Vlad the Impaler by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon

Graphic novels are more popular than ever. Several successful series from Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake and Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Lords of Avalon have gotten in on the trend. Those of you who enjoy both vampire and graphic novels may like Vlad The Impaler. I have to say it was a big DNF for me. I only made it a few pages in before my stomach made me give up. I can handle graphic violence in print but in full color glory was a bit much for me. I’ll have to take Stan Lee’s word for it, his blurb on the cover states: “Riveting…[an] incredible story in all its gory and gruesome detail.” If you’ve read this book, feel free to pitch in with your comments below.

Here’s the cover copy:

From the bestselling author illustrator team of the 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation comes the truly gory tale of the historical Dracula

The Dracula myth has sparked a legacy of endlessly entertaining creepy tales. The fictional character, originally penned by Bram Stoker, was inspired by and named after a real-life fiend—Prince Vlad Dracula, the fifteenth-century ruler of Wallachia—a man infamous for massacring and impaling his enemies. In brilliant four-color illustrations, Vlad the Impaler tells the ghastly prince’s life story from his seizure as a boy by the Turkish Sultan, to his love life, to his maniacal attempts to retain power regardless of whose throat he must slit.

From the bestselling writer and illustrator team who brought us The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation—hailed by Stan Lee as “beautifully and compellingly written and illustrated. . . . It will surely set the standard for all future works of contemporary history, graphic or otherwise”—this graphic novel, based on a true story, is replete with gory details of torture tactics. Ideal for readers who made 30 Days of Night and World War Z bestsellers, the combination of riveting legend and blood-and-guts drawings will be an anticipated addition to the graphic novel fan’s library.

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