DC vs. Vampires gives Jayna, one of the Wonder Twins, a power upgrade in the heroes' fight against the creatures of the night.
Written by James Tynion IV and Matthew Rosenberg with art by Otto Schmidt and Daniele Di Nicuolo, Issue #8 of the series sees Supergirl, Steel and Black Manta traveling to Australia by boat when they are set upon by vampire Aquaman's forces. The whole world is looking for Supergirl, both vampires and humans, being that Kara Zor-El represents one of the last symbols of hope for humanity. Right as an Atlantean vampire is about to kill Kara though, a tiger made of water bursts out of the soldier, killing him. The water tiger is none other than Jayna, flexing her new powers obtained from her late brother in the series.
After first appearing in the episode "Joy Ride" from The All-New Super Friends Hour television cartoon, Zan and Jayna aka the Wonder Twins made their comic book debut in Super Friends #7 from 1977. The brother-sister duo were created by Norman Maurer, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and they possess shape-shifting abilities when they make physical contact and say the words "Wonder Twins powers, activate!" While Zan can turn into various forms of water, Jayna has the ability to transform into any animal, but DC vs. Vampires #8 shows that she now has the Wonder Twins' respective powers combined.
Zan was one of the first casualties of DC vs. Vampires. After Green Lantern Hal Jordan revealed himself to be a vampire to Zan and Andrew Bennett in the series' first issue, he trapped the Wonder Twin in a giant blender construct and turned the energy appliance on. After disposing of Zan's remains, all that Batman and Jayna were able to recover of Zan was a finger, which Jayna now wears around her neck in the vampire apocalypse. However, it is unclear if physical contact with the finger or the absence of her brother entirely is what allows Jayna to now take the watery forms of animals.
DC vs. Vampires reimagines the DC Universe into one where both prominent heroes and villains have been replaced by bloodsucking monsters. While the first half of the 12-issue limited series focuses on the Bat Family and allies trying to prevent the vampire apocalypse, the latter half explores the ramifications of their failure and an Earth with blackened skies, controlled by the vampires following Vampire King Dick Grayson. The main series has expanded with spinoffs, specifically one-shots focused on Harley Quinn and Robin Damian Wayne, as well as a miniseries titled DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War.
DC vs. Vampires #8 is written by Tynion and Rosenberg with interior art by Schmidt and Nicuolo, colors by Schmidt and Pierluigi Casolino and letters by Tom Napolitano. Main cover art for the issue is done by Guillem March, with variant covers by Nathan Szerdy and John Giang. The issue is now on sale from DC Comics.
Source: DC Comics