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A review by capellan
Aliens/Vampirella by Corinna Bechko
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.