Over at the news site Comics for Sinners, hot on the heels of my review of Vampirella, Vol. 2 #4 comes my review of Vampirella, Vol. 2 #5, currently available from Dynamite Entertainment. Writer Nancy A. Collins (Sunglasses After Dark, Red Sonja) and artists Patrick Berkenkotter (Dynamite’s Project: Superpowers) and Dennis Crisostomo (Marvel’s Emma Frost), continue Vampi’s world tour to drink the blood of legendary vampires, as she tries to avoid being possessed by the spirit of Lady Umbra, sister/lover of the mad god, Chaos. This time Vampi heads first to the Republic of Serbia, then to Transylvania, where she confronts the king of the Nosferatu—who’s also her half-brother!
And if sexy monster hunters are your thing, then you should definitely check out Heartstopper: The Legend of La Bella Tenebrosa, StarWarp Concepts’ free three-issue series about Sebastienne “Annie” Mazarin, a 400-year-old, shape-changing huntress who crosses paths with a rock-star incubus hungry for her soul. Originally published in 1995 during the height of comics’ notorious “bad girl era,” these comics are written by Steven A. Roman (that’s me), and illustrated by Uriel Caton (JSA Annual), Holly Golightly (School Bites), and David C. Matthews. (Annie, by the way, currently costars in the young adult novel series The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, acting as mentor to the teen monster hunter.)
Visit the Heartstopper product page and start downloading today! (Did I mention all three issues are free?)
