Exclusive Preview: DRACULA’S BRUNCH CLUB reveals the vamp’s sweet tooth

Dracula may be one of the most legendary and terrifying vampires of lore, but in the new middle-grade graphic novel Dracula’s Brunch Club by Brian Gonsar and Keenan Gaybba, he also has a bit of a sweet tooth. Ahead of the book’s release, The Beat has an exclusive preview of this unique look into Drac’s love of baking.

Here’s the full synopsis for Dracula’s Brunch Club:

Count Dracula is not your average vampire. Well, sure, he’s undead, hates garlic, and will burn up in sunlight––but unlike other vampires, he has a knack for baking. And it’s his brunch club’s famous blood-orange-jelly donuts that give his fellow vampires the energy source they need to live forever. But when Transylvania experiences a mysterious jelly shortage, it allows his nemesis, Constantine, to swoop in and steal the brunch club—and the vampires’ loyalty—from Dracula. But it’s not just jelly donuts at stake. When townsfolk start to go missing, Dracula suspects Constantine has far more sinister motives lurking that could threaten everything vampires and humans have worked for. With the help of his chef and human friend, Elena, Dracula must find a new energy source before every vampire and human turns on him and he loses his coveted brunch club forever.

Check out interior art from the book below.

“I was always envious of the kids who carried around Goosebumps or other scary stories,” said Gonsar. “I wanted to read them too, but I didn’t love being scared. This book is here to remedy that. It’s a comedy in a spooky wrapper and manages to keep even the most intense situations light. A perfect combo for kids who want scary stories, but not actually to be scared.”

This non-scary take on Dracula also includes a foreword by Kevin Jonas.

Dracula’s Brunch Club will be available everywhere books are sold on August 26 from Oni Press.