Jose Gonzalez Vampirella Art Edition

by Archie Goodwin, T. Casey Brennan, Steve Englehart

Celebrate the extraordinary work of Jose Gonzalez, an unparalleled master of horror illustration, with this gorgeous hardcover collection, presenting for the first time actual storyboard artwork spanning his years as the preeminent Vampirella artist! Eleven captivating and creepy tales appear in their entirety, stories ranging over ten years from Vampirella Magazine #15 (January 1972) to issue #112 (March 1983). Scanned in high-resolution color and printed at original size, Jose Gonzalez's Vampirella Art Edition preserves every detail of the artist's meticulous skill and hard work, a true treasure for longtime Vampi fans.

Includes the following Jose Gonzalez Vampirella stories in their completion:

Vampirella #15: "The Resurrection of Papa Voudou", written by Archie Goodwin
Vampirella #16: "...And Be a Bride of Chaos", written by Archie Goodwin
Vampirella #19: "Shadow Of Dracula", written by T Casey Brennan
Vampirella #21: "Slithers in the Sand", written by Steve Englehart
Vampirella #23: "The Blood Queen of Bayou Parish", written by Steve Englehart
Vampirella #27: "Return Trip?", written by Josep Toutain
Vampirella #28: "Curse of the MacDaemons", written by Mike Butterworth
Vampirella #37: "She Who Waits", written by Archie Goodwin
Vampirella #61: "An Eye for an Eye", written by Bill DuBay
Vampirella #108: "Spawn of the Star Beast 6", written by Rich Margopoulos
Vampirella #112: "The Walker of Worlds", written by Rich Margopoulos

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

152 pages, Hardcover

First published May 25, 2016

About the author

Archie Goodwin was an American comic book writer, editor, and artist. He worked on a number of comic strips in addition to comic books, and is best known for his Warren and Marvel Comics work. For Warren he was chief writer and editor of landmark horror anthology titles Creepy and Eerie, and for Marvel he set up the creator-owned Epic Comics as well as adapting Star Wars into both comics and newspaper strips. He is regularly cited as the "best-loved comic book editor, ever."

Reviews

[Unai · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

So I picked up this whole collection of Vampirella comics through a charity site. i’ve read some of the comics throughout the many years of them being published, but never learned much of the history of them. In this first collection that I chose to read, it’s all work from the artist Jose Gonzales. The first few pages give a bit of history on him and Insight into his career. It’s kind of amazing to learn what he has done and his style of work. Reading through this disjointed set of stories gives you a view of some of the variety of tools that he used when creating his artwork. I’m actually interested in seeing his work from when he did stuff for Barbie for five years now. I think these are worth reading just for the artwork, if nothing else. It helps if you have an appreciation for quality art.

[Michael Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is no question in my mind that one of the main reasons for my attraction to the character of Vampirella is all the wonderful ways she has been illustrated over the years. Jose Gonzalez was not the first to depict the beauty from Drakulon, but he drew more than most and he was one of the best. This collection features some of his pen and inked interior art from over a decade of stories, displayed in a worthy oversized format akin to its original size. It’s the next best thing to owning the actual art itself (and much cheaper, too).

[Brian S · Rating 5 out of 5]

OVERALL RATING: 5 stars (9 out of 10)
Art: 5 stars
Writing Style/Quality: 5 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Pacing: 5 stars
Characterization: 3 stars
World Building: 4