Vampirella #4 - "Seduction of the Innocent, Book 4: Witchcraft"

[laughing_tree]

Sampling a bunch of Vampi stories from varying runs, I realized there really is no overarching master continuity for the character the way, say, the Fantastic Four has. There are fits and starts and then new beginnings, including this one. As a result, Vampirella seemed to me to be rather disconnected from most life on earth, with only fleeting connections to friends and family. That kind of isolation can’t be healthy.

I remember reading a Rolling Stone interview with Springsteen way back during Born in The USA where Springsteen said something about how everyone needs human connection, something to the effect of, “Without community, we’d all go crazy and kill ourselves.”

I think the fleeting nature of Vampirella’s connections to community must make life very difficult for her. It would also make her extremely reluctant to trust, to even begin forming connections, because she knows sooner or later a new writer will come along and shake up the Etch A Sketch again.

-- Christopher J. Priest

Comments

[shadur]

Oh look, it's Smug "I Am Very Intelligent" Guy.

You know the one, he's always very erudite in explaining how his personal philosophy and principles require him to have freedom to do anything as well as freedom from having to do anything, and anyone who espouses any kind of moral is clearly a hypocrite and a monster because they're not spending every single waking and breathing moment doing everything they can to save absolutely everyone else.

Dump him in the nearest volcano as your good deed for the day and then go off to do something fun with your girlfriend, Vampi. The world will thank you.

[nyadnar17]

Oh bless you for writing this.

[lego_joker]

Heh. I thought for a moment you were talking about Priest...

[themajesticmoose]

Seducing and fucking a hot nun for kinky "Naughty Nun" sex in church

Vampirella is both living the best possible life and also continues to be absolute life goals

That has long been on my bucket list