SUPERMAN AND BATMAN VS. VAMPIRES AND WEREWOLVES #1-2

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:11 pm

Written by Kevin VanHook, art and cover by Tom Mandrake.

A man is killed by a mysterious creature -- his body drained of blood. A woman is savagely attacked by a ferocious beast -- her jugular ripped out. Bat wings flutter across the moon and the howl of a wolf echoes through the streets, for the creatures of the night have risen from the grave, and humanity's only salvation is the combined might of The Last Son of Krypton and The Dark Knight Detective. Blood will run red when Superman and Batman face off against vampires and werewolves for the fate of the entire DCU!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 15 and Oct. 29.

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/ ... /dcoct.htm

Drift · Post by **Drift** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:41 am

Vampires, werewolves and Batman?

Sounds like a winner to me.

Cyberstrike · Post by **Cyberstrike** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:27 am

Lets see:

Batman fought Dracula and became a vampire himself in 3 Elseworlds graphic novels (one of them had IIRC had Catwoman as werewolf like creature in one them).

Superman, Batman and the rest of the JLA took on a whole bunch of vampires in JLA #101-#106 (I think those were the issues) by Chris Claremont, John Bynre, and Terry Austin.

Drift · Post by **Drift** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:44 am

Cyberstrike wrote:Lets see:

Batman fought Dracula and became a vampire himself in 3 Elseworlds graphic novels (one of them had IIRC had Catwoman as werewolf like creature in one them).

Yes.

Couldn't comment on the Catwoman bit though because I have yet to read the Red Rain stuff.

The Red Rain Elseworld is now one of the 52.

Cyberstrike wrote:Superman, Batman and the rest of the JLA took on a whole bunch of vampires in JLA #101-#106 (I think those were the issues) by Chris Claremont, John Bynre, and Terry Austin.

The Tenth Circle. Also reintroduced the Doom Patrol. Also total rubbish story-arc.

Other vampire stories in the DCU include the entire I...Vampire series.

There is also a DC character from the Batman series called Anthony Lupus who is a lycanthrope.

I am pretty sure John Constantine has come up against werewolves at some point and they have come up in Swamp Thing at some point.

Whilst not directly related to the issues and more towards what Jay Tomio wrote earlier, Bats, Supes and WW came up against zombies in the recent Four Horsemen limited series that spun out of 52.

BloodOfHeroes · Post by **BloodOfHeroes** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:03 am

Manoman. VanHook and the supernatural? VanHook returning to comics? VanHook writing DC's "Big Two"?

I'll be picking up a few copies of this.

rictor · Post by **rictor** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:07 pm

This sounds great. I can't wait till it comes out.

Cyberstrike · Post by **Cyberstrike** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:37 pm

Drift wrote:
Cyberstrike wrote:Lets see:

Batman fought Dracula and became a vampire himself in 3 Elseworlds graphic novels (one of them had IIRC had Catwoman as werewolf like creature in one them).
Yes.

Couldn't comment on the Catwoman bit though because I have yet to read the Red Rain stuff.

The Red Rain Elseworld is now one of the 52.

Cyberstrike wrote:Superman, Batman and the rest of the JLA took on a whole bunch of vampires in JLA #101-#106 (I think those were the issues) by Chris Claremont, John Bynre, and Terry Austin.
The Tenth Circle. Also reintroduced the Doom Patrol. Also total rubbish story-arc.

Other vampire stories in the DCU include the entire I...Vampire series.

There was a beautiful story in an issue of The Spectre, called "The Silver Room" that was about Hal Jordan helping a vampire to find forgiveness.

VanHook · Post by **VanHook** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:53 pm

Well, I see I'm too late to tell you guys...

But, there's a little more info on my site--

www.kevinvanhook.com

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:05 pm

VanHook wrote:Well, I see I'm too late to tell you guys...

For me, my all time favorite Batman and Superman vs Vampires story is the one in the Action Comics Annual by Byrne and Adams.

VanHook · Post by **VanHook** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:38 pm

I thought Jeff did a nice article on the mini-series--

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=18159

BloodOfHeroes · Post by **BloodOfHeroes** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:24 am

*I'l* be picking up multiple copies, I assure you.

BOH

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:55 am

I haven't been one who collects much in the way of superhero comics these days, but I think I'll be checking this book out.

J-Scott-R · Post by **J-Scott-R** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:53 pm

VanHook wrote:I thought Jeff did a nice article on the mini-series--

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=18159

I enjoyed the article very much and can't wait for the series, although it would be even better to you doing some new Bloodshot stories in the near future

.

Scott

h-comics · Post by **h-comics** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:57 pm

something very interesting to look into for sure.

Jesse

VanHook · Post by **VanHook** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:26 pm

I mentioned this in the general Valiant section--

Tom Mandrake and I are doing a signing at Jim Hanley's Comic Universe in NYC on the 15th of October (next Wednesday). The first issue of Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves comes out that day. Of course, I'll be signing any other work I've done as well.

And if it's slow... I'll do sketches.

Best,
KV

BlackKnight · Post by **BlackKnight** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:32 am

This sounds Fantastic. Hope to pick up the Books.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:46 pm

picked up issue #1 tonight and already read it. Great stuff! A book that makes you feel like you really got your monies' worth after you've read it, which is sometimes rare these days. The shop I picked it up from had only one copy left, so I got the last one. I asked the guy behind the counter if they sold a lot of them or just didn't order many. He said they sold 25 copies today, which I'd say is probably pretty good for a small shop in the suburbs.

J-Scott-R · Post by **J-Scott-R** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:34 am

With a title like that, along with Vanhook writing and Tom Mandrake on the art, I figured I would give it a shot, and I'm glad I did. This book is great. With the RIP crap going on in the Batman titles, it was a breath of fresh air to get a good Batman story that didn't take me all of two minutes to read and the great Mandrake art sealed it for me. I'm Vanhooked

, can't wait for the rest of the series.

Scott

VanHook · Post by **VanHook** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:29 pm

For those who'd like to see a little more before you buy it--

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=1221

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:38 pm

VanHook wrote:For those who'd like to see a little more before you buy it--

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=1221

Thanks for the link. that looks interesting. Very cool.

Steve Topper · Post by **Steve Topper** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:43 pm

VanHook wrote:For those who'd like to see a little more before you buy it--

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=1221

Thanks, but I don't need to see "a little more before you buy it --"

It has Kevin VanHook writing and Tom Mandrake art. With all of the great comics you produced in the past, you're both on the short "buy before I try" list.

Got it on Wednesday -- read it -- completely enjoyed it! Anxiously looking forward to the next five parts.

Great job as usual, Kevin!

VanHook · Post by **VanHook** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:56 pm

I appreciate that--So far, people seem to enjoy it. I know I've gotten a kick out of writing Batman in particular.

An interesting thing I just hadn't thought about...
The book's getting a great reaction from the Wonder Woman fans out there.

Later,
KV

h-comics · Post by **h-comics** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:41 pm

Just bought some multiply copies of the comic,and I tell you what if you have not pick it up you need to now.To MR.Vanhook, a BIG

keep it up.

Jesse

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SUPERMAN AND BATMAN VS. VAMPIRES AND WEREWOLVES #1-2

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Nice article on the book

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