Requiem Vampire Knight Vol. 1: Resurrection and Danse Macabre

Requiem Chevalier Vampire #1-2

by Pat Mills

Rare book

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Horror, Fantasy, Vampires, Fiction, Comic Book

112 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2000

About the author

Pat Mills, born in 1949 and nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since.

His comics are notable for their violence and anti-authoritarianism. He is best known for creating 2000 AD and playing a major part in the development of Judge Dredd.

Reviews

[Michael Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful, eye-searing, jaw-dropping artwork, with a script so twisted, dark and insane that it proves yet again that Pat Mills has the finest mind in comics. Unashamedly adult, bloody yet gorgeous, seductive and revolting, a glorious clash of emotional responses.

[Βαλάντης Δοξάκιερ · Rating 5 out of 5]

ΑΠΙΣΤΕΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΠΛΗΚΤΙΚΟ GRAPHIC NOVEL !!!
Λατρεύω πάρα πολύ τα GRAPHIC NOVELS και είναι η πρώτη μου φορά στην ζωή μου που βρήκα και διάβσα αυτό εδώ το συγκεκριμένο αριστούργημα !!
Είναι όντως η ιστορία του και τα σχέδια του έργο τέχνης που αξίζει να βγεί σε ταινία η caroon Η ακόμη και τηλεοπτική σειρά η video game γιατί τέτοιο graphic novel δεν είναι σωστό να μην έχει τόσο μεγάλη αγάπη και υποστήριξη και προσοχή εδώ στην Ελλάδα !!
Ευτυχώς που το πρόσεξα εγώ και άρχισα να το διαβάζω και από την πρώτη του σελίδα το λάτρεψα εντελώς !!!
Ο βασικός χαρακτήρας και ήρωας του Requiem είναι ο Χάινριχ ένας Γερμανός που πολεμάει στην εποχή του το 1945 στην ηλικία των 30 ετών την Γκεστάπο και διεφθαρμένους Άγγλους που επιτίθονταν στην Γερμανία και γινόταν μεγάλος πόλεμος εκείνη την εποχή . Ο Χάινριχ είχε μια λατρεμένη πολυετή ερωτική σχέση με μια Εβραία την Ρεβέκκα και αγαπούσαν και έβλεπαν ο ένας τον άλλο με πολύ μεγάλη λατρεία και χαρά . Μια χειμωνιάτικη μέρα του πολέμου στην Γερμανία καθώς σκότωνε τους Γκεστάπο , ένας από αυτούς τον τραυμάτισε και τον άφησε λιπόθυμο για πολλές ώρες και όταν ξύπνησε αργότερα από ένα εχθρό του τότε σκοτώθηκε από αυτόν και μεταφέρθηκε η ψυχή του με το σώμα του σε ένα παράλληλο σύμπαν και κόσμο οπού οι θάλασσες ήταν τα κομμάτια γης και εντελώς ξερές και η γη ήταν η θάλασσα που γινόταν όλο και πιο μεγάλη που κάλυπτε τον πλανήτη . Στο σύμπαν αυτό που όλα ήταν ανάποδα ήταν επίσης και κόκκινα και τα κτήρια και η γή όλο μαύρο και σκόνη και θειάφι παντού . Στο σύμπαν αυτό οι κυρίαρχοι του πλανήτη είναι τα Βαμπίρ με Αυτοκράτορα και διοικητή του πλανήτη Γη τον Μέγα Κόμη Δράκουλα τον Βασιλιά των Τεράτων και του Τρόμου και του Υπερφυσικού και κυριαρχούν με απόλυτη τυρρανία και κακία σε πάρα πολλά μέρη του πλανήτη, κάτω από τα βαμπίρ στην ιεραρχία είναι Οι Λυκάνθρωποι που φέρονται σαν παπάδες και φανατικούς χριστιανούς και υπερασπιστές του καλού και μετά από του Λυκάνθρωπους τα Ζόμπι που είναι σε συμμορίες και κάνουν εγκλήματα και τα Γκούλς ως πειρατές και πολλά άλλα πλάσματα του τρόμου !!!
