Vampirella Archives Volume Five

Vampirella Archives #5

by Bill Warren (Publisher)

More gems from the Vampirella Magazine #29-35, which have been locked away in a vault for over 35 years, are continuing to be unearthed from Dynamite Entertainment This volume collects more spine-tingling stories of unearthly femme fatales, mythical gods, and devilish demons. Vampirella, as always, headlines these tales as only Jose Gonzalez can render. She is joined by the magazine''s second most popular creation, Pantha, as she debuts in her own solo tales by Steve Skeates and Auraleon. Bernie Wrightson's first pro work appears in a two-page tale called the "Believer," as well as Richard Corben's senses-shattering stories in full color, plus historical glimpses of the comic industry with probably the first appearance of Vampirella in physical form when two Vampirella's stun 5,500 at the 1973 Comic Art Convention. This 300+ page collection features contributions by other top industry talent including Doug Moench, Jeff Jones, Esteban Maroto, and Ramon Torrents.

Genres: Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels, Supernatural, Adventure, Action

300 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 2011

About the author

Bill Warren was an American film historian and critic, one of the leading authorities on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films.

Librarian’s note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wonderful Silver Age B&W art collected in this volume. Vampirella is always a great entertaining read and treat for the eyes. Recommended

[Deacon D. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sexy horror from the 70's, featuring some legendary comic artists and writers. Good stuff!

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. The stories in this volume would be 3 stars, but the sexy art would be 4, hence the 3.5. Overall you have some really good art featuring the sexy Vampirella as well as the first appearances of Pantha, and also Fleur. However, you also have some silly and predictable stories mixed in as well. The volume runs hot and cold, as the stories seem to either be really good or really bad. That tends to be the story with the classic Vampirella magazine anyway, as a lot of camp is mixed in with the horror, but at times I think it's not intentional.

If you enjoyed the other Vampirella Archives then you'll enjoy this one as well. There's a LOT of reading here as the Archives are pretty thick volumes. If you like sexy black and white art, don't miss this one.

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked this, but didn't love it. The high point are the color Richard Corben and Jeff Jones stories. Many of the other stories can be a bit dull. Almost all are beautifully illustrated and if you enjoy that stylized thin-line look from the 70's then this book is a must. That is, if you can get past some of the storytelling. Several stories are excellent, while the majority are just "OK".

[Todd Glaeser · Rating 2 out of 5]

The addition of garishly bright colors did not help most of these stories. There were a few exceptions, some early Corben stories for example.

[Robert Freese · Rating 4 out of 5]

More solid silver age horror comic goodness from Warren.