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Kristina: Queen of Vampires - Chapter I

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This is an awesome graphic novel. But, be warned--it is EXPLICIT!! Sex scenes are FULLY illustrated, and frequent.

The story is very good, for what it is. Kristina was killed by a mob after murdering many local peasants. She is staked and buried. In the future, a criminal is stabbed to death over her grave and his blood returns her to life. She sets out to enthrall humans, while still keeping a low profile to avoid the same fate. But, when she tried to ensare a cop, his DA girlfriend goes after Kristina with a vengeance! The ending definitely leaves room for continuation in Chapter 2.

The story was good, but the art was excellent. The proprotions were well done (though all the breasts are huge, of course), and the colors vibrant. This is the first adult graphic novel I read (not counting yaoi) and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the publications. Beautiful perfect bound edition, glossy cover and pages, and fulkl-color throughout. If you like vampires, and some hot action, don't pass this up.

This graphic novel has incredible artwork and an erotic flair. The novel has actually 52 pages instead of 48 pages.

Beautiful Kristina, a Vampire Mistress with a sensuous body and a sexual appetite to match, finally gets in serious trouble in the 16th century after reaking havoc for centuries in the villages near her lair. She is cornered, raped and killed brutally by a mob of vindictive peasants that lost many loved ones because of her insatiable blood thirst.

By a fortunate coincidence she is revived again in our days.

Her ressurection leaves her hungry for blood but for sex also. After feeding on both the drug dealer and the buyer she finds refuge and a sleeping place in a funeral parlor where she can satisfy her sexual needs as well. The undertaker turns out to be a wonderful sex slave and he provides her with a female submissive as well.

The blood-drained bodies of Kristina's latest victims are found by the Police and a detective, Mike, and his gorgeous girl-friend, Irene, who happens to be the State coroner, takes a serious interest in the puzzling and sinister details of the case.

When Kristina and the detective meet by chance in a dark alley later, they are mysteriously drawn to each other. Kristina decides to make the detective her mate, seduces him and gives him her first love bite after having wild and raunchy sex with him.


Kristina is much too strong for a mere mortal.

Kristina manages to escape despite of her injury and returns to the safe haven of the funeral parlor.

What they don't know is that Kristina is not the only Vampire around and that the dark streets of their city will probably get more dangerous than they already are, soon.


I know for a fact that this will be a series and chapter 2 is going to be out next year, so make sure you get chapter 1. I have! ;o)

Great and detailed drawings with excellent coloring plus a well stablished script makes this book worth seeing it again. With the quality of the artist's footprint the story could be just a lame excuse, but I really think that they took a little while for the story to create a menage a trois of cliches, but it works. Great asset for me!!! Very advisable for the manga-hentai-anime lover!!!

This is the first Chapter in what I hope will be a long series. The art work is incredible and the storyline is unique for the vampire theme. This graphic novel will surely be collector items for years to come. The storyline is fresh and current. This is one of the best adult graphic novels out there.

Frans Mensink, Kristina, Queen of Vampires, vol. 1 (Nantier Beall Minoustchine, 2005)

NBM, purveyors of everything from graphic adaptations of Proust to the basest porn, bring the kickoff volume of a series of the latter to American shores. As we open, it's medieval times, and Kristina is hunted down and staked by a band of outraged (yet aroused) peasants and their pet priest. Fast-forward to modern times, when a drug deal gone wrong ends with blood dripping down into Kristina's grave, allowing her to rise again and pick up where she left off hundreds of years ago. The only ones up against her are a pair of randy police officers who spend as much time in bed as they do on the case. Yeah, it's porn, but I have to give Mensink credit for at least trying to thread in something resembling a plot here. Not a bad way to kill a half-hour. ***

This somewhat oddly-titled series is an import from NBM's Eurotica imprint, created by Dutch author/artist Frank Mensink and then translated into English. I tell you this at the beginning so that you won't be disappointed by the rather strange dialogue, which veers back and forth between spot-on, almost childishly silly, and downright bizarre. If you've ever read HEAVY METAL magazine, chances are that you've already been exposed to this phenomenon. For whatever reason, the distributors of foreign comics will spend boatloads on top artistic talent, and then apparently hire the cheapest translators they can find.

This is a shame, because KRISTINA is that rarest of creatures, an erotic comic with a fun and engaging storyline. The protagonist was slain in the Middle Ages by an angry mob, but apparently they weren't very thorough about it; some fresh blood in her unmarked grave restores her to unlife in the modern day. What makes this interesting is that Kristina seems committed to turning over a new leaf: after preying on the innocent in her first unlife, she decides this time around to feed only on criminals, the human flotsam whose deaths will be unnoticed (or at least unlamented). She quickly takes a couple of human thralls to help protect her during the day, and it's obvious that she truly cares for them.

Kristina's actions bring her into conflict with the human protagonists, a pair of very horny police investigators named Mike and Iris who are trying to find out why street thugs keep showing up exsanguinated. Mike has some kind of mystic connection to Kristina, which causes the vamp to become obsessed with claiming him as her eternal soulmate -- something that Iris obviously objects to. For all that she is trying to be a better person (so to speak), Kristina really doesn't care what Iris wants, and her blithe willingness to try stealing Mike away from the human woman is the one thing that costs her sympathy with the audience. Still, Kristina is such a fun character that it's hard to root against her, even as we also hope for a happy ending for Mike and Iris.

The quality of the art is generally very high, with great facial expressions and gorgeous colors and shading. It occasionally veers toward the more cartoony, particularly when blood and gore are involved, but that doesn't really detract from it.

On the whole, this is a very well-done book, if you can forgive the shortcomings in the translation. If you like sexy stories about vampires, this one and its sequel are both worth a look.

One of the first Eurorotica that I purchased. It is not that bad, but I prefer manga better for the story lines. If you like a tale that gets straight to the point you would like this. It is just too short for my tastes.

I love graphic novels, and I love anything with vampires. So naturally, this peaked my interest. After reading the reviews, I was not disappointed. It was kinky fun, and very erotic. I can't wait for the next issue to come out. Hope it does.

This was one of the best graphic erotic novels that I have. The story line was great and the women are just outstanding. I hope there is a vol. 2. If you are going to get an erotic graphic novel this is one to have.

Camp, silly, and for adults only. Yet the artwork is well done and if you are a fan of vampires I would suggest it for your collection. Whitewolf fan or a fan of Dracula, give Kristina a try.
And if you like her, this is only chapter one.