Just over a decade ago, Elvira‘s ongoing comic book series came to an end, but ahead of Comic-Con International, Dynamite has revealed that Elvira is getting a comic book comeback, along with trading cards, posters, and other collectibles.
Cassandra Peterson debuted her Elvira persona all the way back in 1981, for her syndicated program, Elvira’s Movie Macabre. From there, Elvira took off and became a cultural phenomenon that includes two live-action feature films, numerous TV appearances, action figures, pinball machines, and of course, comic books. In 1986, Elvira was incorporated into DC’s House of Mystery; which became Elvira’s House of Mystery for 11 issues. In 1993, Claypool Comics subsequently published an ongoing Elvira series that ran for 166 issues.
The Claypool comics are actually the perfect road map for Dynamite to use in the new series. The stories in those comics recaptured the spirit of Elvira’s TV shows while putting the title character through her own misadventures. One of the reasons that series lasted so long is that Elvira is a pretty adaptable character and she fits in almost any setting.
