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Dracula has haunted the Marvel Age of Comics for years - now, see his modern misdeeds from Night One! When the Prince of Darkness rises, longtime enemies are ready for a fight - and so is one of his own descendants! Undead armies, time travel, deathbed voodoo, and more! Featuring the first appearance of multi-media marvel Blade: Vampire Hunter! Collects Tomb of Dracula #1-12.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
the tomb of dracula series saw marvels greatest works of art and writing fused to perfection.gene colan will always be the classic illustrator of the dark count and the gifted writers, especially marv wolfman created tales of excitement and suspense throughout their long run.go get volume 1 and begin a spellbinding vampiric odyssey!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Any fan of Dracula or comics will love this work. In the 1970s Marvel published a series of horror books, including the likes of Frankenstein's Monster, Werewolf by Night and of course, Dracula himself. The volume sees the count resurrected in the modern day and pursued by the descendants of his enemies. With riveting scripts by Marv Wolfman and spellbinding artwork by the great Gene Colan, this is a must have for any serious comics fan. Colan's art perfectly suits the mist-enshrouded locations and the swirling cape of Dracula. The count himself towers over the stories, so much so that he becomes a true anti-hero -- something that Marvel was to build on in the subsequent books. Buy it!
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Finally getting the colors right
28 July 2010
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Finally, Marvel comes up with decent color recreation. In too many of their Masterworks it was simplistic RED, YELLOW, BLUE... with no subtle variations. Here, they finally get it right -- especially on the issues colored by Tom Palmer. Speaking of, his work is all that more outstanding when compared to the other inkers in this volume. He's head and shoulders above the rest. Gene Colan and Tom Palmer make an amazing combo, great artwork.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A Bronze Age masterpiece (to me, anyway)
22 Jan 2012
Format:Paperback
The Marvel series Tomb of Dracula has quite a following; in fact, it's one of my favorites in 40+ years of reading all genres of comics. Even still, I'm somewhat surprised at just how much attention has been paid to it over the last several years. There's been a stream of Essentials, Omnibuses, and color trades, providing readers with a number of options in format and price. It speaks to just how well this series holds up, and it's a testament to the skills of all creators involved. I purchased all four Essential volumes due to the low cost, as well as how the black and white format opened up Gene Colan's beautiful art to a whole new level of scrutiny, but after acquiring a free copy of the first color trade paperback, I'll be grabbing these editions as well.
TOMB OF DRACULA VOLUME 1 collects the first twelve issues of the series by writers Gerry Conway, Archie Goodwin, Gardner Fox, and Marv Wolfman, which established Bram Stoker's classic Count Dracula as a villain in the modern Marvel Univesre. It's nice to see that Marvel has put this number of issues in a trade for this price, as their collected editions have been skyrocketing in cost over the last ten years while the page counts continue to drop. It certainly emphasizes how much of a deal this book is. While Marvel has inexplicably scuttled the rich history of this version of the Count with the recent The Death of Dracula, I think it's great that there is so much love for what was done by Wolfman, Colan, et al. back in the '70s. I can't claim that the writing is perfect, as the dialogue can get hilariously excessive and melodramatic, and some of the situations the characters find themselves in are pretty absurd... yes, even in a vampire comic. Still, the stories are very fast-paced, with the back-and-forth struggle between Count Dracula and his foes (Frank Drake, Quincy Harker, Rachel Van Helsing, Taj, and Blade) keeping the reader on the edge of their seat. Colan's atmospheric art has always transcended that of the standard superhero crowd, and I feel that it has never been better than on this series. Hopefully, Marvel will keep these books in print so that others can get in on a good thing.
TOMB OF DRACULA VOLUME 1 collects the first twelve issues of the series by writers Gerry Conway, Archie Goodwin, Gardner Fox, and Marv Wolfman, which established Bram Stoker's classic Count Dracula as a villain in the modern Marvel Univesre. It's nice to see that Marvel has put this number of issues in a trade for this price, as their collected editions have been skyrocketing in cost over the last ten years while the page counts continue to drop. It certainly emphasizes how much of a deal this book is. While Marvel has inexplicably scuttled the rich history of this version of the Count with the recent The Death of Dracula, I think it's great that there is so much love for what was done by Wolfman, Colan, et al. back in the '70s. I can't claim that the writing is perfect, as the dialogue can get hilariously excessive and melodramatic, and some of the situations the characters find themselves in are pretty absurd... yes, even in a vampire comic. Still, the stories are very fast-paced, with the back-and-forth struggle between Count Dracula and his foes (Frank Drake, Quincy Harker, Rachel Van Helsing, Taj, and Blade) keeping the reader on the edge of their seat. Colan's atmospheric art has always transcended that of the standard superhero crowd, and I feel that it has never been better than on this series. Hopefully, Marvel will keep these books in print so that others can get in on a good thing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Tomb of Dracula
13 Jun 2011
Format:Paperback
I bought this item because I thought it may be something different after reading lots of super hero comics and was happy I did. The stories are fun and characters (even Dracula) are enjoyable to follow. The premise behind the story is that Dracula has risen and is being hunted by a team of vampire hunters which includes decendents of characters from the Bram Stoker novel (Van Helsing, Jonathon Harker and even Dracula himself).
The comic is original and writing is very good. Blade fans would also enjoy this series to see the original day walker appearance (but don't expect the vampiric back story just yet). I would recommend picking this book up.
The comic is original and writing is very good. Blade fans would also enjoy this series to see the original day walker appearance (but don't expect the vampiric back story just yet). I would recommend picking this book up.
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