Vatican City by Mark Millar

At this point I’m 99% sure that the multiverse that we’ve read about in DC and Marvel comics over the years is real. Also Mark Millar has found a way to travel between multiple universes communicate with his doubles and swap ideas for comic books. It’s the only logical way I can explain one human being able to knock out hit after hit story.

Vatican City is very different to most of Marks previous works that I’ve read. It’s a very cool concept and one of those really fast paced series that feels like you’re watching a movie instead of reading a graphic novel.

It’s based in a world where vampires have been around for thousands of years and no want to take back the world they once controlled. They take the USA and most of Europe but one place is safe, yeah you guessed it they can’t step onto consecrated ground so the whole place is protected. It’s a great concept and I’m surprised nobody else has thought of doing something similar already. I think thats one of Millars superpowers though, he’s really creative and see’s things in a way most people wouldn’t even think of.

The first collected trade is three issues and pretty self contained and covers a lot of action, it’s not one of those books that needs to explain everyones back story, it jumps right into the detail of the story and as mentioned goes at a great pace.

The artwork and lettering are by the very talented Per Berg who previously worked on indie Earthbound which raised over $80k in a single crowd funder which is a major achievement. I can see Berg having a great future in comics going of the work in Vatican City alone. The way the art and story blend together as it does takes a lot of creative imagination and I’d love to read Earthbound and more of this work in the future.

You can now read Vatican City as volume collecting the three issues. Available here

Posted by Adi Mursec on October 21, 2025