Dracula arrives in London with plans to take over the city with bloody terror, and right away begins to pursue wealth and blood alike. But his peculiar customs won t go unnoticed by the people of London for long.Following the massive success of Book One-The Impaler and Book Two: The Brides, Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones continue their story between the lines of Dracula in this third graphic novel volume! One of the distinctive aspects of Stoker s original novel is that it s epistolary& told exclusively in the form of journal entries, letters of correspondence and news articles. The only voice missing from these various narrations is the most crucial one of all& Dracula himself! So our version of these events is narrated by Dracula himself& from inside the mind of an unrepentant monster. As Kelley said, this volume was the most challenging in regards to accuracy as the events of the original novel are well-recorded, analyzed and annotated. And Kelley has absolutely brought his A+ game to this narrative. If you thought his work of BOOKS I & II was spectacular, wait ll you see how he brings Dracula to live ( undeath) on the foggy streets of Victorian London! I ll say it again& this is the story that Kelley Jones was born to draw! And I m the lucky bastard who got to write it! This 136-page graphic novel explores Dracula s first weeks in London and his plot to rule the city from the inside out, no matter how much bloodshed it takes.
(W) Matt Wagner (A) Kelley Jones; Jose Villarrubia; Rob Leigh