Writer – Lowell Cunningham
Artist – M.C. Wyman
Inker – Terry Pallot
Colours – Katy Llewellyn
Letters – Patrick Williams

The final issue of Subspecies at Eternity Comics comes with the resurrection of Radu by his mother and a few other demons. While they are not pleased that Radu failed in his task, they give him another chance to prove his worth. Elsewhere, Stefan and Mariah are on the road and headed to Rome in order to secure the Bloodstone, that magical rock which has the blood of the saints running through it and an item which will provide Stefan and his father Vladislas an alternative means to feed rather than on their subjects. Though they never expected the journey to be easy, both feelings of love and enemies dangerous make themselves known before long and threaten their goal’s accomplishment. All roads lead to Rome as it were and soon enough, Stefan is waiting for Mariah to get back with the Bloodstone as he cannot enter the holy grounds when Radu shows up, looking for a rematch. There is still a moment where it looks like Radu is going to convince Stefan to join him but it is only a moment and just when it looks like it is going to come to blows, Mariah arrives back with the Bloodstone and it is her that Radu lashes out at to get to Stefan. Lowell Cunningham writes a fun tale and overall, this has been a very enjoyable series though it is obviously not as good as the various movies. Joining him again for this last outing is M.C. Wyman who does a decent job on the art, the only downside is how little Radu looks compared to his counterpart on film and the horror which could have been a little darker tonally but still effective as it was. The book leaves it all open for a sequel which is nice to see though sadly, there would never be one – at least to this story. It would have been interesting to see the aftermath at Kronescu even though Cunningham let readers know what happened without actually showing it. As for Radu, he is not quite done with as it should be. The series, whether on screen or in print would be nothing without him, the man being a perfect villain. Altogether, good stuff and worth searching out for an easy afternoon read.

3.5 out of 5