In the shadow of the new Vampire World Order, Harley Quinn rules the human underworld in this age of darkness. She has survived by only looking out for herself...but she might have just found the key to saving the world.
DC vs. Vampires: Killers is a solid addition to the event. It's another key comic and part of the story that just wouldn't fit well in the main series. It's a must for those already reading the series and might get those not interested in checking it out. Read Full Review
The main narrative has been strong, but these flash-forwards haven't really grabbed me so far. Read Full Review
DC vs. Vampires: Killers #1 can be skipped entirely, which is a shame since we haven't gotten a new issue of the main series in months. I am still looking forward to continuing the series, but I will admit that my enthusiasm is waning, partly from the delays and partly from these lackluster tie-ins. Read Full Review
DC vs. Vampires: Killers #1 is not an essential entry into the budding Vamps-verse, but its fun if uneven character study for Harley Quinn. Fans of the character, or just want to see more of the world controlled by the vampires may enjoy this issue, but otherwise, this may not be the book for those looking for a similar aesthetic as the main title. The art and coloring are inconsistent, highlighting just how distracting two distinct styles can be on a title when set next to one another. In a vacuum, this issue is a solid, fun one-shot, but it cant help but shrink against the stunning art and coloring of the main title and Otto Schmidt. With more tie-ins confirmed for this universe, it will be interesting to see if this inconsistent style continues, or if those other works will feel more cohesive with the foundation that the main title set. Read Full Review
DC vs. Vampires started out strong, but it feels like the momentum is slipping. These one-off specials arent helping and just continue making the maxi-series seem like its losing its bite. Read Full Review
DC vs. Vampires: Killers takes another big step in moving DC vs. Vampires' story forward. However, some poor artwork, dialogue, and continued wonky characterization for Harley make it so I can't call this comic good. Read Full Review
Ultimately, the issue feels weightless, as though its a story that didn't need to be told outside of the main series, making it a step below the other comic that explored Damian Wayne as a bloodsucker of Gotham City. Read Full Review
So uh, I loved this one. It may not be as high-octane as the main series but I really, really like when stories just go a bit quieter and we see characters in low-stakes conflicts in interesting Elseworlds, provided the writing is interesting (and I thought it was here tbh).
Harley Quinn can often be an annoying character, but I though she was pretty well written here, and I like she's still morally grey. Really like that the vampires aren't treated as "super-zombies" and are still characters with their own interests instead of drones. Mr. Terrific had a better use here than in the other one-shot and when he said Gordon was staying it felt pretty scary. The twist of [redacted] being a vampire already was well done and made sense more
Pretty good, though the ending was rushed.
Actually a pretty solid one-and-done, all things considered (character favoritism aside, but even then, Harley was pretty engaging in this writing).
Enjoyed this one-off quite a lot. Harley Quinn is a difficult character to write but I think they nailed the balance of showing her as a person who isn't heroic by any means but who isn't completely devoid of conscience either. I like evil-vs-evil stories so I liked the setting and I liked that the story was pretty low stakes (no pun intended) with most conforntations being emotional ones specially at the end.
And I liked the twists. There was this one character whose voice I felt was a bit off at first, but it was actually foreshadowing a twist so nice.
SO YEAH, loved the writing here. I take points away because of the artwork though. It wasn't very good to be honest and given how dark and low-key most of the story is more
Selina shouldn't have been killed so quickly (in general, my only problem with this series is that they have all these cool antagonists with built-in personal relationships with the protagonists but they kill them too quickly ) but otherwise good issue.
Matt is writing this stuff because DC Comics sales are in the trash, with the belief this will improve them. Bad idea. Bad management. And using this disaster to slime JSA heroes is a seriously bad idea. And of course, ripping off the head of Solomon Grundy ("Sol" eyeroll) does not kill him. Someone should read comics someday.
By the way, I still am not confident that Batman is "dead" in this mini-series. Not with the Green Lantern ring left behind.
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