Lilith: Blood & Burlesque Brings Corin Howell’s Sapphic Horror Hit Back to Vault Comics
Lilith is back, and her next chapter is bringing demons, desire, burlesque, bookstore chaos, and complicated feelings to comic shops this October.
Vault Comics has announced Lilith: Blood & Burlesque, a brand-new series from creator Corin Howell, joined by colorist Warnia Sahadewa and letterer Haley Rose-Lyon. The new series continues the story of Lilith and Penny as they try to repair the damage from the first chapter while searching for a way to send Lilith home.
Of course, nothing is simple when your lead character is a man-eating immortal demon banished from a hell-like dimension.
Corin Howell’s Lilith Returns
The original Lilith series became one of Vault’s standout horror titles, blending supernatural romance, stylish character work, dark comedy, and sapphic tension into a book that quickly built a passionate following.
Before the comic launched, Lilith had already become a major social media phenomenon through Howell’s illustrations. Those images helped turn the character into one of the most recognizable original illustrated figures online, and Vault’s 2024 comic series expanded that popularity into a full narrative.
Now, Lilith: Blood & Burlesque picks up shortly after the end of the first chapter.
Howell describes the new series as a story where Lilith’s journey home hits a major snag when Penelope’s bookstore ends up in trouble. That leads to sexy pinup calendars, pink princess pilates, old faces from Lilith’s past, demon dogs, and a massive masked monster butler. But the real challenge may be more emotional than supernatural: Lilith has to face her growing feelings for Penelope.
For more on the announcement, Smash Pages covered the return of Corin Howell’s Lilith.
What Is Lilith: Blood & Burlesque About?
Lilith: Blood & Burlesque #1 brings back everyone’s favorite man-eating demon as Penny’s bookstore is still recovering from a monster attack.
With repairs needed, Michael suggests a fundraising idea that is very on-brand for the series: a sexy calendar. Meanwhile, Lilith and Penny continue translating the book that could help Lilith return to her home dimension.
That creates the central tension of the series. Penny may be helping Lilith, but she still does not fully know Lilith’s true motive or true nature. That secret becomes even harder to hide when a sinister and seductive pair from Lilith’s past appears at a burlesque show.
The setup gives Blood & Burlesque everything that made the first series work: horror, humor, romance, monsters, secrets, and emotional danger.
Why New Readers Should Watch This Series
New readers can jump into Lilith: Blood & Burlesque because the premise is easy to understand.
Lilith is an immortal demon banished from her home. She has been hiding on Earth as a model while secretly preying on humans. Then she meets Penelope, a kind bookstore owner with a mysterious tome that may hold the key to sending Lilith back where she belongs.
That is a strong horror-romance hook. One character wants to go home. One character may be falling for someone dangerous. One secret could ruin everything.
For readers who enjoy sapphic horror, supernatural romance, demons, bookstore settings, stylish character drama, and monster-filled comedy, this is a series worth putting on the radar.
Comic Crusaders also has more on Lilith: Blood & Burlesque and its Vault Comics launch.
The Creative Team
Lilith: Blood & Burlesque is created and written by Corin Howell, who returns to the character after the success of the original series.
Warnia Sahadewa joins as colorist, bringing the series’ red, pink, black, and horror-glam energy to life. Haley Rose-Lyon handles lettering, helping shape the book’s timing, humor, emotion, and supernatural tension on the page.
The preview pages show exactly why the character clicked with readers. Lilith’s design has instant visual appeal, but the emotional beats with Penny add more than style. The book plays with desire, awkwardness, vulnerability, and danger in a way that makes the relationship feel central to the horror.
For more Vault coverage, visit Comic Book Addicts’ Vault Comics section.
Variant Covers and Collector Appeal
Lilith: Blood & Burlesque #1 will launch with a strong lineup of variant covers from major artists, including Mirka Andolfo, Suspiria, Luana Vecchio, Chloe, Garth Graham, and more.
That cover lineup should make the debut issue especially appealing for collectors. Lilith already has a strong fanbase from social media and the first comic series, and the new title’s burlesque-horror theme gives artists a lot of room to create memorable variants.
The main cover also immediately sells the tone: glamour, blood, skulls, sharp style, and a demon who knows exactly how to own the spotlight.
Daily Dead also spotlighted the series in its horror highlights coverage for Lilith: Blood & Burlesque.
Comic Details
Title: Lilith: Blood & Burlesque #1
Publisher: Vault Comics
Creator/Writer/Artist: Corin Howell
Colorist: Warnia Sahadewa
Letterer: Haley Rose-Lyon
Genre: Sapphic Horror, Supernatural Romance, Dark Comedy
Release Window: October 2026
Main Characters: Lilith, Penelope/Penny
Variant Artists Include: Mirka Andolfo, Suspiria, Luana Vecchio, Chloe, Garth Graham, and more
Comic Book Addicts Take
Lilith: Blood & Burlesque looks like a smart continuation of one of Vault’s most visually recognizable horror properties.
The first series worked because it had more than a strong character design. It had a clear emotional hook. Lilith is dangerous, charming, funny, and monstrous, but her connection with Penny makes the story more complicated than a simple demon-on-Earth setup.
This new chapter appears ready to push that tension further. Penny’s bookstore is in trouble. Lilith’s way home may be within reach. Old enemies are coming back. And Lilith’s biggest problem may be that she actually cares.
That mix of supernatural danger and messy emotion is exactly why this series stands out.
Final Thoughts
Lilith: Blood & Burlesque brings Corin Howell’s fan-favorite demon back with a bigger stage, a sharper emotional hook, and plenty of stylish horror energy.
The new series promises bookstore repairs, pinup calendars, burlesque danger, demon dogs, old faces from Lilith’s past, and the growing question of what happens when Lilith’s true nature is finally exposed.
For longtime fans, this is the return they have been waiting for. For new readers, it is a strong chance to discover one of Vault’s most stylish and personality-driven horror series.
Lilith: Blood & Burlesque #1 arrives in comic shops this October from Vault Comics.
Join the Discussion
Are you picking up Lilith: Blood & Burlesque #1 from Vault Comics? Are you here for the sapphic horror, the demon drama, the burlesque chaos, or the Lilith and Penny romance?
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