Reviews
Vampirella Volume 1: Crown of Worms by Wagner Reis, Fabiano Neves, Eric Trautmann, Waltr Geovani
geese82's review against another edition
3.0
The book is good if you have been reading Vampirella for years, unlike a first timer like me. I am only familiar with Vampi, from those fantastic art from various artists contributing to the cover. This book actually got eye candy art from artists from Joe Mad to J Scott Campbell. The pacing of the story was kinda confusing, how did new supporting character became comfortable with the new change of her life within 4 pages? why was Vlad Dracula no so badass against a big threat? so many questions. I might read older Vampirella books before I continue with the current series
mistled's review against another edition
3.0
The strong prey on the weak, isn't that right?
How does it feel to be the prey, children?
If you're one of my friends, you're probably looking at that cover and thinking "Christopher, what are you reading? Couldn't you find something more sexist to read? /s" To which my reply would be "uhm... of course I could. Did you forget we're on the internet?"
But that cover isn't how Vampirella actually looks in this series. Instead, we get this:
The old school non-there outfit does make an appearance, but I'd have to explain plot to explain that, so 'eh'. It's kind of nice that, not counting the covers, which are all the old outfit, they were willing to not target the 13 year old boy market and actually let her wear jeans and a jacket. Sidenote, can you believe the outfit on the cover was created by a woman? Anywho...
This is the beginning of the 2011 reboot by Dynamite Entertainment and it is surprisingly good. Our story is set in a modern day city with vampires lurking the in shadows murdering people. Our hero Vampirella hunts vampires (and is a vampire herself, in case you don't know who the crap she is even though she's been around for over 50 years). While hunting down random vampires in the city, she stumbles upon an ancient evil threatening to destroy the world!
Of course.
Along the way she picks up a plucky human sidekick to give us readers someone to relate to. And Dr. Acula himself even makes an appearance, actually playing a major role in the plot.
There's nothing to fear, human. These are merely whelps...
...children that need reminding exactly who rules the night.
Of particular importance is that this feels like a world that is lived in. This isn't an origin story. Vampirella has been around for hundreds of years. Dracula is even older. They obviously have a past, but beyond passing mentions, they don't dwell on it beyond making it clear that she wants him to die. In fact, there is very very little in the way of flashbacks or info dumps, with the notable exception of one for her sidekick, but even that isn't until the very very end of the last issue in this volume.
I didn't come into this with high expectations, but it is certainly better than I was expecting. If vampires are your thing, you could do much worse.
livsliterarynook's review against another edition
2.0
I wasn't blown away by this graphic novel, I felt like the plot line was very jumpy and I was struggling to follow parts of it.
The random human girl who joined team with Vampirella seemed very odd and sudden.
The sexualisation of Vampirella is also unreal. It was a little disturbing how much the woman in this graphic novel have been sexualised. It's clearly aimed at a male audience, but it could have been far much better. I should have gathered by the cover, but I tried not to judge based on that alone.
Pretty disappointed.
The random human girl who joined team with Vampirella seemed very odd and sudden.
The sexualisation of Vampirella is also unreal. It was a little disturbing how much the woman in this graphic novel have been sexualised. It's clearly aimed at a male audience, but it could have been far much better. I should have gathered by the cover, but I tried not to judge based on that alone.
Pretty disappointed.
elenamarmiroli's review
2.0
L'unica parte interessante è arrivata circa a metà del libro ed è terminata prima che finisse. I quadrati con la narrazione sono tediosi e a livello grafico il libro non mi ha preso più di tanto.
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