The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of ALTERED
STATES: VAMPIRELLA from Dynamite Entertainment. The story is written by Nancy
A. Collins, art by Francesco Manna, colored by Viviane Souza, and lettered by Marshall
Dillon.
Ella Normandy is a
crew member of the space craft Arthur Clark. They were on their way to Venus
when they encounter an interdimensional gate that pulls them in. The ship
crashes, killing two members of the crew of four. Escaping, Ella and the
Captain quickly encounter a humanoid bat. Ella kills it, but not before losing
the only other member of the team. Ella saves a couple of men from other bats
and is given food and shelter. She is informed of the planet’s history and the
current situation, which is now made even more complicated by her arrival…and a
sudden revelation that could get herself killed!
Alternate States is Dynamite’s alternate take of
characters, similar to DC Comics’ Elseworlds books. I like these books, and
this one was pretty good. Instead of Vampirella being an alien crashing on
Earth and killing other vampires, she’s a human on Drakulon but has the same
mission. Nancy Collins is no stranger to vampires or our heroine, and weaves a
nice little sci-fi story here. If the rest of the one-shots are as good as
this, we should have some fun here!
ALTERED STATES: VAMPIRELLA is in stores now, or available
for ordering at www.dynamite.com.
