Oct 22, 2012 overall, the batman vs dracula is a great toon for any fan of count pointyteeth and mister pointyears. However, neither of these movies was authorized by dc comics. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. First attacking batman, she teams up with batman to wipe out the vampires. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city.
Red rain by doug moench, kelley jones, and malcolm jones iii, batman encounters dracula and becomes a vampire to defeat him. Book 1 in the batmanvampire trilogy dc edition 1st printing. The great elseworld story by kelly jones besting batman vs. Though them he quickly take control of gothams mobs. The books were published by dc comics as a part of its elseworlds line of comics. Dc comics batman dc universe comic book hero action figures, dc collectibles red hood batman comic book hero action figures, dc batman silver age comics. Please look at all the pictures closely and determine the grade for yourself. The legendary horror known as dracula has descended upon gotham city and hes brought his deadly children of the night with him. Moench has worked for dc comics, marvel comics, dark horse comics and many other smaller companies. Just in time for the upcoming batman vs superman movie dawn of justice i thought i do a comic book character profile on a time when batman fought count dracula and only won at the cost of his own soul. Tim burtons 1989 batman became the first modern comic book blockbuster, cited for its dark tone borrowed from miller. Her dev the joker takes over the remains of draculas vampires.
This was a great book a must read especially if youve read red rain bloodstorm is an absolute essential. The original count dracula from bram stokers famous novel. Comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. The 10 best vampires in comics including morbius comic fans. Bela lugosi returns as the vampire prince in new dracula.
An elseworld trilogy that involves batman becoming a vampire. With that out of the way, here are the 25 best and most influential batman graphic novels of all time. His character has been explored in many comics, including those released by marvel, dc and many other publishers. Red rain 1991, bloodstorm 1994, and crimson mist 1998written by doug moench and penciled by kelley jones. The batman vs dracula movie is loosely based on the batman vampire trilogy of graphic novels. In an effort to help local comic book stores struggling during the coronavirus covid19 pandemic, dc comics publisher jim lee began auctioning off exclusive sketches.
After centuries of travels around the world, the king of vampires came to gotham city, where he began to transform many of its inhabitants into vampires. Dracula has come to gotham, and the streets will run red with the. With the aid of a rogue vampire called tanya who was once investigating a series of murders of gothams homeless, the victims throats having been slashed. Its an elseworlds book meaning it happened somewhere in the multiverse outside of dc canon. Aug 28, 2017 batman must then find a way to halt the spreading vampire menace, defeat dracula and save not only vicki but the rest of gotham from this ancient danger. Dracula, and in the eponymous 2005 animated film it inspired. Vampire batman attacks catwoman in jim lee charity art cbr. A vampiric batman appears in a dream sequence, which was a product of bruce waynes. Investigating a series of murders of gothams homeless, the victims throats having been slashed, batman discovers that the murders are being committed by a family of vampires led by dracula himself, still alive and well. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together. Dc collectibles red hood batman comic book hero action figures, dc batman silver age comics, dc comics batman. Her dev the joker takes over the remains of dracula s vampires. Batman and dracula red rain gn 1992 dc elseworlds comic.
These are the comics that belong on any batfans shelf. Red rain by doug moench, kelley jones, and malcolm jones iii, batman encounters dracula and becomes a vampire to defeat him batman fought dracula in the 1964 film batman dracula and in the 1967 film batman fights dracula. Written by batman alumnus doug moench, and illustrated by the shadowy pencils of kelley jones, red rain chronicled the clash between batman and the legendary dracula. See more ideas about dracula, classic monsters and bram stokers dracula. Batman takes on vampires in gotham city led by the lord ov vampires dracula himself only to be turned into a vampire. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Andy warhols infamous lost campy classic charting the adventures of batman two years before adam west donned the caped crusaders wings in the classic tv show. The 10 best vampires in comics including morbius comic. Both batman and alfred let out more than one over the course of the trilogy, notable examples including. This graphic novel is a great read, its the collected edition of the elseworlds batman one shots. The film was screened only at warhols art exhibits and was thought to have been lost until scenes from the movie resurfaced in a 2006 documentary about jack smith who played the title role. Full set of figures included batman, batgirl, robin, the joker, catwoman, mr. Moench previously wrote batman and detective comics from 1983 to 1986, while jones was known for redesigning deadman for the limited series deadman. Love after death 19891990 and illustrating seven issues of neil gaimans the sandman 19891996. Dracula appeared as an antagonist in the batman comics, but in the first volume of a trilogy elseworlds then in a story out of continuity, composed of the episodes red rain, blood storm and crimson mist.
