Ham Helsing #1: Vampire Hunter

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

The monster hunt is on! A rip-roaring graphic novel adventure about the latest in a famous family of vampire-hunting pigs, inspired by legendary monster slayer Van Helsing!

Ham Helsing is the descendant of a long line of adventurers and monster hunters—who don’t often live to rest on their laurels. Ham has always been the odd pig out, preferring to paint or write poetry instead of inventing dangerous (dumb) new ways to catch dangerous creatures.

His brother Chad was the daredevil carrying on the family legacy of leaping before looking, but after his death, it’s down to Ham. Reluctantly, he sets out on his first assignment, to hunt a vampire. But Ham soon learns that people aren’t always what they seem and that you need a good team around you to help save your bacon!

Series Overview: This is the first in a trilogy. The second and third installments are set to come in Summer 2022 and 2023, respectively.

About the Author

Rich Moyer is an award-winning independent animator who got his start as a newspaper cartoonist. Ham Helsing is his debut graphic novel. He is based in Denver, Colorado.

Author Residence: Denver, CO