Vampirella #1

[EsseJi]

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Written by Nancy A. Collins, art by Patrick Berkenkotter, covers by Terry Dodson, Jenny Frison, Art Adams, Jay Anacleto, Joe Jusko.
Celebrating Vampirella's 45th anniversary! In Feast of Shadows, the first in the six-part Our Lady of Shadows story arc. Vampirella is sent by the Vatican to investigate the kidnapping of a little girl by Ethan Shroud and the Chaos cultists, only to become the centerpiece of a ritual invoking Lady Umbra, the sister-bride of Chaos, that leaves her marked as a living sacrifice to the dark goddess who rules the shadows. Vampirella is back and returns to her horror roots.
32 pages, $3.99.

[Thorn]

45 ans, et combien de #1 ?

[Magda]

Bonne question.
Il y a eu de nombreux récits de qualité en tout cas.
Il y avait même un projet de film à une époque, ce que j'en ai écris ailleurs:

J'adore l'actrice Carolina Munro depuis des années. J'ai eu l'occasion de rencontrer quand elle est venue à Paris, c'est une dame fort charmante qui a des tonnes d'anecdote sur sa filmographie. En tout cas un projet Vampirella par la Hammer avec cette actrice dans le rôle titre était plus que tentant, surtout si le film se rapprochait de l'ambiance de leurs oeuvres principales comme le premier Dracula par exemple, bon avec un côté un peu plus pop certes. Voilà une partie du texte en tout cas qui parle du projet:

"In the late 1980’s, I discovered one of the more enduring horror characters of all time. A beautiful, raven haired, vampire from outer space, a woman named Vampirella.
Vampirella was created by Forrest J. Ackerman in 1969 for James Warren’s publishing company which was already responsible for horror magazines Eerie and Creepy. The company had hit some hard times and was trying to come up with something that would recapture the imagination of the audience. Forest worked his magic, and the rest is history, Vampirella saved the day. Mr. Warren saw the potential for big screen adventures ala Jean-Claude Forest’s Barbarella which became a big budget film from De Laurentiis pictures starring Jane Fonda. Well, there was once a big screen Vampirella film in production, but there is little information on it, even in the digital age. The script is extremely hard to come by, but does exist; it remains one of the most beloved and oft talked about films never made. What follows is the story of Vampirella and Hammer Films.
In the mid 1970’s Hammer was in trouble. After dominating the horror film industry for 15 years, Hammer began to run out of steam. Rival studios copied Hammer’s style and started hiring their familiar stable of actors. Hollywood also started making big budget horror like Rosemary’s baby. Hammer had lost its niche.
Michael Carreras, head of Hammer Films, was desperate. He was putting a lot of money into “Nessie”, a large scale take on the Loc Ness monster, and had decided to double down. He ran an ad in Warren magazines asking readers what Hammer should do next and the readers answered; Vampirella. He struck a deal with James Warren and they were off and running. Jimmy Sangster wrote the outline, which was embellished by John Starr, Lew Davidson and Christopher Wicking."

"Caroline Munroe, former bond girl and possibly Hammer’s only beauty ever to have a contract, was offered the part. She was flown to Italy for a photo shoot, more of a test shoot than anything, and Michael began pre-production. However, when the script was given to her, she declined the part due to the nudity in the film. They turned to the beautiful Valerie Leon, who whould have been perfect, but she opted out as well for the very same reason."

La suite du texte - http://www.sinfulcelluloid.com/2011/04/ ... nlq6hCVy4o

Dommage en tout cas. On va oublier la version des années 90 par contre. Une adaptation du numéro 55 avec tout ce qu'il faut de Vaudou, de type bizarre, de bar à la Papa Midnite de Hellblazer donnerait un truc top, ou bien l'adaptation du numéro 60 avec le retour de la Red Queen. Encore une fois dommage. Ce n'est pas le comic-book du siècle, mais il y a de bonnes histoires.

[scarletneedle]

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Story by
Nancy A. Collins
Art by
Patrick Berkenkotter
Cover by
Terry Dodson, Jenny Frison, Art Adams, [more...]
Publisher
Dynamite Entertainment
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Wed, June 4th, 2014

In FEAST OF SHADOWS, the first in the six-part OUR LADY OF SHADOWS story arc. Vampirella is sent by the Vatican to investigate the kidnapping of a little girl by Ethan Shroud and the Chaos cultists, only to become the centerpiece of a ritual invoking Lady Umbra, the sister-bride of Chaos, that leaves her marked as a living sacrifice to the dark goddess who rules the shadows. VAMPIRELLA is back and returns to her horror roots with Bram Stoker Award-winning author Nancy A. Collins (Swamp Thing, Sunglasses After Dark, Jason vs. Leatherface) and Patrick Berkenkotter (Avengers/Invaders, Red Sonja).