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I, Vampire, Vol. 3: Wave Of Mutilation (2013)

by Joshua Hale Fialkov(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1401242782 (ISBN13: 9781401242787)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

DC Comics

series

I, Vampire

review 1: Reprints I, Vampire #0, and #13-19 (June 2013-November 2012). Andrew Bennett is now the only vampire on Earth and evil. His former lover Mary finds herself in the unique position of being a hero and sets off with Andrew’s former allies John Troughton and Deborah Dancer to restore Andrew. Andrew however has a plan and the gates to Hell might be opened once again…unfortunately, the original vampire Cain might have something to do about it if John Constantine can’t help stop him.Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov, I, Vampire 3: Wave of Mutilation is the third and final volume of the New 52 series. Following I, Vampire 2: Rise of the Vampires, the series found itself in a unique position due to high sales of trade paperbacks, but low issue sales which lead to DC ultima... moretely cancelling the series.I, Vampire was a great series when it kicked off and ended as vicious and dark as it started. I enjoyed the idea of vampires in a superhero world as the series was originally portrayed, but the comic eventually just became a standard “dark” comic. This wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, but the dynamics of the comic did change from the series’ onset.This volume of the comic does have some strong DC ties with John Constantine and the House of Mystery, but primarily it is a horror comic. Though the series’ run was cut short, it doesn’t really feel incomplete due to the big battle and arch of the characters. Here we see Bennett at his worst and are given a logical and timely redemption for both Bennett and Mary who sometimes feels like the real star of this series. Both characters are fun and both deserve continued exploration (though in Mary’s case, it is better that she’s been laid to rest).The art for the series also is strong. Primarily illustrated by Andrea Sorrentino and Fernando Blanco, multiple artists contributed to the collection. I do like the art for the series and hope that both artists move on to bigger and better series with their unique style (with Blanco being the more traditional of the two).I, Vampire was a surprise from the start as part of some of the daring choices of the New 52. I never really expected the series to exist, much less live, in the competitive comic market, but it was nice of DC to give it a shot. I like the Bennett character and the resolution, but I do hope that he occasionally pops up around DC’s world.
review 2: I enjoyed this. Definitely. But it was far from perfect. For one, the art was terrible. Sorrentino's style has grown on me, but then, IN THE LAST 3 ISSUES OF THE SERIES, they switch artists. What's worse is that they had one issue that had about 4 different artists and they were switching on every other freaking page. It was terrible. Not only did I hate the inconsistency, but the individual styles weren't that great anyway. On top if that, the story was clearly rushed toward an unplanned conclusion. There were so many deus ex machina situations that they started making fun of it. Things just moved for the sake of moving. None of the rules would stick. Someone had an immunity and it would disappear when convenient, but then others would gain new abilities to be flashy and just use them once. It was still a great ride, but it was so incredibly forced. The actual ending was strange, too. It made it seem like the beginning of a new story, but it was really just going back to the beginning and things that we really had already seen. It kind of worked in context, but wasn't all that satisfying. Anyway, if you're a hardcore fan, you'll enjoy it, but I can't recommend someone just picking this up to try it out. less

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