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geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Aliens/Vampirella' by Corinna Sara Bechko with art by Javier Garcia-Miranda posed an interesting question for me. Could these two horror franchises actually meet up into a good story? The answer is mostly.
Humans have colonized Mars. As part of their digging, they unearth a long forgotten colony of Nosferatu that were on the planet long before humans. They decide to call in Vampirella the only vampire known to exist. The problem is that the ancient vampires aren't the only thing dwelling in the dark.
When Vampirella arrives, the investigation triggers the birth of the Xenomorphs. As the humans start to die off, even Vampirella is not safe from infection. There is a fight and flee and Vampirella even finds an ancient ally to help. Will the humans trust her long enough to save them?
It's a decent Aliens story. They are mindless killing machines who replicate and destroy. They do that well here. Vampirella is a bit of a different story. She comes across as a bit afraid to insult the humans. This is not the confident, almost arrogant, heroine I've come to know. It's a weird situation, but she has been in stranger and always seems in control. That's not the case here. The covers are all included, which feature Vampirella in her signature outfit, even though she doesn't wear such an impractical outfit in space.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dynamite Entertainment, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Humans have colonized Mars. As part of their digging, they unearth a long forgotten colony of Nosferatu that were on the planet long before humans. They decide to call in Vampirella the only vampire known to exist. The problem is that the ancient vampires aren't the only thing dwelling in the dark.
When Vampirella arrives, the investigation triggers the birth of the Xenomorphs. As the humans start to die off, even Vampirella is not safe from infection. There is a fight and flee and Vampirella even finds an ancient ally to help. Will the humans trust her long enough to save them?
It's a decent Aliens story. They are mindless killing machines who replicate and destroy. They do that well here. Vampirella is a bit of a different story. She comes across as a bit afraid to insult the humans. This is not the confident, almost arrogant, heroine I've come to know. It's a weird situation, but she has been in stranger and always seems in control. That's not the case here. The covers are all included, which feature Vampirella in her signature outfit, even though she doesn't wear such an impractical outfit in space.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dynamite Entertainment, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
helene0707's review against another edition
5.0
I don’t know what I expected when I saw the reviews. Probably a lot of fighting between my favourite Alien and Vampirella. Too much fighting. But guess what, I was wrong.
This collection actually has a plot. Vampirella is asked to join a crew on Mars to determine whether a contaminated part of the base is now safe. The crew is sceptical, but when they find something that obviously looks like Alien activity, things get heated.
What can you expect from a crossover like this one? This collection could only be silly. I mean Aliens... and Vampirella? But if you’re a massive Alien fan like me, have played the games and watched the movies, you’ll most likely get a 2-3 hours of entertainment out of this collection.
So why did I give it 5 stars? I had low expectations and I got surprised. Albeit silly, the plot is there. I can understand why people would find this collection bad, but I think they missed the point. Aliens/Vampirella was never meant to take itself seriously. It’s an adventure for fans.
I read this book on my Kindle in black/grey.
This collection actually has a plot. Vampirella is asked to join a crew on Mars to determine whether a contaminated part of the base is now safe. The crew is sceptical, but when they find something that obviously looks like Alien activity, things get heated.
What can you expect from a crossover like this one? This collection could only be silly. I mean Aliens... and Vampirella? But if you’re a massive Alien fan like me, have played the games and watched the movies, you’ll most likely get a 2-3 hours of entertainment out of this collection.
So why did I give it 5 stars? I had low expectations and I got surprised. Albeit silly, the plot is there. I can understand why people would find this collection bad, but I think they missed the point. Aliens/Vampirella was never meant to take itself seriously. It’s an adventure for fans.
I read this book on my Kindle in black/grey.
luchaandlattes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Gore
Moderate: Body horror
carroq's review against another edition
3.0
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Aliens/Vampirella is a crossover that is as ridiculous as it is horrifying. The creators play off the suspense built into the Alien franchise with some cool twists thrown in due to the vampires.
