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Sword of Dracula #1-6
Sword of Dracula
This trade paperback collects all six issues from "Season 1" of Sword of Dracula, in which we meet Ronnie Van Helsing. This commando who must use every Humvee, chopper, motorcycle, and machine gun at her command to capture Dracula, the most dangerous man on earth, and then enlist his aid in fighting an even greater horror. Wall-to-wall vampire/commando/zombie action. This special "writer's cut" collection is chock full of extras.
- GenresGraphic Novels
156 pages, Paperback
First published March 15, 2005
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Jason Henderson
105 books161 followersI've been writing for a long time-- comics, games (like Destiny 2), books-- there's always *something.* But lately I've gotten into modern-day YA novels with the Alex Van Helsing series and now middle grade with the new Young Captain Nemo series.
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March 7, 2010
In this age of vampire infatuation and revisionist writing, the story of Dracula is somewhat in flux. More and more books and movies now portray him as the romantic sympathetic hero and for many people that's good. But the vampire Dracula, who has been in our minds for a hundred year was "created" as a monster, and for many it is frustrating to find so few stories of him as an awe inspiring villain in this last decade.
Sword of Dracula, written by Jason Henderson, gives that and more.
Set in modern times, vampires have become a terrorist threat that threatens to consume the planet. And at the top is the vampire king, Dracula, who is determined to become king of the world and has powers over blood that are truly horrifying but also makes you crave to see more. But on his trail is Veronica "Ronnie" Van Helsing, whose struggle with the Vampire king is long and has left her determined to bring him down. But just as the two sides gather for battle, an even darker threat arises from the earth.
Sword of Dracula is action packed and leaves one wanting for more as the idea of a bloody battle takes on a new and much more twisted meaning.
The cast of characters is excellent.
Ronnie is a hero you admire, care for, and prey for as she goes up against creatures that slaughter hundreds as an afterthought. As well as her band of Commando friends whose job is to defeat the undefeatable.
Dracula is at his villainous best. He sees the world as his and is determined to make it so. And with his powers and armies at his command, he is very much a sword hanging over the world's head.
And I won't give it away but the other villains are frightening and a welcome addition to the vampire mythos.
If you want action, a struggle between good and evil, an evil yet amazing Dracula, as well some of the greatest vampire powers in print, this is the graphic novel for you.
The Story is ongoing in Sword of Dracula: Dracula War and Alex Van Helsing.
You can be sure I will continue reading.
As taken from the graphic novel:
Let them know
He is not a Romantic.
He is not Misunderstood.
He is King.
Dracula lives.
Sword of Dracula, written by Jason Henderson, gives that and more.
Set in modern times, vampires have become a terrorist threat that threatens to consume the planet. And at the top is the vampire king, Dracula, who is determined to become king of the world and has powers over blood that are truly horrifying but also makes you crave to see more. But on his trail is Veronica "Ronnie" Van Helsing, whose struggle with the Vampire king is long and has left her determined to bring him down. But just as the two sides gather for battle, an even darker threat arises from the earth.
Sword of Dracula is action packed and leaves one wanting for more as the idea of a bloody battle takes on a new and much more twisted meaning.
The cast of characters is excellent.
Ronnie is a hero you admire, care for, and prey for as she goes up against creatures that slaughter hundreds as an afterthought. As well as her band of Commando friends whose job is to defeat the undefeatable.
Dracula is at his villainous best. He sees the world as his and is determined to make it so. And with his powers and armies at his command, he is very much a sword hanging over the world's head.
And I won't give it away but the other villains are frightening and a welcome addition to the vampire mythos.
If you want action, a struggle between good and evil, an evil yet amazing Dracula, as well some of the greatest vampire powers in print, this is the graphic novel for you.
The Story is ongoing in Sword of Dracula: Dracula War and Alex Van Helsing.
You can be sure I will continue reading.
As taken from the graphic novel:
Let them know
He is not a Romantic.
He is not Misunderstood.
He is King.
Dracula lives.
February 8, 2011
A very interesting alternate take on modern vampire horror. Like some others, the story is based on a modern group of vampire hunters. I enjoyed it for the most part. There were a few flaws in the graphic novel, however, that kept me from giving this a fourth star. These were:
1) Inconsistent artwork. The glaringly different art in the middle of the story was distracting, even though the artwork wasn't horrible.
2) A significant climactic scene is handled offstage, and the results were not believable without SOME kind of in-story explanation. Seriously, it was comparable to skipping the whole "blowing up the Death Star" scene in a Star Wars movie.
3) With the large number of vampires shown in the world, the relatively small paramilitary organization seemed like an oddly small response to the situation. This was not explained within the story.
1) Inconsistent artwork. The glaringly different art in the middle of the story was distracting, even though the artwork wasn't horrible.
2) A significant climactic scene is handled offstage, and the results were not believable without SOME kind of in-story explanation. Seriously, it was comparable to skipping the whole "blowing up the Death Star" scene in a Star Wars movie.
3) With the large number of vampires shown in the world, the relatively small paramilitary organization seemed like an oddly small response to the situation. This was not explained within the story.
March 22, 2015
Sword of Dracula is an amazing reconceptualization of the king of vampires that draws from the original novel, history, mythology, and general bad-assedness. Veronica "Ronnie" Van Helsing comes from a family of vampire-slayers, and she is now heading up a team in a quasi-governmental branch of the Polidorium, a long-standing bastion of defense against blood-suckers. After major setbacks, she manages to capture Dracula, but a new threat emerges: the original fallen angels who gave rise to vampires millennia ago. Now Ronnie has to ally with the villain she's spent her life trying to stop.
Great artwork, snappy dialogue, clever references, and the best set of superpowers an undead prince has ever possessed.
My only gripe? I want to read the further adventures of Ronnie Van Helsing!
Great artwork, snappy dialogue, clever references, and the best set of superpowers an undead prince has ever possessed.
My only gripe? I want to read the further adventures of Ronnie Van Helsing!
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