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Dewey Decimal Number: 741 Fabric Type: 9780785109204 Legal Disclaimer: 078510920X Maximum Color Depth: Marvel Comics Metal Type: Marvel Comics Publisher: 1 Region Code: 560 Total External Bays Free: November 24, 2004 Total Firewire Ports: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics Average Rating:
![]() Rating: - Classic black & whiteI have TOD in the original color comics & these Essential offerings. The art-work of Gene Colan translates extremely well to the B&W medium. (Not the case w/many Marvel titles).I enjoy both versions. Rating: - Wonderful Comic, Terrible PresentationThe two stars are not indicative of the writing quality of these comics, which is superb and virtually unbeatable in the field of classic horror comics from the seventies. But the "Essentials" volumes that Marvel churns out are just that: the things which grant the absolute bare essentials of the comic. The worst part is perhaps the way in which the artwork has been presented, in a muddled and stark black and white printed on what is very much like construction paper. This complete lack of color ... Read More Rating: - Saturday morning cartoon ACTION not HORROR!There is no creepy atmospheres or in depth story telling. Each issue is just a battle with Dracula. He escapes, and he comes back to battle again in the next issue. Over and over..... ....and over... ....and ..over again! Should be called " Battles with Dracula!" Rating: - Essential 70s Horror!Tomb of Dracula is yet another series I only discovered thanks to the Essential collections. I didn't really know what to expect about a series that features Dracula as the main character. Wolfman and Colan keep the concept fresh by introducing a diverse cast of supporting characters and by telling many types of stories. Very enjoyable, I will plan to read further volumes. Rating: - A 70's Marvel ClassicThe year was 1972. DC Comics saw the steady decline of the superhero set and decided to take their books on a "quest for relevance". Denny O'Neil was enamoured by the hip-journalists of his day such as Norman Mailer and the social messages in the songs of Bob Dylan. He brought that spirit into his "Green Lantern/Green Arrow" book in an acclaimed run with Neal Adams (reprinted numerous times as "Hard Travellin' Heroes"). Marvel, who began the Silver Age superhero renaissance, had gone on to its "Phase ... Read More Essential Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials) (v. 1) Buy superhero comic book collectibles at the Superhero Mall! |