Now at the news site Comics for Sinners, you can read my review of Altered States: Vampirella, now on sale from Dynamite Entertainment. Written by Vampirella series scribe Nancy A. Collins (Swamp Thing, Sunglasses After Dark) and illustrated by Francesco Manna (Vampirella #100, Army of Darkness #1992.1), this one-shot special puts a 180-degree spin on Vampi’s 1960s origin as an outer space vampiress from a planet of bloodsuckers. In this situation, Ella is a human astronaut traveling from Earth to the planet of vampires—where the fluid in their veins isn’t blood, it’s life-giving water! Filled with small nods to Vampirella’s Warren Publishing past, it’s an “Elseworlds” take that should appeal to longtime fans. Head on over to C4S to read all about it.
Speaking of otherworldly bad girls, have you met StarWarp Concepts’ resident soul-stealing succubus, Lorelei? She currently stars in two critically acclaimed projects:
Lorelei: Sects and the City is a Mature Readers graphic novel in which Lori battles a cult of Elder God worshipers attempting to unleash hell on Earth. Basically a love letter to 1970s horror comics like Vampirella, Tomb of Dracula, and Satana the Devil’s Daughter, it’s written by yours truly, Steven A. Roman (Stan Lee’s Alexa, X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy), and illustrated by Eliseu Gouveia (Vengeance of the Mummy, Lady Death), Steve Geiger (Web of Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk), and Neil Vokes (Flesh and Blood, Fright Night). It also features a cover by legendary artist Esteban Maroto (Vampirella, Zatanna, Lady Rawhide) and a frontispiece by original Vampirella artist Tom Sutton (Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Werewolf by Night). It’s available in both print and digital editions, so visit the Lorelei: Sects and the City product page for all the ordering information, as well as sample pages.
Lorelei Presents: House Macabre is Lori’s debut as the hostess of a horror anthology comic. Behind that eye-catching cover by bad-girl artist supreme Louis Small Jr. (Vampirella, Vampirella/Lady Death), you’ll find stories by Steven A. Roman (yep, me again) and Dwight Jon Zimmerman (Iron Man, Web of Spider-Man). Art is provided by Uriel Caton & “Chainsaw” Chuck Majewski (Heartstopper: The Legend of La Bella Tenebrosa), Lou Manna (T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents), John Pierard (Graphic Classics: Horror Classics), and Juan Carlos Abraldes Rendo. It’s available in print for $3.99 (plus shipping) exclusively from the StarWarp Concepts webstore, and in digital form for $1.99 from DriveThru Comics and the SWC webstore. Visit the Lorelei Presents: House Macabre product page for all the ordering information, as well as sample pages
