Vampire Cheerleaders vol. 1 [Paperback]

Adam Arnold (Author), Shiei (Illustrator), Comipa (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Vampire Cheerleaders | Publication Date: March 15, 2011

The Bakertown High School cheerleading squad has a secret: behind all their pretty make-up and short skirts are five hungry vampires who sure know how to show their school spirit!

When one of their own turns up missing, the senior cheerleaders have no other choice but to induct one of the eleventh grade girls from the B Squad into their vixenous ranks. But siring new recruit Heather Hartley is the easy part...keeping a sheltered virgin from not going wild and draining the entire football team on the eve of their big homecoming game is another matter!

Double-featuring with Vampire Cheerleaders is Paranormal Mystery Squad, written by Adam Arnold with art by Comipa, in a ghostbusting Aoi House spin-off.

Goth girl Stephanie Kane always thought she was special; that there was something different about her. It turns out that she’s the most normal person out there and everyone else around her is some kind of paranormal freak! Seriously: her sister is a werewolf, her best friend is a witch, and her next door neighbor is a dhampir. Together, this motley crew of unlikely friends travel the country in their trusty Winnebago in search of cryptids and all manner of supernatural beasties!

Editorial Reviews

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"Pick up this book…you’re going to have a good time reading it." —IGN.COM (on Aoi House)

About the Author

ADAM ARNOLD is the author of Aoi House. He founded the fandom webzine Animefringe, and went on to edit and adapt over two hundred manga and novel releases. He resides in Georgia.

SHIEI is the artist of Amazing Agent Luna, Aoi House, and Avalon: The Warlock Diaries. She lives in Southern California.

COMIPA is a Philipine-born manga artist who has contributed to numerous international projects ranging from game book illustrations, to comics, designs and game apps.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 16 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Seven Seas; First Edition edition (March 15, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934876844
• ISBN-13: 978-1934876848
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #323,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved both!, April 17, 2011

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Amanda Jade - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampire Cheerleaders vol. 1 (Paperback)

I know, the plot sounds super cheesy and campy, well, it is. But in the best of ways! The team behind Vampire Cheerleaders did everything right, they embraced the absurdity of it all and turned it into something hilarious. Instead of making it so ridiculous that it's annoying, they made it fun, which earns them 100 awesome points. I have to give major props to the illustrators who nailed every facial expression, every hilarious chibi moment and for making cartoons so damn sexy. It's fantastic!

An added bonus is that Vampire Cheerleaders Vol. 1 is actually a double feature, the first half is the story of the cheerleaders, the second is an entirely different comic titled Paranormal Mystery Squad. Each comic is highly entertaining, yet very different from one another. While humorous, Paranormal Mystery Squad is a bit more serious and more action-packed than Vampire Cheerleaders.

This comic definitely isn't for everyone (totally not kid-friendly), but if you dig dirty raunchy fun in manga form then I highly suggest picking up a copy of Vampire Cheerleaders Vol. 1.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars two for the price of one, March 23, 2011

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Paul Jutras (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vampire Cheerleaders vol. 1 (Paperback)

There are actually two separate comics in this book. The first being the title story Vampire Cheerleaders. When Candice is staked squad A is missing its fifth team mate and choose to hold try out from squad B. Leonard tries to warn Heather not to try out she won't listen and end up the teams fifth vampire as a result. With a pair of overbearing parents that kept her pure as a mortal, Heather become a wild child of a vampire with blood disguise as Mountain Dew code red and plenty of sunscreen on her body. When Heather breaks rule one of not feeding on members of the school it up to rest of the squad to figure out a way to try to save the game for their school.

The second comic remind me a little of Cartoon Network show Secret Saturdays. Its called Paranormal Mystery Squad. Goth girl Stephanie Kane battles Cryptds with a sword and the help of her witch friend Charlotte and bratty sister Katie. Katie is turned into a Cryptd herself when bitten by a were wolf. She may mentally be herself but has trouble control of her transformations. When the government wants to monitor them they force Stephanie to take in their own vampire Cryptd to watch over their actions.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good.., April 16, 2011

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Lisaand - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampire Cheerleaders vol. 1 (Paperback)

This book is very good. But then again it has it's flaws like any other manga. It has language not suitable for most children (but then again who doesn't know most bad language by now..) and instead of the whole book being about "Vampire Cheerleaders" the other half of the book is a different story, which has nothing to do with the cover what so ever. I hate that..since we have to wait until december for the next volume, while the whole first volume isn't enough to satisfy me. That is why I gave this book four stars.