Ο Χάινριχ ανακαλύπτει ότι στον κανονικό πλανήτη Γη η Ρεβέκκα κρατείται αιχμάλωτη και σε βασανιστήριο από του Γκεστάπο και εκείνος αποφασίζει να την βρεί και να την παντρευτεί εφόσον είναι το μόνο πράγμα που τον έκανε αληθινό άνθρωπο και πιο ευτυχισμένο και έδινε πραγματικό νόημα στην ζωή του .
Καθώς αναρωτιέται και φρικαίρνει για το μέρος που βλέπει μπροστά του και ψάχνει να την βρεί τότε , ανακαλύπτει ότι παντού υπάρχουν τέρατα βγαλμένα από ιστορίες τρόμου και οι ανθρώπου έχουν χαθεί .
Εκεί συναντάει ένα βαμπίρ τον Όττο Φον Τοντ που γίνεται φίλος του μονομιάς και πηγαίνει για να γίνει ιππότης βαμπίρ και να πολεμήσει και εκείνος τους εχθρούς των βαμπίρ και να προκαλέσει απίστευτο κακό , αλλά κρυφά μέσα του ο Χάινριχ , που καθώς πηγαίνει στο κάστρο των βαμπίρ και γίνεται Ιππότης Βαμπίρ με το νέο του όνομα το Ρέκβιεμ , πολεμάει ακόμη για το κακό τα κακά πλάσματα με τις νέες του δυνάμεις και όπλα και ψάχνει σε κάθε μέρος του παράλληλου σκοτεινού και ζοφερού πλανήτη Γη ένα τρόπο να βρεί και να σώσει την Ρεβέκκα και να καταστρέψει μέχρι τέλους την κυριαρχία των κακών Βαμπίρ και του Δράκουλα και πολλά ακόμα πλάσματα που είναι κακά !!
Μέσα στην αυτοκρατορία και λεγεώνα των Βαμπίρ κάνει φίλους και εχθρούς και ψάχνει τρόπο να σώσει και τον σκοτεινό παράλληλο πλανήτη Γη μαζί με την κανονική Γη από τα χέρια και τις δυνάμεις του Σκότους και να λυτρωθεί από ότι εγκλήματα έκανε όταν ήταν ζωντανός στην κανονική Γη !!!
Μακάρι να βγούν και οι επόμενοι τόμοι του Ρέκβιεμ Ιππότης Βαμπίρ γιατί πεθαίνω να μάθω την συνέχεια της ρομαντικής και τραγικής σκοτεινής ιστορίας του Ρέκβιεμ και της Ρεβέκκα !!! Μακάρι να μπορούσα να βάλω 100 αστεράκια , γιατί αυτή η σειρά και η ιστορία αυτού του Βαμπίρ αξίζει οπωσδήποτε να λατρευτεί και να αγαπηθεί από αυτούς που αγαπάνε η δεν αγαπάνε τον τρόμο , την φαντασία και τα Βαμπίρ , αλλά και 5 είναι ότι καλύτερο γίνεται !!
ΣΥΓΧΑΡΗΤΗΡΙΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΠΑΤ ΜΙΛΛΣ ΤΟΝ ΣΥΓΓΡΑΦΕΑ ΤΟΥ ΡΕΚΒΙΕΜ ΚΑΙ ΤΟΝ ΓΑΛΛΟ ΣΚΙΤΣΟΓΡΑΦΟ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΟ ΤΟΥ ΤΟΝ ΟΛΙΒΙΕΡ ΛΕΝΤΡΟΥΑΤ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΜΕΓΑΛΕΙΩΔΕΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΟΥΡΓΗΜΑ ΠΟΥ ΕΦΤΙΑΞΑΝ !!!

ΥΣΤΕΡΟΓΡΑΦΟ : ΑΝ ΨΑΧΝΕΤΕ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΠΡΩΤΟ ΤΟΜΟ ΠΟΥ ΕΧΩ ΕΓΩ ΜΠΟΡΕΙΤΕ ΝΑ ΤΟΝ ΒΡΕΙΤΕ ΣΤΙς ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΣΕΛΙΝΗ ΔΗΛΑΔΗ ΣΤΟ SELLINI.GR , Η ΣΕ ΚΑΝΕΝΑ ΠΕΡΙΠΤΕΡΟ Η ΒΙΒΛΙΟΠΩΛΕΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΓΕΙΤΟΝΙΑΣ ΣΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΣΙΓΟΥΡΑ ΘΑ ΒΓΟΥΝ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΑΛΛΟΙ 11 ΤΟΜΟΙ ΤΟΥ ΡΕΚΒΙΕΜ ΣΥΝΤΟΜΑ !!!

