Her Dracula is not a brooding nobleman, but rather a relentless and sadistic killing machine. Predator and Twisted Romance, and here she continues her trend of subverting and reinventing tired genres and making them new again. Writer Alex de Campi has been making a name for herself with interesting projects like Archie vs. This is about as far from that project as you can possibly get, but her excellent expressiveness and characterization remain intact. Crime scene photographer Quincy Harker is the first one to put the pieces together and discover that Dracula is back, and so he finds himself targeted by both the count and his brides.įans may know Erica Henderson from her work on The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. He is freed by an aging starlet, desperate to cling on to her fading beauty by being reborn as an immortal vampire.īefore long Dracula has recruited a new set of brides and is cutting a bloodthirsty swath through the Los Angeles underworld. (Some of the locales that cats find themselves in might seem very familiar.) Dracula, MotherF*ckerĭracula, MotherF*cker – Alex de Campi, Erica HendersonĪfter being betrayed by his brides, who trapped him in a coffin in Vienna in 1889, Dracula finds himself resurrected in 1974 Los Angeles. The story works on multiple levels: As a straightforward adventure of two cats, a metaphor for the metaphysical journey of the soul and most delightful as an exploration of classical art. Husted makes excellent use of the setting, taking her feline protagonists through cathedrals, onto boats and through marketplaces as the cats explore the varied landscapes of Malta. The story and art are both colorful and expressive. Betto, the older of the two, is far more jaded, but he allows himself to get swept up in Cilla’s quest for a home. An incredibly strong debut graphic novel by newcomer Ursula Murray Husted, A Cat Story follows Cilla and Betto, two cats barely scraping by on the streets of the port city of Valletta on the island nation of Malta, searching for a forever home.Ĭilla, the younger of the two, has more optimism - she still believes that the fabled “quiet garden” from stories she was told as a kitten is out there somewhere out there - a safe and warm place with a bed and plentiful food.
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