Fiends of the Eastern Front

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.

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

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, ISBN 1-904265-64-2)
 * "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
 * "Costanta", written by Ian Edginton, art by Tiernen Trevallion, in 2000 AD #2201-2211, September-December 2020
 * "1963" written by Ian Edginton, art by Tiernen Trevallion, in 2000 AD #2273-2285, March-June 2022
 * "Fiends of West Berlin", written by Karl Stock, art by Warren Pleese, in 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2022
 * "Fiends of the Western Front: Wilde West", written by Ian Edginton, art by Warren Pleese in 2000 AD #2310, November 2022

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:
 * Operation Vampyr (December 2005 ISBN 1-84416-274-5)
 * The Blood Red Army (April 2006, ISBN 1-84416-325-3)
 * Twilight of the Dead (August 2006, ISBN 1-84416-384-9)
 * Fiends of the Rising Sun (July 2007, ISBN 1-84416-494-2)

The first three books were collected in one volume, Fiends of the Eastern Front (672 pages, February 2007, ISBN 1-84416-455-1)

The novel Fiends of the Rising Sun deals with the same premise but with vampire samurai in the Pacific War.