Fiends of the Eastern Front was a story published in the British comics anthology 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day and Carlos Ezquerra. The series mixed vampires into the general horror of the Eastern front. Plot A diary found with an unearthed skeleton casts new light on a lost piece of history from World War II. It belongs to a young German soldier who was stationed on the Eastern Front alongside a group of Romanian soldiers who always fought at night. Their true nature is soon revealed and when they change sides all Hell breaks loose. Characters German The Germans were: Hans Schmitt - The main Protagonist Karl Mueller - Hans' friend Inspector Brandt - A police officer in 1980 Germany Russian The Russians were: The Rabbi - An unnamed rabbi who performs the ritual The Golem - Created by the Rabbi to destroy Costanza and his Vampyr Jesf Charnosov - A member of SMERT KROFPEET The Vampyr (Blood Pack) The Vampires were: Hauptmann Costanza - Vampire leader Colonel Grant - An alias of Costanza's Corporal Gorgo - Costanza's chief Lieutenant Corporal Cringu - Costanza's loyal thrall Fourteen other unnamed Vampyr followers Bibliography They have appeared in their own series (the original run being released as a single volume by Rebellion Developments in June 2006 and a new series starting to coincide with this) as well as cropping up elsewhere and now feature in a series of novels. Comics Fiends of the Eastern Front: "Fiends of the Eastern Front", written by Gerry Finley-Day, art by Carlos Ezquerra, in 2000 AD #152-161, February–April 1980 (collected in hardcover, October 2005, ) "Stalingrad", written by David Bishop, art by Colin MacNeil, in Judge Dredd Megazine #245-252, May–December 2006) "1812", written by Ian Edginton, art by Dave Taylor, in 2000 AD #2100–2105, September 2018 "Fiends of the Western Front", written by Ian Edginton, art by Tiernen Trevallion, in 2000 AD #2111–2115, December 2018 - January 2019 Cameo appearances in other series Judge Dredd: "Helter Skelter" (with Garth Ennis; Carlos Ezquerra (1-7, 10-12) and Henry Flint (8-9), in 2000 AD #1250-1261, 2001) The Scarlet Apocrypha: "Red Menace" (with Dan Abnett and Carlos Ezquerra, in Judge Dredd Megazine #4.17, 2002) Fodder (with Hannah Berry and Dani K, in 2000AD Free Comic Book Day 2016) Novels Black Flame released a series of novels based on the series, all written by David Bishop: Fiends of the Eastern Front: