Tomb of Dracula by Gerry Conway5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The Tomb of Dracula was a horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The best of these are dumb fun (Dracula vs Solomon Kane, for instance) the worst of them are ridiculous nonsense (Dracula takes legal action against Elizabeth Bathory) but all of them look great with art by the best of Marvel's '70s artists. Volume 1 also reprints the black-and-white Dracula Lives magazine, featuring stories from various time periods before the events of Tomb. ![]() The art (mostly by Gene Colan) is so strong that I plan to go ahead and read Volume 2, which features Dracula's appearances in other series like Spider-Man, Frankenstein, and Werewolf by Night. The only changes are the locations and supporting characters. But every issue has them back Dracula into a corner only to have him escape. I do like the collection of vampire hunters that gradually assemble as the series progresses: from Dracula's own descendant Frank Drake to Van Helsing's granddaughter Rachel and her partner Taj to Quincey Harker and of course the famous Blade. ![]() The art is gorgeous and atmospheric throughout, but the stories are repetitive and Dracula's boastful ranting is tiresome. ![]()
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