[Boethia · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favourite character in this book so far might be Otto von Todt (yes, that's his name), a former devoted Nazi soldier. There you go, a sentence I'd never thought I'd say.

This series is set in hell, essentially. It's full of Nazis. The main character, Heinrich, (a knight who's called ''honorable'' on multiple instances) is a Nazi. The author himself said in one of the introductions that the MC was somehow likeable, as far as Nazis go. Well, no, thank you. I ''like'' Otto because he's a charming badass (still a Nazi, I know), but don't go around suggesting your readers should feel sympathy towards Nazis. I recommend skipping the author's prefaces in general, if you just want to enjoy the comic books for what they are and not bother with the author's personal political and moral litanies, which leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth (unless you're a Nazi, of course) - especially when Heinrich's ex-lover, a Jewish woman, gets shit for using Heinrich and gaining power over him through sex and manipulation because she didn't want to be gassed. Yeah, what a fucking bitch, right? That's where you're supposed to feel sorry for Heinrich, by the way.

The whole concept is fucked up - the more sinful life you lead, the better off you are in Resurrection (which is the ''official name'' of this place). If you've ''only'' committed suicide or if you're a former a corrupted businessman, you're nothing. If you've killed and tortured thousands of people, you're Dracula, the most powerful being in Resurrection, you run the place. Congrats. To be fair, I don't really see a problem with that. It's a fiction after all and it works - hell should be twisted and messed up. The story is full of cynical dark humour which I dig, and it's really rather inventive. What's problematic are only the author's claims which make me feel a bit uneasy about stuff I wouldn't normally give a damn about in an obviously fictional world that's intentionally sick and offensive.

Moving on - the art is what truly stands out. It's so ridiculously over the top - every panel is full of Satanic imagery, as if the artist did a challenge of how many six's and reversed crosses is possible to insert in one book. It looks like a mixture of Giger, Beksiński and Iron Maiden album covers. It's absolutely gorgeous, especially the backgrounds with the gothic buildings and macabre ornaments. It's so fucking extra and I'm here for it. Only German would make this more metal, written in Schwabach, preferably.

Overall, this is an enjoyable and twisted ride that is absolutely worth it just for the stunning artwork. Just don't look much into it.

[PinkAnemone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Als Heinrich im Zweiten Weltkrieg an der russischen Front fällt, glaubt er, endlich Friede zu finden. Doch er kommt auf dem albtraumhaften Planeten "Auferstehung" zu sich, wo die Zeit rückwärts läuft.
Dort wird er zu dem Vampirritter namens Requiem geschlagen. Auf der Suche nach seiner verschollenen Geliebten Rebecca gerät er in einen kosmischen Kampf zwischen verfeindeten Göttern, denn er besitzt das Schwert, das ihn entweder zum Sieg oder in die ewige Verdammnis führt...(Klappentext)

☠☠☠☠☠

"Ich war auf dem Schlachtfeld.
Und dann stürzte ich in einen Abgrund."

Die Story beginnt auf den Schlachtfeldern des Zweiten Weltkriegs und mit dem Tod des Soldaten Heinrich Augsburg. Sein letzter Gedanke gilt der Geliebten, einer Jüdin, deren Abtransport durch die Gestapo er miterlebte und es nicht wagte einzugreifen. Dann erwacht Heinrich erneut - noch immer das Bild Rebeccas in der Hand - und glaubt sich in der Hölle. Eine Hölle die sich als spiegelbildliche Erde erweist, auf der die Zeit rückwärts läuft und die bevölkert ist durch Horden von Untoten. Die hier herrschende Klasse ist die der Vampirritter, der Heinrich schon bald angehört. Doch um endgültig zum Vampirritter zu werden, muss er seine Vergangenheit abstreifen - inklusive der Erinnerung an Rebecca.