Humanity has established a base on Mars, which they discover is on top of a set of ruins. Vampirella is brought to the colony because the ruins appear to be from an ancient vampire race. When she takes a team into the ruins to learn about these vampires, they come across something much more terrifying.
There is a bit going on in this book. It certainly isn't boring by any means. The art is pretty cool too. As the search team uncovers more about the aliens and the vampires, things just get bigger and badder. The book plays into the tropes one would expect from these two series, but doesn't do much to break out of them.
One thing that bugged me is the way the humans are treating Vampirella. There is some inconsistency that could have been explained better. Perhaps being more familiar with her mythology would cover that. I enjoyed this book, but ultimately the combination just felt over the top to me and that feeling never really dissipated as the book went on.
Aliens/Vampirella is a crossover that is as ridiculous as it is horrifying. The creators play off the suspense built into the Alien franchise with some cool twists thrown in due to the vampires.
Humanity has established a base on Mars, which they discover is on top of a set of ruins. Vampirella is brought to the colony because the ruins appear to be from an ancient vampire race. When she takes a team into the ruins to learn about these vampires, they come across something much more terrifying.
There is a bit going on in this book. It certainly isn't boring by any means. The art is pretty cool too. As the search team uncovers more about the aliens and the vampires, things just get bigger and badder. The book plays into the tropes one would expect from these two series, but doesn't do much to break out of them.
One thing that bugged me is the way the humans are treating Vampirella. There is some inconsistency that could have been explained better. Perhaps being more familiar with her mythology would cover that. I enjoyed this book, but ultimately the combination just felt over the top to me and that feeling never really dissipated as the book went on.
lberestecki's review against another edition
4.0
This was silly and the connection between the franchises didn't necessarily make a lot of sense, but it was a fun story and I though the author wrote Vampirella well.
Received from NetGalley.
Received from NetGalley.
royallyreading's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I liked aspects of it...but ultimately this isn't the most compelling Aliens story and it certainly doesn't make me want to read more Vampirella. Needed more xenomorphs, needed more vampire elements....just needed more. Light fun, quick read, but not going to be my go-to Aliens (xenomorph-causing-chaos-fun) story.
capellan's review against another edition
3.0
I've long had a very jaundiced view of Vampirella. Even in an industry with a penchant for embarrassingly impractical cheesecake-y female outfits, her barely-there red leotard screamed "desperate PG-13 titillation". It's certainly thoroughly impractical attire for facing up to the acid-blooded Xenomorph horrors of the Alien franchise. So I went into this with low expectations indeed.
So I'm a little surprised to say that it's ultimately an OK Aliens comic. Despite the cover art, Vampirella wears practical attire in all but one panel of the actual comic, and the book makes no bones that 'I can drink your blood!' is a useless power against something whose blood will melt you skull. This is very much a book where Vampirella is just trying to survive. For fans of the character it might actually be an issue to see her so out-matched here, but I was on board with it.
I'm not a huge fan of the visual story-telling, though. I didn't find the art or the panel to panel flow of action to be especially strong.
So I'm a little surprised to say that it's ultimately an OK Aliens comic. Despite the cover art, Vampirella wears practical attire in all but one panel of the actual comic, and the book makes no bones that 'I can drink your blood!' is a useless power against something whose blood will melt you skull. This is very much a book where Vampirella is just trying to survive. For fans of the character it might actually be an issue to see her so out-matched here, but I was on board with it.
I'm not a huge fan of the visual story-telling, though. I didn't find the art or the panel to panel flow of action to be especially strong.
booknooknoggin's review against another edition
3.0
I got a copy of this from Netgalley for a fair and honest review. First I want to mention that I have never read any Vampirella before. I had seen the character before and knew she was a vampire. Of course everyone knows of the Aliens. I know that this versus is not a new thing either. At times I really didn't like this as it seemed kind of rushed...I wished that a little more effort had been put into setting up the main plot. In the end I was quite generous with my rating of 3 stars.
majorrawne's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0