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- Very different, but very goodI still haven't finished reading this graphic novel yet, but so far it's really good. Rating: - Read if you dare....A great story with a sad ending! IF you love Batman you won't like the ending! If you love vampires, you might? Good story but the way it was written, didn't like, didn't like the sacrifice, but I guess that is why Batman is who he is! Rating: - Slow but fantastic ReadGreat story and a wonderful addition to the DC Elseworlds titles. Can't give away too much due to the fact it's a great story, READ THIS BOOK! Rating: - Red Rain DeliversThe anticipation of "Red Rain" by us Batman fans was filled with excitement. The concept was intriguing, Dracula vs Batman and since graphic novels had arrived as a sophisticated medium since the mid-late 80s, I expected a great deal. I was somewhat disappointed, but over the years I have came to appreciate the story more. Moench, Jones, Jones III and Dorscheid collaboration is stunning. The artwork is quite compelling as bright colors have a dark quality because of such great shading and panel set-up. The contours of Batman show him as the pre-vampire. He is oddly different than everyone else, including vampires which makes him a visual study as well as a written one. The tale at first is a little lackluster, but subsequent readings, probably aided along by the two sequels, shows a rich book that thrives as a first story in a trilogy. I do not know for sure, but because of its popularity, it spawned two sequels. In this case, the sequels improved and the reading of the first story is more satisfying. Others have reviewed the story here, but the story does show that Batman will paradoxically sacrifice himself to inbred evil to destroy evil - that good may triumph. Rating: - Batman sucked dryI recently purchased and read the "Batman Vampire" series due to my intrigue of batman being turned into a vampire. I dimwittedly expected this comic to hold a great story with stunning artwork and I was completely let down. The story is about as cliché as any vampire story but now with the characters of batman thrown in. Having read many Batman comic books with plot, character development, mystery and enemy fight sequences I was very disappointed with the lack of anything resembling batman in this book. The vampires are more like zombies, Dracula is presented terribly, and the worse is a scrawny vampire wearing a cape and cowl. Everything the batman empire ever built is destroyed in this story and I feel sucked dry of any...you get the point. Save your money and time by avoiding this crappy drawn and written comic. 2 stars for mindless gore If you really want a good Batman series check out HUSH, KNIGHTFALL, and of course The Long Halloween. Batman & Dracula: Red Rain Buy superhero comic book collectibles at the Superhero Mall! |