In
this haunting and sophisticated series, Renfield tells a tale of
madness as it delves into the story of the bug-eating prophet of Bram Stoker's
Dracula. In the original novel, Renfield was the insane inmate who
foretold the coming of the evil vampire and served somewhat as a disciple of
Dracula. This story explores not only the relationship of Dracula and Renfield
but the torment that Renfield felt as a man possessed by almost demonic
forces. Impassioned with the zeal of a religious fanatic, Renfield struggles
to grasp the overwhelming need to serve the darkness against his humanity.
Staying true to the original story in chronological order and events, the
comic story line focuses primarily prior to Dracula's actual arrival in
England.
As Renfield is slowly being consumed by the
madness because of the visions and voices that intrude upon his dreams and
nightmares, he must try to understand the mysterious message that his "master"
or "messiah" (Dracula) is asking of him. Upon discovering that Dracula is
offering him eternal life in exchange for servitude, Renfield comes to grasp
that in order for a being like Dracula to live, others must die. This includes
Mina Harker who Renfield reveres and this conflict throws Renfield into an
internal struggle of the darkness of immortality against his own humanity.
In
this haunting and sophisticated series, Renfield tells a tale of
madness as it delves into the story of the bug-eating prophet of Bram Stoker's
Dracula. In the original novel, Renfield was the insane inmate who
foretold the coming of the evil vampire and served somewhat as a disciple of
Dracula. This story explores not only the relationship of Dracula and Renfield
but the torment that Renfield felt as a man possessed by almost demonic
forces. Impassioned with the zeal of a religious fanatic, Renfield struggles
to grasp the overwhelming need to serve the darkness against his humanity.
Staying true to the original story in chronological order and events, the
comic story line focuses primarily prior to Dracula's actual arrival in
England. 