Dieser Comic lebt von den Zeichnungen von Olivier Ledroit. Die Story besticht nämlich weniger durch Dialoge, als viel mehr durch die Illustrationen. Dadurch sticht dieser Comic auf jeden Fall aus der Masse heraus. Es braucht also keine ausgefeilten Dialoge und ausführlichen Eck-Infos, um eine Geschichte atmosphärisch zu erzählen - manchmal sagen Zeichnungen mehr als Worte und das ist hier der Fall.

"Wir sind zu Beginn bereits tot.
Wir können nur mit bestimmten Wafen vernichet werden.
Andernfalls werden wir zu Kindern und verschwinden eines Tages."

Die Story selbst ist ebenfalls fern von 08/15 - eine Mischung aus SciFi und Horror, Mystik und klassischen Vampirelementen. Mitten drin ein Anti-Held, hin und hergereissen zwischen Gut und Böse, Blutdurst und Erlösung.
Die Zeichnungen sind äußerst detailreich, opulent und atmosphärisch und nur zu gerne verweilt man länger auf den Seiten, um diese auf sich wirken zu lassen. Dieser Comic konnte mich also durchaus begeistern und fesseln.

Leider ist die Story nicht sehr lang, umfassst gerade einmal 47 Seiten und ist nicht in sich abgeschlossen, sondern endet mit einem riesigen Cliffhanger.

"Fortsetzung folgt"

Kaum ist man in der Geschichte angekommen und darin eingetaucht, ist sie schon wieder zu Ende. Genau hier liegt auch das große Manko, denn die einzelnen Teile dieser Reihe haben einen stolzen Preis und sind für mich persönlich zu teuer.

Fazit:
So gerne ich diese Reihe weiterverfolgen würde, werde ich es wohl bei diesem einen und somit den 1. Teil dieser Requiem-Reihe belassen. Auch wenn die Story absolut meinen Geschmack getroffen hat, ganz zu schweigen von den Zeichnungen, so ist mir der Preis für nicht einmal 50 Seiten eindeutig zu hoch.

© Pink Anemone

[Dimitrios Mistriotis · Rating 1 out of 5]

When I wrote an angry article at some point, a friend asked me “what do you want to achieve by that”. Here, the answer is to get things out of my system. This is a requiem to the once upon a time my favourite unfinished series… Requiem.

I read a part of them in an issue of Heavy Metal, it had that scene where a person is torn apart to be then fed to some Egyptian style Pharaonic overlords. As it sometimes happens, it is the timing that changes everything. At the same time I had listened to “Imprisoned with the Pharaohs” a Lovecraftian song from my favourite band Pre-emptive Strike 0.1 while it was my last summer of living in Greece. I still remember the summer, the breeze of the sea, the song in my car's player, the fact that I could carry the magazine with me to the seaside, and… thinking about a foreign land that works like that could be purchased very easily.

I did not purchase the following instalments as I was a student and on the move, until I was able to get my first “proper” job and have some disposable income. Furthermore, I really liked the storyline and the drawing as well, but also admired a lot the fact that the story was about to conclude at some point in the future. I remember that when finances allowed, I pre-ordered on Amazon the next volume and waited. Some days(?)/weeks(?) later on there was a notification email that the publisher had delayed the publication, and then waited more. Then after some waiting cancelled the pre-order. Then started checking Pat Mills on his web blog and some social media to see when issue 11 would come out. I was checking periodically, like every 3/4 months when I had a time gap. Finally, issue 11 came into being alongside with poo to our faces from our beloved author of the series.

First issue 11 was available only in digital format. When people including myself asked why that was the case, we were told from the author that the contract for the print version had the clause that 2 volumes would be published in one print version. So wait a bit more, I guess? Does that mean that 12 is “coming soon” to conclude the series? I do not know why, but I was certain that there would only be 12 volumes, so 6 printed. I bought the digital version and waited.

Then MANY years passed. It seemed to me that Pat Mills had either some old age stuff to deal with, or other projects, which kept him from working on it. After again lots of time we got served the absolute shitstorm — in my opinion always — issue 12.

First: this is not the last one. Pat ? How many years do we have to wait until this thing is over? Will we live through to witness it? Based on the fact that it takes so long, shouldn't you somehow rewrite the script and wrap-up in volume 12? Or if you want so much to finish on 13 somehow make it the next project in pipeline to get over with it? F-off again?

