A comiXologist Recommends (a new start for an venerable vampette)

Vampirella #1

Hollywood will eat you alive, even if you’re a vampire. After just a few hours in town, Vampirella is caught on camera taking down a mysterious masked thug who broke into her new gothic mansion, and the video goes viral. Not one to procrastinate, she immediately updates her look to keep a low profile and follows her only lead from her attacker, but somehow ends up with an agent. L.A., am I right?

Kate Leth @kateordie brought her sass master A-game with this script (fave: internet news headline “Half-Naked Monster Woman Owns Home Invader”) and Eman Casallos’s spooky interiors and fierce monsters effortlessly bring you into the world of Vampirella without exposition.

If you’ve never picked up a Vampirella book before, this is a great place to start, and if you’re a long time fan, you’ll appreciate this new take on the ever-tough vampire heroine. Also, you’ll probably want to cosplay her new look immediately.

Kara Szamborski supervises the Production Coordinator team at comiXology and co-hosts the weekly comiXologist podcast to help you find the perfect comic to read. She’s probably online trying to find those boots Vampirella’s wearing while you read this.