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Batman: Vampire (Tales of the Multiverse)
This volume collects the dark tales originally presented in BATMAN/DRACULA: RED RAIN, BATMAN: BLOODSTORM and BATMAN: CRIMSON MIST, written by Doug Moench with macabre art by Kelley Jones.
The legendary horror known as Dracula has descended upon Gotham City — and he's brought his deadly children of the night with him. Now, it's up to Batman to stop the Lord of the Undead's a...more
The legendary horror known as Dracula has descended upon Gotham City — and he's brought his deadly children of the night with him. Now, it's up to Batman to stop the Lord of the Undead's a...more
Paperback, 296 pages
Published
December 5th 2007
by DC Comics
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Firstly I would like to say that ever since vampires became the new Justin Bieber of the entertainment industry and you could not go more than 5 seconds with out either hearing about Twighlight, or some other new moronic emo teen fantasy butt glitter, that I pretty much have grown to despise all things vampire. However my deep abiding love for dark and bloody Batman comics made it impossible for me to pass this one up and I am more than pleased to have Batman: Vampire now in my vast and ever gr...more
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I had already red Bloodstorm thinking it was a standalone until I discovered it was only part 2 of 3. I liked it on it's own and not because the Joker was in it. Okay maybe that was some of the reasons. The ending was good and pretty much the only ending I could see happening. I don't know if I liked the ending to Crimson Mist. To see Bruce/Batman transform into that? I mean I have admit when I first heard there was a comic with Batman as a vampire I rolled my eyes a bit because I thought it was...more
It just seems like a rather obvious deviation that Batman might have some vampire leanings, and indeed, they are realized in this 'otherworld' collection. Batman vs Dracula with rather disastrous consequences that run their full course over the three collected volumes of this book.
So what is it that ends up giving this one such a poor rating with me? The artwork sucked. It didn't help with the lettering either, with Batmans internal thought in handwriting that I found hard to read at times. Tis...more
So what is it that ends up giving this one such a poor rating with me? The artwork sucked. It didn't help with the lettering either, with Batmans internal thought in handwriting that I found hard to read at times. Tis...more
If you read this thinking the idea is a bit silly and you don't expect too much you will enjoy it. At times bizarre, (Batman laying on top of Joker fighting the urge to drink his blood) creepy, and occasionally very violent. Vampire was a strange and enjoyable mash-up featuring Dracula and a lot of Batman's extended cast of characters. The art was okay considering this was made in the 1990s and the vibrancy of the colours punches up the surreal in this weird trilogy.
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Batman was a childhood obsession, and I've always been a fan of angst ridden heroic vampires since I first encountered Nick Knight on the TV series, Forever Knight. So I was favorably disposed to the concept of Batman, the Dark Knight, as a vampire.
This is three linked stories. The last one "Crimson Mist" contains an unusual twist on the vampire mythos. I thought the resolution was dramatically appropriate and in keeping with what we know of Batman.
This is three linked stories. The last one "Crimson Mist" contains an unusual twist on the vampire mythos. I thought the resolution was dramatically appropriate and in keeping with what we know of Batman.
A pretty fun read... it was enjoyable to see what would happen if Batman (as a vampire) became completely unfettered and decided to destroy all of the villains he's faced for so many years. Doug Moench's writing was a little melodramatic at times (especially the internal dialogue in Batman's head), but that's not a surprise since I felt the same way back when he wrote the monthly Batman comic. I mostly wanted to read this for Kelley Jones's art, which does not disappoint.
Close to greatness. Jones's art has its impressionistic, visceral moments but hasn't dated well. His faces are uneven to say the least (Alfred goes from a gaunt old man to what appears to be a human chipmunk) and no female character is spared from undignified poses, even in death.* The contrast-heavy inks in the third volume goes a long way toward rectifying some of these issues but by then the story's on its way out.
Monech fares better. The plot is suitably tortured and bleak, and takes a few n...more
Monech fares better. The plot is suitably tortured and bleak, and takes a few n...more
I liked bits and pieces, but I mostly found the dialogue trying to hard to pass as deep and dark. Also I couldn't truly understand half of what was written for the internal dialogue of Batman; I felt like I was prying into some Goth kids wet dream in their diary.
I like Kelly Jones and I've read a bunch of him and Doug Moench's Batman ongoing series stuff, but this is definitely their best. Dough Moench's standalone Batman stories are always more interesting and Kelly Jones art fits this better than the ongoing stuff they did together, even though I like those stories too. I don't know, it probably doesn't deserve 4 stars but I enjoyed it a lot.
wonderful story the dark knight on the hunt for blood. a chilling story and a different view on the batman we all know. even if you not a batman fan and love vampire stories this is a great read. a must for Batman fans who enjoy a good tasty story ;)
Really liked this one. Kelly Jones was born to draw monsters. The story itself was damned fine too, constantly pushing Batman as a character farther and farther in ways I didn't suspect. Great stuff!
I read this a short while ago. While the first story was really good. After awhile seemed it got a little carried away. I got tired of batman just going looney and killing everyone.
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I was almost tempted to give this two stars, just because it did slightly redeem itself as it went further in. I don't feel compelled to write a review about this trade, however. I have no interest in in doing so, which says something.
Actually pretty good. It's surprising how violent these comics were, at the time. This fleshes out the "vigilante of the dark" narrative pretty well. Good stuff.
The art is, to my mind, some of the worst ever, and completely distracts from any value that the story itself may have. It was a chore to finish.
Batman gets turned into a vampire. The art is dated, but this is a pretty freaky story.
diverting for as long as it takes to read and then nothing much
A refreshing batman comic that doesn't try to hard or take its self to seriously.
Contains Red Rain, Bloodstorm, Crimson Mist
Batman as an actual bat-man? Yes please.
Overall, this story arc is really great. It's tough to get through the first book where Batman faces off against Dracula. But from there on out it's a whirlwind of bloody brutality, and Batman always finds himself in the center of it. Loved this comic. Must-read for all horror fans that are also Batman fans.
The one where Batman ACTUALLY turns into a Bat Man, man.
One of the best stories ever written about The Dark Knight. Good art and story make for a brilliantly executed project all together. Strongly recommend.
Feb 13, 2008
joanna
marked it as to-read
The author is actually Doug Moench. I don't know what that's about.
An interesting what if...
This book is awesome!!!
read for fun
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Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok. Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies; he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight. In 1973, Moench became the de facto lead writer for...more
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