I picked up the last copies that my store had of both issues. Guess that's a sellout. Of course they may have only ordered one copy of each.
After the highly erratic publishing schedule of the early issues, it was a pleasant surprise to have them come out reasonably on time. And on the same day.
The author of the regular book is still feeling his way. The plot relating to David's girlfriend hasn't advanced much, except there's a police officer who is suspicious of Barnabas who is equally suspicious of him. Willie has a scene with a predatory vampire in Ireland of all places. I can't tell if this will tie into the main story or if it is setting up a future storyline.
The artwork remains subpar. Barnabas does resemble Frid to an extent and Roger could pass as Louis Edmonds. The rest, not so much. David has enough "big hair" to qualify for the B-52's and Carolyn is just ugly.
It's an okay book. Just okay.
The Vampirella crossover, however, is unexpectedly good. She and Barnabas have a somewhat typical comic book slugfest. Until they find out they're basically on the same side. They banter, kind of like an undead version of Moonlighting, while they search for the villainess. Barnabas and Vampirella are two extremely different characters, which makes for a good read.
Their investigation leads them to a strip club, where Vampirella's friend Pantha works. Quentin shows up at the club also and is much more comfortable there than Barnabas.
The villains get some page time and a future showdown between them and our four heroes is on the horizon.
Good characterizations, good dialogue, decent artwork. One of the better DS projects that I've run across.