Second, let's ridicule our fan base who prefers a printed version — part 1: Issue 12 is ONLY available digitally from a non-popular platform. There is no way to have a printed version unless you are French. I understand that the medium is far more popular in France but as it seems from the content, there are scenes in it that unfold into 4 pages — I think 2 of them — which make sense ONLY IN PRINT unless you have a hu-u-ge monitor. It kind of forces you to choose a medium of consumption?

Third, let's ridicule our fan base who prefers a printed version — part 2: THERE WILL NEVER BE A VOLUME 11 AND 12 PRINTED BUNDLE. As Pat wrote around that “the publisher MAY publish them” which in the current market is never. So when issue 11 became available, we were being lied to or bullshitted. It was not like: “hey bozos, wait who knows how many years to get it”, and then “you were never meant to have it all along”.

On the same lines, we had a downgrade of our issue 11 purchase: It was as a read online AND PDF download on Comixology. Now Amazon, the then and now owner of Comixology, bundled it with Kindle which does not have that option. AKA if you had not downloaded the PDF back then or don't know since it is 1000 years you lost the file, now you can never have it to read it anywhere you want. There was the reason the term “enshittification” became word of the year for a dictionary.

Fourth and last, again worth to separate: there is not an end in sight for the series. It has been going for don't know 200X something, is supposed to finish at some point, and instead I see Pat Mills doing an SHA or work on other properties without anything having started.

Fifth, Bonus :), Claudia: Least we forget! Spin off in another language. 5 books according to Goodreads, Book 1 is available in English, cool. Books 2–6: no! In this day and age, translations can be either crowdsourced and/or be done with a ton of available Machine Learning tools. I think when I asked the author there was a response in the lines of “if a publisher is interested dadada…”, like: “I don't care… idiots”.

Conclusion and Actions

I am certain that I liked the series more than its authors. It can happen, I understand. There are people who told me that they loved some of my podcasts that I have completely forgotten I had done in the first place… I empathise, I know. I think the humour in Requiem, the kind-of historic setting as history is my hobby, the emotional connection with the series which happened by accident, all must be something that happened with VERY FEW people. It can maybe be mostly/only me for all I know.

As 2024 was a pivotal year for me and with all the above in mind, I decided to disengage. I downloaded the material from nefarious sources to save me from scanning it, will re-read it in the future, will get issue 13 when and if it gets released again from similar sources. I am aware of the sunken cost fallacy. Many times in life you need to get things out of your bookshelves, so that new books can come in, social circle so that new friends can come in, etc, etc. Bye-bye Vampire Knight, thank you, Pat, you can now go yourself with a chainsaw… or better not, go and finish it, and you will be forgiven.

Dedicated to JC for bearing with my outrages for so many years.

[Sam · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is certainly noton for those easily offended with graphic artwork depicting the hellish world of Resurrection following the tale of an SS soldier killed in WWII and his journey becoming a Vampire Knight, heading into a very gory blood soaked battle in London and meeting the Dracula family. All the while he has to get to grips with the reversal of life experienced in Resurrection where you grow young instead of old and bad is good and good gets you knowhere. An interesting read with excellent accompanying artwork, although not for the faint of heart

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pat Mills proves he's got one of the maddest comic brains in the industry with this over the top look at a macabre and repulsive inverted world where evil is the moral zenith and good will get you nowhere. Funny, endlessly creative but still disturbing the book is brought to garish and gory life by the artistic genius of Olivier Ledroit. Not one for the easily offended. This is the French to English translation.

[Derrick McDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read up to the issue where Carmilla floors the Pirate Queen from her blood bath...but I will read again and in its entirety because I can't stop laughing! This stuff is hilarious and fun in its own disgusting little way. A great read if you got the stomach for it and the funny bone for it. Beautifully illustrated too!

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite frankly the most stunningly detailed graphic novel I have ever read. The colours are striking, and the scenery and figures are beautiful. The world we're introduced to is fascinating and I can't wait to sink my teeth into more. (I'm sorry, I couldn't resist that one)

[Logan · Rating 4 out of 5]

You wouldn't expect a comic book about nazi vampires in hell to be good, but I was surprisingly swept along with this crazy story. The grandiose and macabre art is a perfect match. The lavish, darkly beautiful detail makes it worth the year long waits for each individual issue.

