The 10 best vampires in comics including morbius comic. The logo for the event is identical to the elseworlds logo used by dc comics. Here is a list of some of the best superman and batman elseworlds stories out there, most of them for adults. This years big arrowverse crossover is right around the corner, and now we have a new look at ruby roses batwoman before the event kicks off. Now, its up to batman to stop the lord of the undeads assault on his city. Gotham by gaslight 1989, by brian augustyn and mike mignola, and edited by mark waid, which featured a victorian age version of the superhero batman hunting jack the ripper, who has come to gotham city. If marvels tomb of dracula is the comic book equivalent of bela lugosi in universals classic monster series, than i. Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic readings.
Following infinite crisis its been designated as earth43. This title was not originally published as an elseworlds comic, but the success. Dc edition book 3 in the batmanvampire trilogy 1st printing. The books were published by dc comics as a part of its elseworlds line of comics. The great thing about elseworlds is that there is a ton of possibilities. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read elseworlds. The arrowverses elseworlds crossover is shaping up to be the biggest yet with appearances by many major dc comics characters as well as the introduction of batwoman, but according to arrow star. The joker takes over the remains of draculas vampires. Great deals on vampire batman comic book hero action figures. White knight is a solid series with a few fatal flaws. Elseworlds was the publication imprint for american comic books produced by dc comics, in which stories take place outside the dc universe canon.
The first book to officially bear the elseworlds logo and mantra was batman. My thoughts on the 2nd volume of elseworlds stories, which comprehensively collects the entire batman vampire red rain epic in one. But this fiction soon becomes a reality in this threeissue elseworlds miniseries. Vampire is the hammer horror version, starring christopher lee. The next dc comics original animated movie is coming out on july 28th and will be a little different than the usual fanfare. Before crisis on infinite earths, this world was listed as earth1191. Master of the future in fact, gotham by gaslight was dcs first elseworlds tale. In this elseworlds tale the dark knight detective matches wits and brawn against one of the most dangerous adversaries in literature.
This includes both titles with the elseworlds logo, and titles retroactively. Dracula is the legendary vampire from bram stokers novels, and he exists in both dc and marvel comics. Before the elseworlds idea had a logo, the first batman story to sport a different timeline was batman. First part of what become the batman vampire trilogy.
In the darkest corners of the dc multiverse, batman has been transformed. This is a much darker take on batman and a tragic one, the art is very dated to the 1990s now, but the gothic color scheme and lettering is effective. The comic book that essentially started the elseworld branding. 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. Gotham by gaslight trade paperback collects 2 prestige format elseworlds books batman.
Red rain 1991, bloodstorm 1994, and crimson mist 1998written by doug moench and penciled by kelley jones. List of elseworlds publications hey kids comics wiki. In this elseworlds tale the dark knight detective matches wits and brawn against one of the most. Jul160407 w doug moench a john beatty, malcolm jones aca kelley jones. Red rain 1991 batman faces off against dracula and must become a vampire to effectively face his nemesis. Red rain is a 1991 graphic novel by doug moench and kelley jones, in dc comics elseworlds line of alternate reality stories. Batman takes on vampires in gotham city led by the lord ov. Monsters in metropolis, batman and the horror genre, doug moench and kelley jones batman. The gotham by gaslight graphic novel, featuring batman, is considered to be the first official elseworlds. Thrillkiller 1997 barbara gordon and dick grayson as part of the 1960s counterculture.
The 10 best dc comics elseworlds stories as the gotham by gaslight movie arrives, we look at the greatest altreality tales to feature batman, superman and the rest. How batman became a vampire in the dc multiverse cbr. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Pdf elseworlds batman vampire download full pdf book. Book 1 in the batman vampire trilogy dc edition 2nd and later printings. In what should of been an incredibly cheesy story ended up being amazingly original and well written. Bloodstorm 1994 batman fights an army of vampires led by the joker in gotham city while battling the hunger for blood that dooms him in the end. White knight is the kind of elseworlds esque story that has the potential to fundamentally change our ideas about the dark knight in a way thats bigger than any one. Will batman be an even greater threat to the citizens of gotham city than dracula. Vampire batman comic book hero action figures for sale ebay. The concept of the series is the avoidance of socalled comic book time. Easily the most iconic and beloved of the elseworlds books, mark millar and dave johnson imagined a world where supes crash landed in a ukrainian collective farm rather than with the kents in kansas.
Book 1 in the batman vampire trilogy dc edition 1st printing. Elseworlds tales dc comics ever published, the collected batman. Comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. The batman vampire trilogy provides examples of alternate universe. In this elseworlds tale the dark knight detective matches wits and brawn. Paul pope wrote and drew this look as batman, legend come to life in 2039. This includes such stories as the dark knight returns and batman. The books were published by dc comics as a part of its elseworlds line of. Steve geppi talks comics on comic book news with dan shahin livestream. This comic issue, event, or limited series takes place in its own separate. Moench created the concept for the first installment and convinced jones, of whom he was a fan, to join the.
Holy terror, written by tv writer and novelist alan brennert and illustrated by detective comics stalwart norm. Gotham by gaslight, written by brian augustyn and mike mignola with inks by p. Red rain 1991, bloodstorm 1994, and crimson mist 1998 written by doug moench and penciled by kelley jones. It started with red rain in 1991, which saw batman becoming a vampire and facing off with dracula. This graphic novel is a great read, its the collected edition of the elseworlds batman one shots.
A sprawling horror epic that throws batman into the greatest moral struggle of his now immortal life, this is a cult classic bat book. Elseworlds, as you may or may not know, is an imprint of dc comics which takes characters out of their normal continuity and into alternate realities and timelines. The elseworlds label is applied to any story set in an alternate timeline or possible future. Its a great piece of storytelling that may not answer every question you have but is still a satisfying read. This time we will dive into the world of the truly dark knight. Vampire is a collection of three elseworlds imprint. Batman and dracula red rain gn 1992 dc elseworlds comic books. This book is probably one of the greatest else world collections. According to the multiversity, earth43 is home to an entire vampire justice league, which implies bruce had managed to turn superman, wonder woman, and many other heroes. His first published work was my dog sandy, a comic strip printed in his elementary school newspaper. Red rain, which is set in a reality where bruce wayne becomes a vampire. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
Instead of being a movie based on classic story arc from the comic books, this film will be a completely original property from bruce timm the man who created the look of batman. Thrillkiller one three part miniseries and one oneshot collected into one volume. Custom 100% genuine lego dc superheroes vampire batman elseworlds. It deals with batmans encounter with count dracula and the effects that his vampirism to gotham city. Dc elseworlds films present endless possibilities for the. The books chronicle batman s fight with dracula and the aftermath of batman becoming a vampire himself. Written by doug moench and pencilled by kelley jones. Elseworlds this comic issue, event, or limited series takes place in its own separate continuity as an elseworlds story. Batman faces off against dracula, and must become a vampire to effectively face his nemesis batman fights an army of vampires led by the joker in gotham, while battling the hunger for blood that. Thrillkiller 62 1998 after robins death, bruce wayne becomes batman and pairs with batgirl to avenge his death and take down his.
In this elseworlds tale, batman must stop kirk langstrom, the manbat, from. The best dc elseworld books gotham by gaslight, kingdom. I, joker is an elseworld single issue comic book about a dystopian future with a religion centered around batman, from the jokers perspective the bruce is the god of this world, with a regular tradition of a fight to the death to declare the next bruce. The story arch is bleak but comes to a definitive end. Batman and dracula red rain gn 1992 dc elseworlds comic.
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