(W) J. M. DeMatteis (A/CA) Kent Williams. Written by J.M. DeMatteis Art and cover by Kent Williams One of the most beautiful artistic achievements in comics is collected again! Telling the richly metaphorical tale of Blood* a young vampire* BLOOD: A TALE follows the endless cycle of life and death to find the seeds of redemption in a fever-dream of a dying king* love eternal* and a life of bloodlust.