[Leo Wolf · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read réquiem in Portuguese and the translators did an amazing job, like actually
what the fuck? why is this so good
I've never read anything more gore and infernal than réquiem
great read
amazing art job
definitely read if you didn't yet

[Dmitrijs Prigodics · Rating 4 out of 5]

Комикс чётко отрабатывает свои 18+ - это тёмное, кровавое, не стесняющееся секса произведение, что, в общем-то, неудивительно: оно ведь про Ад. Правда, он здесь специфический - представляет собой инвертированную Землю, где суша на месте земли, и наоборот, где время течёт вспять, от смерти к рождению, мир стремится в декаданс, а подонки вместо наказания могут стать сверхподонками. И главный герой - истинный ариец, голубоглазый блондин, офицер вермахта, получает хедшот при попытке изнасилования советской партизанки, и так и испускает дух на заснеженных руинах СССР. Однако вместо упокоения, как человек, проливший много крови, он становится вампиром, и отсюда начинается его знакомство с Адом и его обитателями...
По сути, сюжет здесь есть, но пересказывать его не хочется: положа руку на сердце, не о сюжете этот комикс, по крайней мере, представленные 2 тома, а о рисовке, о том, как представляют антимир художники. О том, в кого превращаются грешники, по их мнению: среди вампиров Батори, Атилла, Калигула, Дракула, куда уж без него; ещё например, лицемерные монашки, праведные на вид, но злобные по сути, становятся упырями-пиратками; также, не виданные в комиксе, но обозначенные в бестиарии, финансовая элита превращается в копрофагов, иначе, в говнодемонов, в наказание за дерьмовую жизнь других. Короче, что-то из разряда, зачем нужны демоны, когда есть человек, или "Ад - это другие".
Но главное, чем выделяется комикс - это рисовка. Эти готические иллюстрации макабрических фантазий - пиршество для эстета. Не Гигер, где уже проглядывается безумие; но явно буйное воображение. Захотелось почитать ещё...
В общем, кому не чуждо, то рекомендую.

[Alexander Lisovsky · Rating 1 out of 5]

Если "Метабароны" были воплощением наивной рыцарской романтики тринадцатилетних мальчишек, то здесь мы имеем творчество умудрённого жизнью десятиклассника, мрачного гота с подведёнными тушью глазами, выводящего в тетрадке свои черепа с костями.

Рисунок Ледруа хуже, чем в "Вике и ярости Оберона": глядя на некоторые особенности человеческой анатомии приходилось вопросительно поднимать бровь. Перевод с французского, и при этом изобилует тупыми англоязычными штампами "давай, сделай это". Но круче всего, конечно, совершенно трешовый сценарий, где автор умудряется совмещать неуместно смехотворные восклицания с нетривиальными наездами на мать Терезу (и других общественно-политических деятелей).

В целом у меня было ощущение, что книга рассчитана на 16-летних подростков, а плашка 18+ служит лишь дополнительным стимулом для них же.

[Alecs Stan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely incredible art and a story at the height of absurdness. Olivier Ledroit is the absolute best illustrator I have ever seen in comics. There's him ... and the rest. I've read this with a big smile on my face. I was very, very impressed. I tend to stick with scifi comics but after seeing a couple of spreads of this after reading SHA (another must) I knew this is just too incredible to miss. And I was right. I'm going through all of them at the moment. It just gets weirder and more insane as I move along. Exceptional.

[Simon Heldreich · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, if overly grotesque, artwork and the usual incredible world building you expect from a master craftsman life Pat Mills. However, the story was only okay with a great opening and set up that went into a confusing battle that was difficult to follow, primarily because of the artwork which is overwhelmingly detailed. Much better in the quieter moments when not much was going on. I'll be interested to see how the story progresses.

[Mateusz Staniszewski · Rating 5 out of 5]

O nieczystości, pozwól mi czerpać przyjemność po koniec dni wczorajszych. W promieniach cienia niech to się nigdy nie stanie!

Co za odkrycie tego roku. Każda strona, każdy kadr trafia do mnie jak dusze do odmętów pustki. Można odpłynąć wpatrując się w może krwi, gotyku, ciemności i piekła.

Zdecydowanie dla fanów Mroku przez duże M!

