(W) Charles Soule (A) Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque (CA) Will Sliney. The offer has been made; the offer has been accepted. In return for youth* freedom and magical power granted to them by the Shrouded College* three washed-up former astronauts will undertake a deadly mission to free nine vampire lords locked away in a prison orbiting the sun. Yesterday* the trio didn't believe vampires existed. Today* the countdown has begun.