I’ve been a writer, an editor, an artist, a letterer, a proofreader, a copyeditor, a designer, and a publisher, but apparently I still don’t have enough to do, because as of today I’m also a reviewer of bad-girl comics, courtesy of the news site Comics for Sinners and its owner, Richard Boom! If you head on over to the site—which proudly displays its unabashed love for politically incorrect, scantily-clad female leads like the proverbial badge of honor—you can read my take on Dynamite Comics’ recently published Vampirella, Vol. 2 #1, written by Bram Stoker Award–winning author Nancy A. Collins (Sunglasses After Dark, Swamp Thing, Red Sonja).
If you’re familiar with my succubus character, Lorelei, then you know what sort of influence comics’ original vampiric bad girl has had on my writing, specifically when it comes to Lori. In fact, my critically acclaimed graphic novel Lorelei: Sects and the City (still available from online retailers and the StarWarp Concepts webstore) is my tribute to the Vampirella stories of the classic Warren era, with Lori taking on a cult of Elder God worshipers not unlike Vampi’s #1 enemy, the Cult of Chaos. Hell, I even got legendary Warren artists Ernie Colon, Tom Sutton (Vampi’s first artist), and cover painter Esteban Maroto involved, and received congratulatory notes from both James Warren and Vampi’s creator, Forrest J Ackerman!
With that in mind, and since this is both Vampirella’s 45th anniversary year and Lorelei’s 25th, who better than me (he said modestly) to give you an honest opinion of Vampi’s latest relaunch? Go check it out!
