Vampirella/Army Of Darkness

Army of Darkness

by Mark Rahner, Jethro Morales (Penciller)

Horror icons from two universes collide as Ash Williams, the chainsaw-armed Chosen One of the small and big screen, crosses paths with the supernatural superheroine Vampirella in a story set during the events of the cult classic film, Army of Darkness!

When Ash misspoke the incantation to acquire the Necronomicon, an unholy book written in blood, the spell ripped Vampirella - a force for good, despite her blood-hungry fangs - from her own time and back to 1300 AD. Infected by Deadite magic, she stalks the halls of Lord Arthur's castle, unable to control her thirst. Even if that time-lost chucklehead Ash can free her of the demonic mutation, can he convince his allies - primitive screwheads that they are - that she shouldn't be burned at the stake?

"An epic clash between the iconic figures of Ash and Vampirella... Downright groovy!" - Horror News Network

"Jett Morales' art does full justice." - Multiverse Magazine

"Dynamite seems to have really taken a shine to two of cult pulpdom's fan favorites." - The Pullbox

"Mark Rahner does a solid job... I can mostly hear Bruce Campbell's voice." - The Fandom Post

"Come for the drunken revelry, stay for the... mayhem." - Comics for Sinners

"One wild ride." - Big Glasgow Comic Page

"Rahner definitely knows all of Ash's and Vampirella's mannerisms and ticks" - Graphic Policy

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Horror, Vampires, Paranormal

130 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 6, 2016

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rahner got Ash spot on. But that story, yikes! It's not good. It's all over the place when it should have just been simple. Ash and Vampirella in medieval times fighting Deadites.

[Dani · Rating 5 out of 5]

How can you go wrong with an Ash crossover. I expected him to have something shoved down his throat from Vampirella when he did his usual but she was pretty nice. 😉

[Douglas Castagna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice incorporation of the two worlds, some really great art and laughs galore. I was left wanting more though, from the story standpoint it seemed a bit rushed, but hugely entertaining. And again, great art.

[Bob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent crossover between Vampirella and Army Of Darkness. Well written and illustrated. Enjoyed the banter between Ash and just about everybody else, especially Vampirella. Highly recommended.

[Zach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good mashup. Vampirella is hot.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, so the plot of this crossover between Ash Williams from the Evil Dead series and Vampirella was pretty darn cool. She got caught in the same magical vortex that landed our favorite S-Mart employee in medieval times fighting those nasty Deadites and has to find a way back to modern times, with Ash' help, of course. That part was a five star affair. What brings this book down to three stars is the humor, especially and mostly from Ash himself. In Army of Darkness Bruce Campbell had some of the funniest throwaway lines in horror movie history and they flowed effortlessly from his mouth. Here it seems like writer Mark Rahner is trying way too hard to replicate that and his efforts are cringe-worthy to say the least. Good store, bad dialogue=3 out 5 stars.

[Dave Farrance · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Which feels sad as I’d have liked to give it more. 3.75 maybe, but I feel that is getting silly with the ratings.

This collects a couple of Issues of Vampirella /Army of Darkness.
Love Evil Dead, never read any of the comics before so thought I’d give this a whirl. I’ve seen Vampirella a few times over the last year, but never read any of her comics. Thought I’d give this a whirl, and whilst I liked it, I found it seemed to jump through the story as though there were bits they hadn’t included in this collection. It seemed to really move along from event to event without smooth flow.
Then the last bit seemed like they just skipped a whole part of the story altogether. They sent V back home but did Ash go with her? Or is he existing in 2 timelines?

Strange.

Nice art work though. :)

[Marcelo Soares · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nem todo gibi da Vampirella é um clássico, né?
Esse é bem meia boca, apesar da ideia ser bem interessante; Ash Williams e Vampirella passando o rodo nos deadites da época medieval, mas não deu muito certo, falta uma certa personalidade, umas piadas sexuais de gosto duvidoso, um pouco de violência insensata e barulho de motosserra.
Quem sabe no próximo, né?

[Ed Blake · Rating 3 out of 5]

great idea. crap execution. at least it's short.

[J. Duck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty spot on, but should have been longer.

[José Vázquez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este es definitivamente uno de esos cómics que no quieres que terminen. Le falta mucha profundidad pero de verdad se disfruta.

[Diana Swiger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blood Gore sex

Half dressed with only some comic. Code holding on unlikely robes to make a most modesty a a forgotten thing😉

[melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Neat idea.
Kinda meh storyline.
*Downloaded via Kindle Unlimited.

[Harper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really fun crossover, great art

[Russ Spence · Rating 1 out of 5]

very poor, I liked Army of Darkness, the film, but this is a pointless and not very well drawn attempt to put two things together that don't go

[Trevor · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the main problems that plagues a lot of the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness comics I have read is that certain writers can’t quite handle the fine-line between writing Ash as a LOVABLE imbecile and a purely unlikable one. That’s certainly the problem here, as Ash is just a total asshole with no redeeming qualities and none of the expected Bruce Campbell charm. Add to that a pretty boring version of Vampirella, as well, and you end up with a drag of a book.

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought the manner in which they brought Vampirella into the world of AoD was kinda clever. But that was the only thing clever.

[Ali Shahandeh · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nop it's not worth it.