Vampirella #20

Eric seems to have figured out a way to strike a balance between the Harris & Warren visions of Vampirella-- hope his replacement pays attention. The handling of the Dracula-Vampirella dynamic is much improved vs the sterile, duke-it-out meetings in the debut Worms arc. Sexual tension is back; Dracula treats Vampi with a degree of tenderness; and that decadent fat demon is an added delight. The return of the 3 demonesses is exciting, and the octopi creatures are interesting though a bit silly-looking (I remember Eric promising us alternating artists in an earlier post?! I guess Berkenkotter got tied up with the Dark Shadows cross-over). I'm starting to forget about Sofia, so some nod to that storyline needs to be brought up soon. All-in-all, another enjoyable issue.

[Guest]

The octopi are stricty for Japan merchandise
(And while the dialogue was a change to the usual clobber talk, even this can easily
get repetetive and shouldn't be overdone. Vampirella anyway thinks action speaks
louder than words...)

[rlvaugh]

Snort! Clobber talk.