I have no idea where the team here is going with things and that's exciting. Broxton's future Los Angeles is weird (and feels like it's filled with strange dildos attached to much of the architecture) and alluring at the same time as is how Vampirella reverses her usual approach in order to shock. Cornell is obviously working with a solid plan for the opening arc with what he wants to do and past works certainly earn a lot of trust since there are some pretty weird directions that he likes to go that make for some really solid introspective moments and explorations. Though the zero issue in some ways works a bit better for me, the combination of that and this issue opens Vampi up to a whole new world and I'm excited to see how she's going to cut loose and shake it all up. I'm fully on board and am hoping for a few more answers, and more intriguing questions, sooner rather than later. Read Full Review

Although there are one or two slight niggles (why do the ‘angels' not follow Vampirella to the city, for example?), this remains a very enjoyable issue. There's enough here to keep me interested in the series, and there are (just) enough hints dropped to prompt some theorising about the nature of the situation in which Vampirella finds herself. Broxton's art is very good; Cornell's script is witty and fun. All in all, this is worth checking out. Read Full Review

I will say while this is an interesting and different take on Vampirella I don't know if it would fit all fans of the character. Read Full Review

With an unbalanced first half and an interesting take on futuristic politics, Broxton and Cornell kick off a wild story in "Vampirella" #1. Read Full Review

The latest comic to call itself "Vampirella #1" offers a promising new status quo for the iconic heroine. It's extremely welcoming to newcomers and tosses in heavy doses of satirical humor and dystopian sci-fi for variety. However, this issue fails to establish a clear conflict or sense of direction for the new series, so for now the jury is still out. Read Full Review

The main problem here is that as a jumping on point for the character, this issue creates more questions than answers. With the numerous unknowns surrounding this entirely new world that Vampirella finds herself in and the graphic nature surrounding the sexual expression of this new world, new readers may quickly lose interest. I think the amount of potential in the story is enough, however, to warrant giving Cornell more time to develop what direction this series is actually going to take. Read Full Review

Broxton's muted color pallette and the kooky expressions he paints on his characters' faces lend a welcoming horror-comic vibe, but Vampirella's overlapping internal narratives and the general lack of edge to a pretty riskless plot leave us with a mild flavor. Still, fans of the character will recognize her charm and the story is hardly written into a corner. So there's room to grow from here. Read Full Review

Overall, these five issues form a rough start to a series that becomes quite good. If you really want the full story of how this version of the character became this version of the character, pick it up. At the same time, readers could just skip it and start with the better and gayer storyline that directly follows it. Of course, this is a character who has many die-hard fans and I am sure they can find moments to enjoy regardless. Even if you don't like it as a whole, there are still some great lines that are quite fun. Read Full Review

This is not a particularly compelling first issue. It has good moments, narration and art included, but has bad in equal measure with the narrative lacking a clear sense of direction or tone. I don’t think I’ll be visiting L.A. with Vampirella again but dedicated readers might find something to latch onto. Read Full Review

As it is, the constant tags drive me to distraction and do the job of watering down the book, limiting the effectiveness of both the writing and the art. Read Full Review

Vampirella jumps a thousand years into the future and loses everything that made it an edgy, interesting read. The title character is now little more than a vampire version of Cher from Clueless, focused more on the latest fashions than investigating this new world. This city of phalluses is presented as shock value that falls flat, as they look more silly than anything. I'm bummed about all of this because the debut issue #0 showed a lot of promise, but it seems to have stumbled right out of the gate. Read Full Review

The creators' work here appears deeply out of its depth on the topics and themes they try to present, which is difficult to muster up any sympathy for in an era where the frontiers of eroticism in mainstream comics are being reconfigured in real time by the likes of Clean Room, Sex Criminals, Sunstone, Multiple Warheads, and Harley Quinn. Read Full Review