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A review by carroq
Aliens/Vampirella by Corinna Bechko
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.