Baltimore (comics)
Baltimore is an American horror comic book series created by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. The series originally began with an illustrated novel, "Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire" in 2007. It followed the story of Lord Baltimore's hunt of the vampire Haigus as told by his three friends, Doctor Lemuel Rose, Thomas Childress Jr., and Demetrius Aischros. The series is a part of Mignola and Golden's "Outerverse", a shared universe with "Joe Golem" and other titles such as "Lady Baltimore". Comics. In 2010 Dark Horse Comics began the comic series "Baltimore", following  Lord Baltimore's hunt for Haigus during the years the original novel skipped over. From the fifth volume onward, the comic's story has moved beyond the events of the original novel. "Baltimore" is a series of miniseries, with each miniseries having its own numbering, but each issue also has an ongoing overall numbering on the inside front cover. "Empty Graves" #5 is "NUMBER 35 IN A SERIES" and "The Red Kingdom" #1 is "NUMBER 37 IN A SERIES", implying there is a missing number 36. Collected editions. The comic book series has been collected in hardcover volumes. Only the  first volume has been published in paperback. The series will be collected in a pair of hardcover omnibuses, the second of includes a new story, "Monstrous", written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, art by Ben Stenbeck, colors by Dave Stewart, and lettering by Clem Robins. Film adaptation. New Regency optioned the rights to adapt "Baltimore" as a film in September 2007. The novel's authors wrote a screenplay, while David S. Goyer was set to direct. After a leadership change at New Regency, the studio abandoned the project, and the rights have reverted to the authors.