Bloodborne Fans Waiting For a Sequel Need To Read the Graphic Novel

Fans of the critically acclaimed Bloodborne video game by FromSoftware who are itching to get back to Yharnam and go on The Hunt should read Titan’s graphic novel adaptation of the beloved game which will satiate anyone who is desperate for news about Bloodborne 2. There has been no updates about the hopeful sequel, so if players want to continue embarking on harrowing gothic quests then look no further, there are now 16 fully released Bloodborne comics depicting the Hunters, the Healing Church, Eileen the Crow, and the city’s battles against the blood-diseased beasts of Yharnam.

Bloodborne is an action role playing game similar (in some ways) to FromSoftware’s previous games Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls but has developed a rightfully rabid fanbase since its debut in 2015. With the only recent Bloodborne news being that it may be ported for PC gaming in 2022, there has been a severe lack of new content for devotees of the brutally violent and complex game. Bloodborne is known for having immensely complex lore, with much of it remaining unexplored in the game, but the graphic novels do deeper dives into the history of Yharnam, the Great Ones, Pureblood, and other major parts of Bloodborne canon.

Bloodborne: The Death of Sleep—written by Ales Kot (Zero, Wolf) with gorgeous art by Piotr Kowalski (Wolfenstein, The Witcher, The Dark Tower)—is published by the independent publishing company Titan and collects the first four issues of the graphic novel series. The official synopsis for the first run reveals the comic follows a nameless Hunter:

“Awakening in an ancient city plagued by a twisted endemic—where horrific beasts stalk the shadows and the streets run slick with the blood of the damned—a nameless Hunter embarks on a dangerous quest in search of Paleblood…his only escape from the endless Night of the Hunt…”

Bloodborne: The Death of Sleep follows two new characters, an unnamed androgynous Hunter and a bald child seemingly connected to Paleblood, in a companion story set before the events of the game that features new perspectives on yet unexplored lore. After the success of Bloodborne: The Death of Sleep, Titan released three follow up mini-series collecting the next 12 issues, titled Bloodborne: The Healing Thirst, Bloodborne: A Song of Crows, and Bloodborne: The Veil, Torn Asunder, all of which exist in the Bloodborne universe but follow different plots and characters.

Followers of the bloodthirsty game who are impatiently waiting more Bloodborne content should look no further, as the graphic novels explore the world of Yharnam in a way that the game may never be able to. Fans of detective stories should love Bloodborne: The Healing Thirst which follows Doctor Alfredius and Priest Clement as they attempt to investigate and uncover the horrifying mystery behind the outbreak of Ashen Blood, and the secretly insidious Healing Church. Anyone who is interested in the mysterious Hunter of Hunters Eileen the Crow should be sure to read Bloodborne: A Song of Crows which features Eileen as the main character and delves into her backstory. Finally, players who are interested in some of the street-level realities of living in Yharnam should read Bloodborne: The Veil, Torn Asunder which follows an army deserter who travels to Yharnam seeking forbidden knowledge before slowly falling into madness.

With all 16 issues of the Bloodborne comic companion series now published by Titan, it is the perfect time for devoted supporters of the franchise to start exploring the hidden secrets of Yharnam and its Hunters in a fresh medium. With the highly anticipated release of FromSoftware’s Elden Rings, which has been compared to Bloodborne and Dark Souls, in the near future fans of Bloodborne may soon have a new game to fill the Bloodborne-sized hole in their hearts. In the mean time, anyone who is craving more of FromSoftware’s Bloodborne content should definitely check out Titan’s Bloodborne graphic novel mini-series, starting with Bloodborne: The Death of Sleep.

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