Dracula has come to gotham, and the streets will run red with the blood of its citizens unless batman can find a way to defeat this legendary foe. Batman meets godzilla writer, eric elliott, asked kero wack to create the first artwork for the comic to help generate interest in the project and set the tone for the series. Mike mignola is one of the most popular comic book artists of the past 30 years, known for such important works as batman. Red rain comic october 1, 1997 by doug moench author. Red rain is a oneshot with a cover date of february, 1992. The books were published by dc comics as a part of its elseworlds line of. The writing is amazing for all of the books and the art by kelley jones is great fits the tone and batman as a vampire looks almost as cool as azrael batman. The dc version has changed little from the earthone days to the present day, and his most notable appearances came in the elseworld batman comic red rain. Alfreds reaction when he finds the dead batman after draculas final defeat in red rain batman after selinas death and the moment after he first drinks human blood in bloodstorm. Elements of the story were used in the animated movie the batman vs. Dracula comes to gotham, turns some people into vampires, batman fights the vampires and dracula.
Batman has faced many foes, but now faces count dracula. Batmans famed comic book duel against dracula occurred in 1991, in the elseworlds tale, batman. However, most of these were actually released long after the animated series itself had ended. Often regarded as one of the best elseworlds graphic novels that dc put out, it also had lasting effects on the dark knight himself. Batman trades chronological list of batman trade paperbacks. Red rain 1991, bloodstorm 1994, and crimson mist 1998 written by doug moench and penciled by kelley jones. Gotham by gaslight, cosmic odyssey, and, of course, hellboy. Selina kyle is bitten by one of the jokers vampire but turns into a werecat creature. Batman vs dracula red rain complete story comicstorian. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Hobbizine comic book value guides list prices in all conditions from good to mint. Mar 02, 2020 batman meets godzilla writer, eric elliott, asked kero wack to create the first artwork for the comic to help generate interest in the project and set the tone for the series. Batman fought dracula in the 1964 film batman dracula and in the 1967 film batman fights dracula.
Both the joker and the penguin are so over the top, but the movie is pretty dark. Red raina bunch of deaths are occurring in gotham where the victims are found drained of blood with their throats slashed. Please email any questions before you buy or make an offer. Dracula in red rain, the joker in bloodstorm, and batman himself in crimson mist big no. It is pretty fast paced at the beginning, slowing a bit towards the end, with a story that is mostly good. With jing abalos, dante rivero, vivian lorraine, rolan robles. The writer says, kero wack did this amazing web comic, mask 85. Batman dracula is a black and white film produced and directed by andy warhol, without the permission of dc comics. Dracula is also hindered by the character acting of the series. He was voiced by peter stormare, who also played ghost in 22 jump street and gaear grimsrud in fargo. Count dracula is the main antagonist in the elseworlds trilogy batman vs. On the batman cartoon series they made a direct to dvd movie under the same name which was very cool and on the episode of batman the animated series in the episode tales of the.
The joker takes over the remains of draculas vampires. Trust me, its like the seventies come back to life with a touch of brash clint eastwood swagger, just without the lalo schifrin musical accompaniment of course. Batman and dracula red rain gn 1992 dc elseworlds comic books. It was packaged nicely, arrived quickly and was exactly what she was looking for. These batman adventures books are the graphic novel collections of several issues of the comic book series of the same name that were modelled after the batman animated series from the early 90s.
The joker takes over the remains of dracula s vampires. Doug moench, is an american comic book writer notable for his batman work and as the creator of black mask, moon knight and deathlok. Jan 26, 2020 dracula is the legendary vampire from bram stokers novels, and he exists in both dc and marvel comics. Mad scientist doctor zorba is at his wits end because of the interference of batman in his smuggling attempts. However, the marvel version is much more prominent. Red rain sketch features a dementedlooking version of the caped crusader looming. Dracula is the legendary vampire from bram stokers novels, and he exists in both dc and marvel comics. Dc comic lot batman gotham noir,batman aliens,two thousand book 1 of 2. Before the films release, fans were skeptical that michael keaton, the.
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