I, Vampire 1
Reading this makes me recall some of the other vampire comics I've read recently. There's the 70s classic Tomb of Dracula and Curse of the Mutants, an X-Men/Dracula story. The first one was, is, a great vampire comic; the second one is a great X-Men comic but Dracula didn't show up very well there. I think the reason is the art. Curse of the Mutants had clean, fine, line art, while Tomb of Dracula, done by the late, great master of shadows Gene Colan evoked a truly vampiric mood. I'm happy to say that I,Vampire does the same. Whereas Colan did great shadow work, Andrea Sorentino has thick, moody inks; evoking the perfect atmosphere for a vampire tale.
Easily the most fearsome single panel in this comic is when a subway train stops, the doors slide open, and outside are vicious vampires about to board. The next panel is a shot from the outside of the train only vaguely showing a tremendous amount of blood and violence going on inside. Truly terrifying. This comic is about a vampire takeover bid of humanity. It's bound to fail of course, I, Vampire, isn't set in some Elseworlds universe; it shares real estate inside the new DC - the JLA will make short work of these creatures. Still, it's a great moody comic when you're in the mood for vampires.
Posted by Pete Albano - February 3, 2012
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