{"id":2652,"date":"2008-12-09T05:22:16","date_gmt":"2008-12-09T05:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=2652"},"modified":"2008-12-08T20:29:36","modified_gmt":"2008-12-08T20:29:36","slug":"vampirella-a-scarlet-thirst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2008\/12\/09\/vampirella-a-scarlet-thirst\/","title":{"rendered":"Vampirella: A Scarlet Thirst"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Vampirella\"<\/a>
Vampirella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By various (Harris Comics)
\nNo ISBN:<\/p>\n

Vampirella<\/strong> was the third title in Jim Warren’s burgeoning comic magazine empire. Issue one was released in September 1969 and starred a sexy alien vampire as well as a selection of short horror tales aimed at an older audience. The series ran until 1983, a soft-core, tongue-in-cheek horror romp, which ranged in quality from appalling to brilliant depending upon which of a simply vast pool of creators was working on the feature. After the collapse of Warren’s company the property languished until revived by Harris Comics and Dark Horse.<\/p>\n

During the 1990s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bad Girls\u00e2\u20ac\u009d comics fad she was appeared in a veritable deluge of series and miniseries, and from that time comes this quirky collection of yarns culled from the pages of the Warren back catalogue. ‘Vampire of the Nile’<\/em> leads off, written by Flaxman Loew and brilliantly illustrated by the great Jose Ortiz, which reveals that the sexy bloodsucker is the reincarnation of the legendary Cleopatra.<\/p>\n

A two part tale from #71 and 72 follows, both written by Bill Dubay, with art from Jose Gonzalez. ‘The Case of the Connected Clowns and the Collector’<\/em> and ‘The Beauty and the Behemoth’<\/em> find Vampirella among the modern glitterati of Hollywood, in a far more comedic tale of madmen and monsters. Right on their tail comes two shorts from #83.<\/p>\n

Low and Gonzalez crafted both the gory ‘The God of Blood’<\/em> and its tragic sequel ‘The Betrothed of the Sun-God!’<\/em> before deferring to Rich Margopoulos and Rudy Nebres who produced the satanic thriller ‘Bracelets, Demons and Death’<\/em> in #92 and the robotic adversary known as ‘Death Machine’<\/em> in #94.<\/p>\n

Vampi is a science-based vampire trapped on Earth, usually battling supernatural menaces, and in #95 and #96 she deals with two of the worst sorts in ‘A Plague of Vampires’<\/em> and ‘The Hound of Hell’<\/em>, also by Margopoulos and Nebres. This slim tome concludes with a desperate hunt for a supernatural serial-killer in ‘A Feast of Fear’<\/em> by Margopoulos and Gonzalez.<\/p>\n

Eccentric and never overly serious the original run of blood-drenched yarns won many devoted fans, more for the incredible European-styled black-and-white art than the scripting, and his scarce but worthwhile collection is a perfect example of just why. Perhaps without the excesses of a comics publishing frenzy to fuel hysteria, the time’s now right for a serious definitive collection, and as long as I’m wishing, a compendium of those marvelous painted covers that graced each issue as well\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 & \u00c2\u00a9 1993 Harris Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By various (Harris Comics) No ISBN: Vampirella was the third title in Jim Warren’s burgeoning comic magazine empire. Issue one was released in September 1969 and starred a sexy alien vampire as well as a selection of short horror tales aimed at an older audience. The series ran until 1983, a soft-core, tongue-in-cheek horror romp, … <\/p>\n

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