Dampyr Speciale #1 (2008) Pages 7-8: The meddling monk

Is it a good idea to rob the grave of Vlad Dracula?

“Stealing Vlad the Impaler's corpse. Who else would have thought of it but you?”

“And the only way to do it was in the dead of winter... when there are few tourists and you can quickly escape on the frozen lake.”

“There's only one thing that doesn't add up, Mihail. Why is Dracula buried in a church? A monster like him...”

“Well...”

(A monk appears) “Vlad Tepes was the defender of Christianity. The one who opposed the Turks for the freedom of Romania. That's why he sleeps his eternal sleep in this monastery. Who are you to dare disturb him?”

“Who are we? We're the ones who'll bust your head, you old crow!”

“Mihail! No!”

“Ouch! If you meant to kill him, you're almost there, buddy.”

“He... he got on my nerves, with his sermon.”

“You're crazy.”

“So much blood. It's dripping into old Vlad's crypt.”

Clearly these thieves are more caught up in the modern mythology of Dracula than the Romanian historical figure of Vlad. The monk looks like John Rhys-Davies. The second panel has a particularly dramatic sound effect. No wonder the monk cam to investigate.