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Spike vs. Dracula >
Customer Review #1:
 SPIKE AND DRACULA THROUGH THE AGES
In "Spike Vs. Dracula" we get a battle of the titans between our favorite punk-rocker vamp Spike, and the self-proclaimed, Lord of the Vampires, Count Dracula himself. The story is written by Peter David and takes place within the continuity of the Buffy the Vampire television show. The story actually begins in the late 1800s as Spike, Darla, and Dru have set their fangs upon a troupe of Gypsies, killing them all. Little does the trio know that this group was under the protection of Dracula, bringing them into conflict with the legendary vampire. They soon learn that the tales of Draculas powers to change into a bat, wolf, or mist are not mere folklore. As in the TV show, its never really stated why Dracula has these powers and other vampires dont but its hinted that a gypsy girl taught Dracula these arcane arts.
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lt;br /gt;Dracula sets his sights on revenge against these three young upstarts and the story unfolds over several continents and decades, never being resolved. One amusing chapter takes place in America in the early 30s as all the parties happen to attend the stage version of Dracula played by Bela Lugosi before he would go on to do the film version. Needless to say, the real Dracula is not amused by this Charlatan pretending to be him. The story continues right up through modern day and Angels takeover of the Wolfram and Hart law firm of which Dracula is a client.
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lt;br /gt;Davids story has all the usual doses of humor you expect from one of the great comic writers. Dracula is played to his melodramatic best while Spike merely wants the count to refund him for the eleven pounds he shelled out for Bram Stokers book over a hundred years earlier! Theres quite a few cameos in the book by well known people... the famous and the infamous. You can tell David was enjoying himself the whole way. The art by Joe Corroney, Zach Howard, and a team of inkers is consistent and first rate throughout the entire book. Seeing Spikes look develop over the course of the entire story is a visual treat.
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lt;br /gt;An enjoyable book for fans of Buffy, Angel, or just solid story-telling by IDW.
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lt;br /gt;Reviewed by Tim Janson
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Spike vs. Dracula >
Customer Review #2:
 Story reccommended, Art, not so much.
The story line is great, 5 individual stories about the run-ins Spike had with Dracula both before and after the buffy episode. The first story had decent artwork, you could tell who each character was, but there after, only occasionally did the drawings look like the charcters; in fact sometimes the art work was archie quality at best and some was even worse. The cover gallery was wonderful. Really captured the feel and the look of the characters. Overall, the art may be frustrating at times, but if you like Spike, you will enjoy the stories.
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