Which is why I wonder HOW COME THIS COMIC WAS NOT MADE SOONER? I read all the background information and I learned that it took 30 years to make this book! 30 years! Wow! I'm just glad that it is finally made. With such grotesque and beautiful settings and characters, the imagination can run wild. When I think back to Dracula and the movies, it's easy to see how the book just LENDS itself to a visual format. The artist rending of period clothing, homes, carriages, and more was all very delightful. I like that they actually showed Dracula change from ugly, pale, white in the beginning, to attractive, dark, mysterious in the end. Lovely, attractive characters, great color choice (red for alive, grays for dead). it was VERY MUCH easier then the original Dracula novel. Further, I note that it was very easy to know exactly whose journal I was 'Reading' or where the information came from. In fact, the pace throughout the book is great, really keep up with the story and doing a good job of telling the story through the multiple outlets (journals, newspapers, voice recording) of each character. While most movie retelling skim this part, Marve's comic doesn't. I REALLY have to give them credit that they seriously devote a full third, if not half of the book, to John's capture by Dracula in his castle. This book is gloriously detailed and follows the original narrative thoroughly. This comic book IS Dracula, the way Bram Stoker might have wanted to tell it had he the ability to create such an art form. It Is NOT a summary of Dracula or a spin off.

Marvel's Dracula is not just a silly little comic book. And with vampires being incredibly popular nowadays, I figured what else can they come up with? Well, the answer is this comic book, by Marvel Comics. Who hasn't? I'm sure everyone has seen one of the many Dracula movies made in the last century. I've read Bram Stoker's Dracula many times. It was a social hub, a place of high school memories, and a great escape from the craziness of home.

I am very sad to see Borders go, as it was more then a bookstore to me. I bought this book in Borders, during its going-out-of-business clearance sale.

Bram Stoker's Dracula by Roy Thomas