In this review of Operation: Iron Coffin #2, Dracula’s battle continues as he demands to know how in the hell he even has any children remaining.
Operation: Iron Coffin #2
Writer: Kenny Porter
Art and Main Cover: Tyrell Cannon
Variant Covers: Juan Ferreyra, Edison Neo
Page Count: 40 pages
Release Date: 8/26/2026
This review contains spoilers
The captain’s trying to get in touch with Dracula, who’s still up to his fangs in vampire-to-Nazi combat. There’s a flashback to Dracula trying to make amends with the Harkers, only to find that Mina’s ready to blast him straight to Hell, Jonathan’s dead from the stress of the possibility of his return, and their son Quincey…is actually willing to hear him out.
Quincey grew up to become this same captain that Dracula’s working with in the 1940s.
The fight’s raging on, and Dracula still claims there’s no way Hazel and Ivy are his kids. He finally takes down his opponent, gets back to Quincey…only for Hazel and Ivy to butt in on that radio frequency to tell him that if he wants more answers, he’ll have to get through the next opponent as they ramp up the train’s speed.
This next opponent is a heavily-armed guy that keeps taunting Drac about how he knows about his death and resurrection. And he’s stuck in the past…This guy gets lit up by Drac signaling for the Royal Air Force.
Having taken a bit of damage, Dracula gets back inside of the train to feed. It’s also pointed out that the mother of Hazel and Ivy was a tavern girl named Hilda (who they’d killed themselves). Dracula tells Quincey that he’ll do everything he can to kill these two, but not to let that train reach its destination for anything…
Right before he meets his next opponent: a HUGE heavily-armored guy.
So getting right into the artwork right off the bat, I’m loving the action sequences in this story. We’ve got a beautiful intensity to it all, and one can practically hear an epic soundtrack blaring as Dracula lays waste to his enemies.
A highlight for me would have to be when he signals to a Royal Air Force plane. The posing for that panel is dramatic, and honestly, perfect for this moment. He knows he’s about to rain hell upon this big, crazy-eyed guy that wants him dead.
For that matter, also enjoy the designs for the various opponents Dracula’s facing. Each one feels more insane than the last. That first one after the uber-religious type looks like he’s hopped up on enough of something that he thinks he can see the future. His eyes look that unhinged, and take on a look of utter terror once the RAF gets involved.
Also loving that we’ve got some sci-fi elements in addition to the fantasy-horror, like with the boosters added to the train, the virus the twins are looking to spread…
But also, there’s something that strikes me as just a teensy bit amusing about the fact that Dracula would probably be all over a paternity test were one offered. He’s quite firmly in denial over having kids in the first place. The fact that his kids are both Nazis probably doesn’t fill him with a great deal of pride.
I also loved the flashbacks. Mina, understandably, would rather not forgive Dracula for what he did to her, Jonathan, and everyone in the original story. And then we meet her and Jonathan’s son. Appreciate that he was named after family friend/Texan Quincey. It’s a wonderful nod to one of the original characters, and it ties in beautifully to the two of them in the 1940s.
But also, a nice subtle visual foreshadowing in that flashback where we see Hilda. Take a good look at her face, then at Hazel and Ivy, and it’s clear that they’re related even before the proper reveal. She has that same face, and I dig that attention to detail.
Final Thoughts
Operation: Iron Coffin #2 continues this wonderfully bonkers title with lots of blood. Some wonderful action, and digging the backstory. Can’t recommend it enough.
