Vampirella...mind-controlled!? The evil PHOTOFIT thinks he can manipulate Vampi, and use her vampiric powers to get ahead in the crime game. Little does Photofit realize that vampires can't be hypnotized...
Vampirella knows that Photofit isnt at the top of the criminal food chain. Shes going to have to dive deeper, but her designs on investigation get a bit derailed when the action sets in. The story delivers smartly on some of what makes her such an appealing presence on the page. Abnett has spent some time delivering background details to the reader in the form of top-secret document pages in courier font. Its almost as though hes building a place designed for something more than a single plot. It could work. The 1957 part of the series has some really fun aspects to it. Read Full Review
VAMPIRELLA VS. THE SUPERPOWERS #3 continues the sultry crime noir story with shady gang lords, undercover stings, and generally great art. However, the simmering noir atmosphere takes a hard left into typical superpowered action in the last act for a jarring reading experience. Read Full Review
Any reader familiar with the genre will find nothing to surprise (or, even, intrigue) them as it runs in a paint-by-numbers fashion with interruptions and collisions between multiple conflicted parties playing out in predictable fashion. Read Full Review
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