Friday, October 14, 2011

Countdown to Halloween with Vampirella

There are 17 Days Left....
By J. Scott Campbell

(Yes... that IS Vampirella, as she appeared in the "Vampi" series from the late 1990s (Or early 2000s? I rightly don't recall anymore). In it, publisher Harris Comics and the writers/artists of Anarchy Studios transported her to a dark future where she was a manga character rock star who wielded dual machine guns and the big-ass swords she's posing with above. It wasn't bad for the first six or so issues, but it quickly got boring as a thin story was stretched waaaaaaaaaaay too long. Rather like just about any comic book you care to mention these days. What happened? Did people forget how to make good comics, are they fixated on graphic novel collections, or are they just too lazy to write and draw exciting, content-rich stories?)

1 comment:

Chuck Wells said...

They are fixated on graphic novel collections, and they are they just too lazy to write and draw exciting, content-rich stories?

That was also a ridiculous redesign for Vampi, who just didn't need garters to be sexy.