Andrew Bennett, evil again, forms a new team of vampires.Ugh. That's my summation. Yuck might be added. The first volume of this series had promise, the second was slow and clunky but ok, and this one was just a total explosion of clichés and vampires tropes combined with needless pages to pull it out longer. This was the end of the series and, in this case, it was deserved.

Considering where the second volume ended, I didn't know what to expect with this. What I got was a great follow-up; the role switch between Mary and Andrew is interesting, and the villain's plans are an intelligent indictment of normal super-villain plans. Also, Constantine shows up for several issues, and this is some of the best characterization I've seen for him outside of Hellblazer. The climax is appropriately over the top, although the resolution is a bit too cliche for my tastes. Still,

SO DAMN GOOD. The only reason I'm giving this four stars instead of five is that they fell for the mistake of overdoing the plot by the end - which is pretty common. You start with small and as a series goes, you always have to up your game but by the end, this was a big mess. But not big enough so that I don't like it. We've got a glimpse at Andrew's past, how he was turned - and I enjoyed this part a lot. Big evil Andrew wasn't necessarily this entertaining but at least this plot brought a lot...

I, Vampire seems to be one of those New 52 titles that no one liked and died a quiet death without much protest.But I kind of like it.The art and panel layout are just lovely, and I really liked the plot. I'll be the first to admit the execution of said plot could have been much better, though. So Andrew Bennet is a vampire who has a pure soul. We find this out because the vampire who turned him was Cain, and when he bit Andrew it caused his curse to be triggered - supposedly destroying the firs...

Andrew Bennett evil brings to mind Angelus from Buffy. Absolutely hateful. I didn't enjoy seeing him that way. I think the world is a much better place without an evil Andrew Bennett!This is definitely dark Vampire-themed horror. The storyline is twisty and it's not in any way predictable. Villains become heroic and vice versa. We get a little backstory on how human Andrew Bennett became a vampire long ago, and why Mary, his eternal bride, hates humans so much. Throw in some Biblical lore, such

I was not very excited by the 2nd Volume of this series. But, being a sucker for vampire stories (no pun intended), I saw the cover and decided "oh let's give it a chance". Well I wasn't really surprised that it wasn't amazing. The sad part is, just like vol 2, it could have been.The way the story starts out-with the History of Andrew Bennet is excellent. The parts set in the "current" time are a bit of a mess. Andrew is evil now. Again. Mary (the Queen of Blood) is human. All the vampires are g...

Andrew's origin story explains his link with Cain and how the latter's imprisonment occured. And that's the best part, sadly. Andrew has a new personality and is annoyingly confident in his abilities. Since when do vampires generate deadly blasts of energy from their hands? The story gets so convoluted at the end that I just skimmed through it, rooting for a slow death for all the characters. Constantine is by far the coolest, so I guess I could recommend this book to his fans.I was unable to pa...

Oeh, I felt a little confused at times (switching sides, who's with who,...) but still a strong finish!!Also a minor issue that the artwork kept changing ... They should have stuck with Andrea Sorrentino.. Definitely too bad to see it go though. Would loved to have been able to read more "I, vampire".. It's one of the more grittier, darker comics, and just the way I like it!Who knows, maybe they'll pick it back up in the future? :) I can only dream!

Thank god that's over. I feel like this entire series was just them checking off a list of the most cliched vampire tropes ever and then also deciding that every character should turn back and forth from good to evil every other issue because reasons. You know what was infinitely more interesting than this entire series? The idea of Cain and Lilith as vampires. Not the actual few panels that we got in the comic because those basically consisted of 'he's evil because reasons and she, like all fem...

