Eh!It was okay. Lots of big boobed women with little clothes and an even smaller story line. Definitely a graphic novel for adolescent teen boys. I picked it up because I like vampires and monsters.

I've had limited exposure to Vampirella aside from the odd single issue comic here and there, as a result, I wasn't sure what to expect from the 2011 series iteration by Dynamite. Volume 1 of the series, Crown of Worm, comprises the first 7 issues and is chock full of fight scenes and reads more like an action based story rather than the pulp-horror story the character lends herself to. The story picks up Vampirella as a hero well entrenched in her quest for vengeance following the presumed deat...

I don't get why comic publishers would take a character known for their ridiculously objectifying costume, change it to be more realistic and modest, and then put the original costume on all the covers. Seems like a good way to annoy everyone.Anyways, overlooking that, this is pretty much just Anno Dracula, right down to the smug literary references. That's not a compliment. This does deserve credit for being genuinely creepy and disturbing though. I guess.

The first thing I have to say - Vampirella spends the majority of this collection dressed more conservatively (aside from the covers), which is a bit of a relief. She's still a powerful character with charm and style, but it's more about her attitude than her attributes. And considering who she's battling, that's where the focus belongs. Instead of vampires, Vampirella spends most of the collection battling children of the Worm, a creature that looks a bit like it stepped out of Dune (albeit onl...

I think that this little edition here definitely deserves a three. While it has some interesting story beats and some great Lovecraftian horror threads to boot, some of the art and cliches keep it from moving beyond a three. The story was actually pretty good, where we get to see mainstay villain Dracula, though the real threat is an ancient hate-worm threatening to devour the world as we know it. Some of the shots that we get are really great, especially for the small-time villain Le Fanu. Seei...

What a ride! I loved everything about this. I'm sorry but it's going to be kind of hard to be objective about this, so I'm not even going to try. I love comics and I love stories about vampires, and when you combine the two it's hard to come up with something that I don't like.It's my first time reading something with Vampirella and I have no idea why it took me so long. Actually I think there is only one other comic series that I've read with vampires, American Vampire, Vol. 1. I've read some m...

Let me start off saying I have no history or attachment with the Vampirella comics. The only other one I read was Roses of the Dead. In which my primary two criticisms were that her outfit was distracting from the plot and the art should have had a darker tone to match the story. In Crown of Worms, both these criticisms are resolved. Vampirella has abandoned her outfit for something more practical, and the art is darker.The story itself is very plot driven opposed to character driven which worke...

The strong prey on the weak, isn't that right?How does it feel to be the prey, children? If you're one of my friends, you're probably looking at that cover and thinking "Christopher, what are you reading? Couldn't you find something more sexist to read? /s" To which my reply would be "uhm... of course I could. Did you forget we're on the internet?" But that cover isn't how Vampirella actually looks in this series. Instead, we get this: The old school non-there outfit does make an appearance,

Start sets tone for re-invention of classic characterThis new series sets the tone for a new - i.e. modern - take on Vampirella. Here she is focused, tough, relentless, vicious and unforgiving. Basically, she is like any number of current syfy heroines without all the gloomy Canadian backdrops. This book takes place in Seattle so the malice is there but this story has a lot of twists and it's own energy. I like most of the plot developments including a new sidekick and the umpteenth time Dracula...

3.5 StarsI appreciated that this graphic novel reboot offered a more empowered (and clothed) version of this vampire hunter. I also liked that these panels were much darker terms of both tone and artwork. This is a good alternative for readers looking for a less scantily dressed version of this franchise.

definitely interesting but idk if I'll continue

It's been a long time since I read Vampirella. I tried back in my teenage years because of out of control hormones and Millar and Morrison having a stab at the vampire princess. It was good, but a second dip into older material felt almost at odds what the two Scots had done, and made their run seem like it was good thanks to the calibre of the writers.This is the start of Dynamite's attempt to reinvent the character, although the plot seems very much a continuation of previous series.There's no...

Changing one retro for another Trautmann's Vampirella is a blood and angst protagonist that has little to do with the classic Vampirella's classic camp. The bad girl attitude that Dynamite's take here has seems to retro-90s view to "up-date" Vampirella. It's action filled but the characterization is lacking.

Crown of Worms is the first attempt by Dynamite to introduce the character to modern audiences in 2010. It's not the most current Vampirella (Hollywood Horror) adaptation, which I've read and will review the graphic novel coming out in November, but it does give an idea what Dynamite thought were the fundamentals of the character. Specifically, the idea Vampirella was really-really angry all the time. With more than a passing familiarity with the character, I should note Vampirella is tradition

I wasn't blown away by this graphic novel, I felt like the plot line was very jumpy and I was struggling to follow parts of it. The random human girl who joined team with Vampirella seemed very odd and sudden. The sexualisation of Vampirella is also unreal. It was a little disturbing how much the woman in this graphic novel have been sexualised. It's clearly aimed at a male audience, but it could have been far much better. I should have gathered by the cover, but I tried not to judge based on th...

I knew nothing about Vampirella going into this. I assume those who are already into Vampirella would get more out of this but I was never confused. It's its own story in its own right. That cover? Makes it seems like it's something it's really not. I mean it is adult but that outfit doesn't feature much. Also the introduction told me it was designed by a feminist woman, which honestly I never would have guessed, but awesome.As for the story I wasn't expecting much but i'm loving it so far! That...

Solid story arc, strong female heroine, artwork varied between gorgeous and occasionally awkward especially on smaller panels where it distracted me a little. But I do want more.

Vampirella is a vampire that hunts other vampires and is always hot on the trail of her old nemesis Vlad Dracula. As she tracks a new army of vampires, what she presumes is a sickness is in fact a new threat to vampires that is looking for a host. She holds the key to stopping this takeover but must battle her own demons before she can make things right.I'm not familiar with the Vampirella storylines and as this was a reboot of an old series I feel I'm missing out on a lot of back story. That be...

I’ve never read Vampirella comics before so I don’t know what she originally was like. I just ended up liking this edition more than I thought I would and decided to write my review before I’d read other, negative, reviews.The art was unique, almost a bit messy, but once again, reading on the Kindle made it harder to actually understand what was going on. A lot of the panels are designed to be read in unison with the entire page. Plot-wise it was standard, but the writing was something else. Vam...

The artwork is complex, but too dark to make out a lot. It seems to be straight out of a 90's comic. The story is just a series of fights around an artifact that can destroy the world. It's only worth reading if you're into Vampirella, Dracula, eviscerations or vampire stuff in general. It's the first Vamiprella story for me and, as an intoduction, it sucks.Vampirella is hunting vampires when she finds a nest of them led by Le Fanu, one of Dracula's lieutenants. The latter owns an artifact that