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The team of Christopher Priest and Ergun Gunduz returns as "The Long Night" begins! Vampirella's infant son, stolen by her evil twin Draculina, has finally been returned to her. But Vampi does not know the baby, has not bonded with him and, lost and alone, begins spiraling into postpartum depression.
A mysterious figure named Cicero arrives, claiming to be Vampirella's infant son somehow transported 40+ years back from a dark future wherein Vampirella, consumed by bitterness, has become The Witch of Ashthorne, a ruthless matriarch responsible for a nuclear holocaust.
Having finally rescued her baby from Draculina, Cicero begs Vampirel more
Its nice to see Priest settle the narrative down into something much more coherent than hed been managing over the course of the past...year or so with Ella. As nice as the surreal shifts in scene and tone were in a nonlinear narrative, its nice to see something rendered with a bit more of an eye towards pacing. If Priest and company can maintain the currently momentum, Vampirella could end up being a great deal of fun again. Read Full Review
Vampirella #1 continues Christopher Priest and Ergn Gndz's fantastic run on the character, with Vampirella dealing with motherhood as a new menace appears. Read Full Review
The problem associated with Priest at the helm of Ella is it can be a difficult read. Fast forward to yet another issue 1 and I'm pleasantly surprised that it accurately read like a real no 1. Cool art and what's not to love about a Vampyyre with psychosis and a bit of time travel. Loved it.......JM
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