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Vampires

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This book contains work by many comics creators, both American and abroad. Be aware that it's only 48 pages in hardcover! It was originally published by Editions Carabas in Europe, but this particular version was released in the US by Dark Horse Comics (its first English translation). This is a collection of pin-ups and short stories all focusing on vampires. The stories are very much like what you'd find in Heavy Metal: great artwork, with plots ranging from decent to confusing. The lineup includes Bryan Talbot, Philippe Caza, Benoît Springer, David Lloyd, Mike Mignola (pin-up), Tommy Lee Edwards, Richard Marazano, Gary Gianni (pin-up), Yoann and Sfar (hilarious Batman parody), and others. The book is topped off by a great cover by Matthieu Lauffray. Basically, the book looks great but is lacking in coherent storylines and content. Still, if you're a comic art afficionado, this is a good deal.

This is kind of a swizz really as it says "Mike Mignola" on the cover and is how I came to discover this book but Mignola's contribution is a single wordless page of a drawing of a vampire. Out of 48 pages. There are quite a few of these 1 page contributions in between 4 page comics about a vampire doing something.

Bryan Talbot's 4 page strip is by far the best. Not just gory as hell but an interesting final page which, in my opinion, could easily be a series unto itself so long as Talbot writes/draws it. Also Joann Sfar's comic is ok, an amusing pastiche of "Batman" meeting a vampire.

Overall though I'd say this is quite missable as a read. Some interesting bits and pieces but hardly a good anthology on vampires and very slight.