Dynamite brings us Vampirella: Halloween Horror, the obligatory Halloween special with our beloved vampy. It’s written by Liam Johnson (Judge Dredd Megazine, Cadet Dredd) and illustrated by Jordan Michael Johnson (The Army of Darkness: Ash The Author).
Vampirella faces a mysterious enemy who targets homeless young boys and girls with troubled lives, ages them rapidly in a manner of seconds and makes them die of old age, supposedly "relieving" them from their pain. Drakulon's former inhabitant temporarily stops her usual vampire hunt to focus on this strange new entity.
A creepy, occasionally funny and sentimental short journey into Vampirella's emotional scars as well as her way of dealing with such a horrible past and overcoming it. Wonderfully tight and captivating storyline with enough horror imagery and emotional power to grab the reader.
Visually appealing and with likable characters that represent very precisely the poignant themes it deals with. Vampirella never runs out of possibilities for stories and the exact reverse of her this story features as the antagonist is a very intriguing idea that although could have gone even further perfectly showcases the philosophical conflict of the comic quite efficiently and in a very economic manner.
Recommended for a quick but enjoyable read this October.
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