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Bram Stoker's Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola, Mike Mignola, Roy Thomas

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vogelobre's review against another edition

4.0

I have not seen the movie this is based on, but I have read the original Dracula multiple times. I did not like many of the changes made to the story and characters. I think Lucy being overtly sexual from the beginning and Mina being in love with the Count/a reincarnation of his wife flattens these characters down and makes them less interesting. Many important and interesting character moments from the book were changed or dropped altogether. Overall the story felt rushed in comic format, I don't know if that's the fault of the comic writer or if the movie has the same problem. Based on story alone this would get 3 stars at most. The massive saving grace for this comic book is Mignola's fantastic artwork with Nyberg's delicious inks. I need to check out more of their stuff, they made flipping through these pages a delightful experience.

jonathancrites's review

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4.0

While reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula earlier this month, I came across this gem of a tie-in to Coppola’s film adaption from the early 90s. I always loved that adaption for some reason and this comic tie-in was written by comics legend Roy Thomas and drawn by none other than Mike
Mignola himself. I think I prefer this era of Mignola’s style -
he still makes use of striking shadows and negative space but also includes more detail than in his later work. Fun read, I would love to to see a version colored by Dave Stewart.

jaygonz770's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

unrealpunk's review

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4.75

This is a review of Dracula (a.k.a. Bram Stoker's Dracula) #1-4, the original 1992 four-issue miniseries from Topps. The storytelling is a bit rushed in a few places, so it helps if you already know the basic Dracula story, but we're all here for Mignola's art and in that respect, with an assist from the fantastic coloring, the book delivers on every level.