VAMPIRELLA (VOL. 6) #672, by Dynamite Comics on 10/16/24, finds Draculina grappling with depression while trapped in a Dark World that wants to kill her. Huh?
Credits:
- Writer: Christopher Priest
- Artist: Iván F. Silva
- Colorist: Werner Sanchez
- Letterer: Willie Schubert
- Cover Artist: Lucio Parrillo (cover A)
- Publisher: Dynamite Comics
- Release Date: 10/16/24
- Comic Rating: Teen
- Cover Price: $4.99
- Page Count: 22
- Format: Single Issue
Covers:
Analysis of VAMPIRELLA (VOL. 6) #672:
First Impressions:
Okay. I’m the boss, and I have to protect my team, so I’m calling it. Enough is enough. We can’t keep subjecting ourselves to this nonsense storytelling from Christopher Priest. There’s no way anyone could pick up this comic and figure out what’s happening. There’s no way anyone following Christopher Priest’s run could seriously think the property is written to elevate Vampirella as high as possible.
With the conclusion of this review, we will no longer cover any Vampirella comic written by Christopher Priest.
And that, as they say, is that.
Plot Analysis:
When last we left Vampirella in Vampirella (Vol. 6) #671, we don’t know where she was because she wasn’t in the last issue for more than a passing glance. Instead, we learned Katie (young Drcaulina from an alternate reality) was creating fiction stories starring Draculina to entertain her classmates. It just gets weirder from there.
In Vampirella (Vol. 6) #672, we begin with a prologue to find Katie entering an apartment building, knocking on one of the apartment doors, and telling the woman who answers that she knows she’s Vampirella. Despite the woman’s protests, Katie is certain and declares she came to follow Vampirella. And then, nothing. There’s no reason for this scene. It doesn’t connect with anything else in the comic.
Elsewhere in the multiverse, a dying Draculina returns Vampirella’s baby. Since drinking Shane the Arcadian’s blood, Draculina has slipped into a rapid decline, so she’s giving Vampirella back the baby she stole.
Draculina finishes the scene by lighting the candle that swaps her existence with young Katie, who’s having fun playing cards in the Dark World with Winnie the Pooh, Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes, and other comic strip characters. Draculina suddenly appears in Adam Wendel’s apartment. Adam thinks she’s crazy, so he tries to arrest her. Suddenly, an elderly neighbor with a shotgun shows up. After a brief fight, the old lady is sent crashing through the window. Adam and Draculina go on the run after Draculina explains the Dark World, which is manifested in her mind, is trying to kill her.
Elsewhere in the multiverse, Dracula and Nyx search for Vampirella. The issue ends with a version of Vampirella swooping in to save Alex from Bud, the lion man.
Overall, there’s not much to say about Vampirella (Vol. 6) #672 other than there is no reason to buy it except for the variant covers. Christopher Priest is pushing the bounds of what would generously be called “experimental” storytelling, and it’s safe to say the experiment failed a long time ago.
Artwork and Presentation:
The biggest crime of the issue is the utter waste of Iván F. Silva’s talents. He’s given nothing to work with, but what he works with looks great. This is the best a Vampirella comic has looked in years.
Art Samples:
Final Thoughts:
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VAMPIRELLA (VOL. 6) #672 is a waste of space. Christopher Priest’s experimental storytelling isn’t doing the main character or Dynamite any favors because this comic is pure nonsense, even with the much-improved art. There’s no point buying or reviewing this comic any longer.
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