The comic was characterized by its extreme violence, with sadomasochism as a common theme and frequent scenes of violent sex.

Requiem Chevalier Vampire was Nickel's first editing job on comics, and found success in France.

Roughly 30,000 copies of each issue were published, and Nickel subsequently expanded, acquiring offices and a website, and recruited more artists including Adrian Smith and Franck Tacito.

To avoid total insanity during this process, Résurrection's residents are addicted to a drug based on black opium.

The protagonist is a German soldier during World War II named Heinrich Augsburg, who is killed on the Eastern Front facing the Soviet Army.

Nickel Editions: Glénat Editions: The series was translated into English and published in Heavy Metal between March 2003 and March 2012: They are collecting these stories in trade paperbacks (three to each volume): Panini Comics are also collecting the stories into trade paperbacks (two to each volume): The series is being translated into Dutch and the volumes are published by Prestige in the series "Requiem, de vampierridder" Claudia Chevalier Vampire is a separate story featuring Lady Claudia.