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Just when Elvira thought she was safe to relax and watch a classic movie, her nemesis Vlad returns for more nefarious shenanigans. Vlad has taken Federico Fellini’s magic remote – the very one that sent Elvira through a tour of horror movies – to embark on a tour through vampire movies to build a team of Draculas. The Time-Space cops have tasked Elvira, who has already defeated Vlad on previous occasions, to stop him from completing his task. 

Writer David Avallone has been the scribe on Elvira comics for years now and it is easy to see why his relationship with the character continues. Avallone writes the character the way her fans would expect actress Cassandra Peterson to play her. Elvira tells cute, cheeky jokes, chastises Vlad in the funniest ways, and pulls the attention no matter who’s around her.  

The art by Kewber Baal and colors by Walter Pereyra complete the story with great likenesses of the characters and detailed settings to create the horror-comedy ambiance.  

What also makes these books so good are the many pop culture jokes and easter eggs. From nods to characters like Blacula to issues set in movies like 1931’s Dracula, the five-issue miniseries is a love fest for vampire movies. 

–Amanda Sheriff