Vengeance of Vampirella Vol. 1: Rebirth

by Thomas E. Sniegoski, Michael Sta. Maria (Artist), Justin Mason (Artist)

Originally debuting in 1994, Vengeance of Vampirella portrayed a more savage and feral look at the Daughter of Drakulon. Now, for the 50th Anniversary of Vampirella, original series writer Tom Sniegoski (joined by the incredible art of Michael Sta. Maria) is back.

Set 25 years after the initial series, Vampirella is Dead!? Long Live Vampirella!
Humanity holds on, but barely, the playthings and slaves of a multitude of supernatural monstrosities that have made the earth their own. Mistress Nyx continues to rule the planet, her Chaos Lords reigning over the various regions of the world, but she is getting bored - There's no one to challenge her! That is, until a small, but determined rebellion finds what could be their savior or seal their doom!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Horror, Fantasy

124 pages, Paperback

Published May 11, 2021

About the author

Thomas E. Sniegoski, often credited as Tom Sniegoski is the author of more than two dozen novels for adults, teens, and children. His teen fantasy YA series Fallen was adapted into a trilogy of monstrously successful TV movies by ABC Family Channel. His other books for teens include Sleeper Code, Sleeper Agenda, and Force Majeure, as well as the upcoming series The Brimstone Network. The author's first adult novel, A Kiss Before the Apocalypse, hit the shelves in 2008, with its sequel, Dancing on the Head of a Pin to be released in 2009.

Sniegoski's work for younger readers includes Billy Hooten: Owlboy, and the fantasy quartet OutCast, which he co-authored with Christopher Golden. OutCast is in development as a film at Universal. Sniegoski and Golden have also collaborated on the adult dark fantasy series The Menagerie, and multiple creator-owned comic book series, including The Sisterhood, which is being prepped for a feature film by InterMedia, and Talent, currently in development at Universal after a major bidding war.

As a comic book writer, Sniegoski's work includes Stupid, Stupid Rat Tails, a prequel miniseries to international hit, Bone. Sniegoski collaborated with Bone creator Jeff Smith on the prequel, making him the only writer Smith has ever asked to work on those characters. Sniegoski and Golden also wrote the graphic novel BPRD: Hollow Earth, a spinoff from Hellboy.

Sniegoski was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his wife LeeAnne and their Labrador Retriever, Mulder. Tom recently completed the new young adult novel, Legacy, which is set to be released in October of 2009.

Reviews

[Marcelo Soares · Rating 3 out of 5]

Considerando que é um gibi da Vampirella, até que é legal.
Vampirella morreu, derrotada pela Madame Nyx; vinte e cinco anos depois, o mundo está a beira do caos e da extinção, por motivos não muito claros, Vampirella renasce e, claro, começa a tocar o terror nos demônios e monstros que dominam o mundo.
Tem tubarões com asas de morcego.
Também tem um monte de gente que eu não sei bem quem são ou o que aconteceu; o Pendragon agora com um simbionte dourado; um nave ovo prateada que se chama Paixão e é a união das emoções do mundo ou algo assim; o Hemorragia, aquele vilão picareta que controla, telecineticamente, o sangue das pessoas. E tem tubarões com asas de morcego.
A história começa com uma visão geral do mundo e o renascimento da Vampi; depois Vampi enfrenta demônios e tubarões com asas de morcego aleatórios; encontra o Pendragon, descobre que é a última esperança da humanidade; enfrenta uns necromantes; sai numa pauleira com o Hemorragia, agora um golem de sangue gigante, e se pergunta se não está, ao enfrentar monstros, virando um mosntro também e, quando o leitor pensa que Vampi e Nyz vão sair na porrada, eles metem uma história da primeira vez em que a Vampi pensou que perdia sua humanidade.
O final é uma desgraça, quebra totalmente a história, mas, no geral, é bacana. Ainda mais considerando que é um gibi da Vampirella.
E tem tubarões com asas de morcego.

[Wes Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is arguably the best Vampirella storyline that I have read so far.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not for new initiates to Vampirella lore. It's a continuation of the series Sniegoski wrote back in 1994, in honor of Vampirella's 50th anniversary. It's set 25 years in the future where Vampirella has been dead and Nyx rules the world. Vampirella gets resurrected and attempts to help humanity. The last issue is a stand alone story flashing back to before Vampirella was dead. It's actually a pretty decent series given how ridiculous the character can be.

[The Smoog · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent enough story, and some of the artwork is really good, but to be honest, the depiction of Vampirella - and every female character in the book - felt kinda gratuitous. A little more exposition on the backstory would have been helpful, and the story isn’t a complete one, ending mid-way through with a flashback segment that feels more like padding than anything else.

[Eye-ra · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s not that I didn’t like this book, I’d get the next volume for sure, however it had a very weird tale end to the trade. Like it was a lot of build up, some awesome moments, then just fell flat leaving you with a more bitter taste in your mouth than sweet.

[Philip · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you don’t already know who Vampirella is, or her enemies and allies are, this book will not tell you.