Vampire The Masquerade: Toreador

Vampire: The Masquerade: Blood and Roses #1

by Rafael Nieves (Story), Vince Locke (Art), Ken Meyer Jr. (Cover)

Vampire: Ventrue: This is the next volume in a series of one-shots based in the noir universe of White Wolf's "Vampire the Masquerade" role-playing game. _Single White Female_ runs head first into _Vampyros Lesbos_ in this tale of Ventrue TERROR Anne and Chris meet in a mall parking lot one evening. Her friend and roomie Beth helps to hook them up, and a grand romance begins to bloom. Or so it seems. Beth has her own plans for Chris, as she seemingly has for ALL of the men Anne becomes involved with. Chris, who becomes increasingly suspicious of both women, plays along to a startling who's dead?/who's alive?/who's simply psychotic? conclusion shocker

Genres: Horror, Vampires, Bande Dessinée, Comics, World Of Darkness

48 pages, Paperback

First published October 17, 2001

Reviews

[Anibal · Rating 2 out of 5]

Vampire: The Masquerade is all about double-dealing, backstabbing, and elaborate plots; especially among Kindred of the Ventrue, Tremere, Lasombra, and… yes, Toreador clans. This comic, however, completely misses that spirit. There’s little to no real intrigue, and the story doesn’t feel clan-focused at all.

One more thing: in the World of Darkness, Kindred can only drink blood. Maintaining a masquerade where they pretend otherwise all evening would require unbelievable skill: and yet here, the Toreador casually fills a regular glass!

That said, if you’re a die-hard White Wolf fan like me, you might still enjoy it. But if you’re looking for the cunning, political games that make Vampire so compelling, this isn’t it.