(10/10) 🖤

[Jessica Iser · Rating 4 out of 5]

Warum bin ich nicht früher auf diese Comicreihe aufmerksam geworden? Noch gibt die Story nicht allzu viel her, ist aber vom Setting her sehr vielversprechend. Aber die Zeichnungen sind sowieso das wahre Highlight! Bin gespannt auf die Folgebände.

[Carlos Melo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um universo totalmente reverso e lindo. Uma grata surpresa.

[Cristian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like everithing the story ,the art .I am very dispointend that the series ended in a clifhanger.

[Snow Fox · Rating 3 out of 5]

Awesome art, but utterly ridiculous story. I guess that’s probably the point, but it’s just not my cup of tea.

[Marina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volumes 1 & 2, luv it, RTC soon

[Cass · Rating 5 out of 5]

Une révisite complète et réussie d'un mythe parfois à bout de souffle avec de nombreuses références et contrastes philosophiques qui méritent d'être médités.

[Felix Delong · Rating 5 out of 5]

100% metal

[Alina Renko · Rating 5 out of 5]

радует темные предпочтения моей души, готически-пафосное заигрывание с божественной комедией данте

[Mikael · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Guitar solo*

[Giorgi Abuashvili · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh

[Klaudia |cloudd.mybook| · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

niesamoite grafiki, fajny worldbuilding i smaczki

dialogi słabiej ale i tak mocna pozycja

[Tom Hopkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Writing 2/5
Art 5/5

[Paul Spence · Rating 4 out of 5]

Requiem Vampire Knight possesses layers of satirical humour laced with potent, extravagant violence that punctuates each page.

So what is the basic story? Heinrich has served the Fatherland faithfully. He fully embraces the concepts both politically and spiritually of National Socialism. It has been the salvation of his people and there is nothing he would not do for the cause. But Heinrich has a dark secret which overshadows his patriotic soul. He has fallen in love with a beautiful Jewish girl. He has sown his Germanic seed inside the enemy of his people and he is filled with self-loathing and guilt. However, his soul still burns with the passions of love.

Requiem Vampire Knight opens with Henrich dying on the Eastern Front. His striking face and the white snow accentuate the deep red blood leaking from a fatal wound inflicted by the Marxist Russian army. His thoughts drift to Rebecca, his one true love. This is a love which should not be but is none the less. Dying, he barely perceives a Russian soldier lift a portrait of Rebecca and contemptuously infer a coarse sexual reference. This relationship is a greater blasphemy than that of the Bolshevik army sweeping away the glorious German army. With the last of his strength, Heinrich reaches out and snatches the sacred portrait. Finally, he received a bullet to the head, killing him instantly.

The reader travels with Heinrich through his death to his resurrection in Hell. Here, he promptly massacres zombies who have been looting corpses with a weapon that shoots metal stakes. Keep an eye out for Tepess (Vlad the Impaler). Heinrich then saves a vampire captain of the Resurrection corps. At this point, it’s revealed that Henrich is a vampire too and we witness his training and his rebirth as Requiem.

This story has gallons of action, mixed with a little pathos and satirical, wiry humor. We have completely grotesque characters interacting with even more insanely grotesque characters. The first volume builds a series of memorable protagonists and backstories. The conflicts between the groups of characters as they interact with each other becomes addictive. The reader turns each page wanting more, greedily thirsting for the next series of panels and more rich, catchy, intelligent dialogue. However, the main characters possess few redeeming characteristics. The protagonist is relatable but he was a Nazi, the bastard.

Oliver Ledroit’s art is incredible. The digital format is very impressive as you can zoom in on the detail. It’s rich, evocative, disturbing, and instantly iconic. Every page challenges the eye of the reader. The characters are given a vivid quality and there are some fantastic choices of colour. Each panel matches the tone of the narrative perfectly. The lettering is dynamic and clear making this collection easy to read and follow.

This first volume of Requiem Vampire Knight will capture your mind and corrupt your heart. You will instantly reach out and consume the next volume. This is a classic in Mills’ repertoire and a very different side to the creator of Slaine and ABC Warriors. I found myself drawn into the hellish, inverted universe of Requiem Vampire Knight. Watching the protagonist interact with historical characters such as Dracula and Aleister Crowley was a highlight of this volume for me. Be sure to check it out!

[Roger Hainz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interessante.