I’ve been anticipating buying Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella #3
for over a month. The plot twist on the issue of #2 had me counting down the
days to issue #3. And when I got to the library this Wednesday, the first thing
I did when I logged on was go right to the Dynamite Website to pick up my digital
copy.
And that issue DOES NOT DISAPPOINT. Hack/Slash Vs.
Vampirella finally gives us the big fight between Cassie Hack and Vampirella.
Well, a Cassie Hack possessed by the Blood Red queen of Hearts. The battle of the
Bats is fast and furious leading up to a climax where Vampirella takes a bite
out of Cassie to take the fight out of her.
However, while the battle between Cassie and Vampirella is
short and sweet, it’s full of feels. After the battle of the bats Writer Shawn
Aldridge does an AMAZING job of taking us into Cassie Hack’s past in a delirium
sequence. While the Blood Red Queen tries to mindfuck Cassie, this sequence
seamlessly brings new readers up to speed with the Hack/Slash continuity and
shows us why Cassie Hack is the killer of killers. Everything in this mini
could easily be used as the foundation for a new Hack/Slash ongoing series.
Make it happen Dynamite! I’ll buy the hell out of it!
After Vampi takes a bite out of Cassie, (She doesn’t become
a vampire because Drakulons don’t roll like that.) the ladies and Vlad regroup.
With her out of Cassie’s body, they’re wondering where the Blood Red Queen is.
She shows up in the most surprising way at the last panel. The way she brings
down Vampirella has me counting down the days to find out what happens in the
next issue!
Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella #3 read a lot FASTER than issues 1
and 2. The action was so fast paced in this comic I read through this one in
less than 10 minutes! The writing and art sequences on this one were really
well done. The first couple of pages of Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella#3 reminded me
of some chapters in my book Isis: Bride of Dracula. Vlad’s concern for Cassie
mirrored that of John Haynes’ concern for Isis after Dracula hypnotized her to
make her his bride. I really enjoyed seeing Shawn Aldridge bringing in Cassie
Hack’s past into the story and explaining how Drakulonian Vampires are
different than regular vampires. Those little touches made this story feel less
like a crossover and more like a great stand alone story between two characters
in a shared universe.
With this series Dynamite has shown that they have a great
handle on Cassie Hack and Vlad. And with Tim Seely currently working at
Dynamite, A new Hack/Slash series would be a great fit with Dynamite’s other
franchise characters like Vampirella, Red Sonja, and Deja Thoris. Please make
it happen Dynamite! PLEASE!
So far Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella has been a GREAT
miniseries. Lots of fast paced action and lots of AWESOME twists and turns in
the story. I’m looking forward to picking up issue #4 in 30 days. 2018 can’t
come fast enough!
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