Vampblade comics

Vampblade is a fictional comic book series set within the continuity of the actual Vampblade line of comic titles published by Action Lab Comics under their Danger Zone imprint.

Vampblade began publication in the early 1990s at the height of the indie "Bad Girl" comics scene. Young Katie Carva found herself immersed in these comics, which formed the basis for her personality in years to come.

As an adult, she began working at a comic book store in her home town of Detroit, Michigan known as Comic Planet. One day, a group of mobsters came into the store and murdered the owner. Apparently, the comic store had been a front for the mob's illicit ventures. Desperate to defend herself, Katie grabbed a hold of a pair of replica vampblades, which were based on weapons featured in the original comic series. Inspired by her childhood icon, Katie found herself mystically transformed into the leather and chains heroine of her youth, and fought against the mobsters, slaughtering them all.