First it was the recently relaunched Vampirella under the comic-review microscope; now it’s another bloodthirsty femme fatale: the Blood Queen! Over at the news site Comics for Sinners—which celebrates the scantily-clad heroines that always seem to outrage politically correct comic readers—you’ll find my review of Dynamite Comics’ recently published The Blood Queen #1, written by Troy Brownfield (Grimm Fairy Tales, Buck Rogers Annual) and illustrated by Fritz Casas (Queen Sonja, Red Sonja: Berserker). Go check it out!
And if you enjoy vampiric leading ladies, might I also suggest Carmilla, the most popular title in StarWarp Concepts’ line of illustrated classics? Written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Uncle Silas, In a Glass Darkly), this 19th-century novella has influenced generations of writers from Bram Stoker to Laurel K. Hamilton, and has been adapted for the screen many times, including Hammer’s The Vampire Lovers and Roger Vadim’s Blood and Roses. The StarWarp Concepts edition features exclusive illustrations by Eliseu Gouveia (The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1, Lorelei: Sects and the City).
To order a copy, either in print or e-book formats, visit the Carmilla product page for the sales links.
Which of comics’ bad-girl adventurers is next on the review list? How about a certain princess of Mars? Stay tuned for details!
