" (kill) the vampire responsible for their presence on "Résurrection". They are some kind of ghosts that haunt vampires and torment what remains of their soul. To fight the vampires they took control of other species present like werewolves and centaurs.
+* [[Lemure|Lémures]] are innocent victims who were the human victims vampires killed during their lifetime. The only way they have to flee "Résurrection" is to "expirate" (kill) the vampire responsible for their presence on "Résurrection". They are types of ghosts that haunt vampires and torment what remains of their soul. To fight the vampires they took control of other species present like werewolves and centaurs.
 * [[Werewolves]] are the dead members of the inquisition. They look like human priests but they can become oversized werewolves. They are one of the very few species that can prove as strong as vampires do. Despite their huge powers they are mere scavengers and the lemures found a way to control them.
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 * The [[Archeologists]] are the only faction on "Résurrection" to control human technology. They were scientists who designed disastrous weapons during their lifetime. They look like [[Mummy|mummies]] and need to wear a skin to leave their sarcophagus, in order to do so they often flay members of other races alive and wear their skins as clothes.
-* Zombies form the majority of "Résurrection"'s population. They are common people who did little harm around them and form the lowest rank of societies. Vampires feed on them when archeologist wear their skins.
+* Zombies form the majority of "Résurrection"'s population. They are common people who did little harm around them and form the lowest rank of societies. Vampires feed on them whilst archeologist wear their skins.
 == Publications ==