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Darkstalkers/Red Earth: Maleficarum, Vol. 1

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The Darkstalkers' storyline takes a very interesting transformation and focuses on the events of Jedah revealing himself during a fight between Morrigan Aensland and Demitri. As the story progresses, some of the other fighters are introduced, including Lilith and Talbain, and how they are connected to Morrigan. This is volume one, so the story ends with a skirmish between Talbain and Morrigan. I am looking foreward to volume two in order to follow a new spin on one of my favorite game series.

Red Earth begins with the revelation of what has become of the former king Leo, cursed with the form of a lion and stripped of his honor and kingdom. His former wise men try to lift his curse so he can fight the forces that destroyed his lands and people. They succeed in returning his mind and most of his body. Leo discovers from the dying wise men what has happened and begins his journey to right the wrongs caused by a mysterious dark force.
Lady Tessa, a very prominent witch knows of the events in surrounding countries and decides to venture out and discover the truth of it all, believing the wars and confusion is being caused by one malicious superpower. She begins her journey, much to the dismay of her two animal assistants.
A young warrior, Mai-ling returns to her village only to find it destroyed. While looking for survivors, she is attacked by a harpy who she believes is responsible for the condition of her former village. After their confrontation, Mai-Ling decides to journey out to find the reason for all the suffering that is being caused all around.
A ninja, unnamed in this volume is also aware of the massive tragedies occuring in the surrounding lands and decides to discover the origins of the disturbances he senses.

This combination of fantase generas is quite intriguing. I purchased it in hopes that it would be all about the Darkstalkers games. I am quite pleased to be wrong, for I have been introduced to a very interesting mesh of magic, fighting, mystery, and fantasy. I would recomend this book and series to anyone who dreams of fighting monsters with various means, anyone who thinks, "What if my favorite fantasy game were real," and anyone who wants an interesting fantasy to follow.

I love Darkstalkers. So, when I saw this book on Amazon, I knew I had to get it. It came to me new and promptly.

This is a worth while read. The story is pretty decent, but it's the artwork that will grab you. This is what mangs is all about-great artwork.

It's a typical action manga. I found it quite messy to read. The important reason why I got this was because I had an xbox game that had the same cross-over characters and I wanted to know the story behind it. If you're a darkstalkers fan like me you'll probably like it in your collection.