Source: Ain’t It Cool News
Review by Ambush Bug

SWORD OF DRACULA/VAMPIRELLA: EXTENDED & DANGEROUS #1 — Although there is a ton of backstory involved in this story that I found to be a bit hard to swallow, once the action starts, there’s no denying that this is an intense vampire gore fest of the highest caliber. Vampirella is a complete bad@$$. Dracula lives up to his legend. And Ronnie Van Helsing proves to be a noble force against the bloodsuckers.

There’s some really nice mythology going on in this world of vampires. I love the fact that not only do vampires thirst for blood, but they control it once blood is spilled. That means something as minor as a bloody nose is deadly in the proximity of a vamp. Artist Greg Scott, who I last saw drawing the BOOM! project X ISLE, continues to make with the moody panels. His style is definitely improving and his tendency to use famous actors as models for his characters has waned a bit. I found that to be a bit distracting in X ISLE, but here only once does a celebrity that I recognize show up (yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s good old Ralph Fiennes showing up as Freddie the Tooth). There’s an intense scene on top of a train that will fill any gore-hound’s belly and some nice action sequences sprinkled through the rest of the book. I could do without all of the sibling rivalry that is going on with the character of Ronnie Van Helsing and Vampirella shows up a bit late in the game in this first issue, but all in all, this is a damn fine vampire read that utilizes the mythology in fun and exciting ways.

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