Great way to end the series!This is a series that has progressively gotten better as I read it. I wasn't that fussed with the first volume, but thought it had potential. I'm glad I continued cause the second book picked up it game and got really interesting. And this volume is even better still, definitely the climax the series needed. At the end of the last book we saw Andrew Bennett suck in all the evil "voodoo" from every vampire in the world, not knowing this would make him super evil. This

Really good, and sad to see it go. The gritty artwork is appropriate and doesn't detract, but various artists make it a little dirorienting. A nice portrayal of John Constantine, Hellblazer (view spoiler)[ (NOT Constantine: at this point, they are seeming like two separate entities) (hide spoiler)]. The last few ishes seemed dense and a little too easy as far as resolutions, but as the series was closing, it makes sense.

Okay, so I was very unimpressed by the first volume of this New 52 title. Like a lot of New 52 books, it depends on you being already somewhat familiar with the characters and general idea of the book, and I wasn't. Consequently, I was totally lost as far as who the characters were and why I was supposed to care about them. And then (Spoiler alert, but it's for Vol. 1 so really I'm not worried about it) (view spoiler)[the protagonist gets his head chopped off by his own irritating hostile sideki...

I am so backlogged on my reviews of Comic book trades, I want to make a rating system to make things a little simpler. Honestly, I forget a lot of what happens in these trades. They all start to blend together.QUALITY OF ART (Out of 10) 9 ---- When Andrea Sorrentino is drawing the bookQUALITY OF DIALOGUE (Out of 10) 7---- Just above generic. The Dialogue is more horror movie then Superhero dialogue, which is a plusSTAND OUT ASPECT OF BOOK- There is a John Constantine Cameo. It reminds me of the

Andrew Bennett is evil now and the rest of the supporting cast have to team up to take him on as he roams the world for some newfound big evil plot. There's some stuff with Cain as the first vampire, some stuff with Mary and her relationship with Andrew, and tying up loose ends and plot threads from the beginning of the series. I wish Andrea Sorrentino was kept on for the whole book but Fernando Blanco does an alright job filling in.

A dramatic and emotional ending to an excellent vampire series.With reversals upon reversals, the consequences of power, revenge, and love draw our characters into a costly conflict over control of the future. With so much happening, there are a couple messy pieces as everything wraps up, but overall it's a bold, violent, and satisfying finale to Andrew Bennett's quest to atone for his past and protect the future. Weaving together backstory, each character thread, and the inevitable conflict tha...

Andrew is now bad, Mary is now good (sort of) and the world has changed. Mary finds herself allying with old enemies and rivals in order to stop Andrew from creating a dangerous core of vampire allies and opening the Van Helsing secret toybox of high powered weapons. Only other people have plans for that toybox. The scuffle for it is going to be otherwordly and bloody. I enjoyed how Andrew’s slashy side come out to play with his old friend turned enemy, the doctor amidst all the ladies from his

The final and best volume of Joshua Hale Fialkov's I, Vampire, Wave of Mutilation spells and rounds out the whole mythology of the series.The "New 52" era at DC ended up somewhat ridiculously derided for its creative choices. I never understood that. Fans certainly quibbled, however, and lost a lot of great reading opportunities as a result. On the first anniversary of the era, there was an origins month, where every title had an opportunity to look back at the nominal starting point of their na...

Reprints I, Vampire #0, and #13-19 (June 2013-November 2012). Andrew Bennett is now the only vampire on Earth and evil. His former lover Mary finds herself in the unique position of being a hero and sets off with Andrew’s former allies John Troughton and Deborah Dancer to restore Andrew. Andrew however has a plan and the gates to Hell might be opened once again…unfortunately, the original vampire Cain might have something to do about it if John Constantine can’t help stop him.Written by Joshua H...

Strong finish. Amusing, action-packed, dark. Self-aware, bit tongue-in-cheek at times. Sad to see it go, but think they finished it right. Bit of a Buffy-esque Big Ending, too.

What started off as a very promising new series suffered from publishing issues and ends with a confusing chapter. The series was obviously rushed to a conclusion and made the last collection a confounding nightmare. It was a muddled mess that made nonsensical moves just for the sake of a big change. It accomplished nothing. The bright side was the art, especially the work by Andrea Sorrentino. Overall, a sad misstep.