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Amanda Conner is the lady who, together with inker Jimmy Palmiotti, shattered Vampirella's world with the amazing story Death and Destruction which followed on from Vengeance of Vampirella. And from that traumatic story of how Haemorrhage and Mistress Nyx killed both Vampirella and Adam we watched Vampirella rise again in Vampirella Lives (also illustrated by Conner and Palmiotti) as the two panels to left and right demonstrate. Vampirella is a harder, wilder creature with more savagery and more determination to rid the world of vampires to atone for her mother's transgressions. In many ways it mirrors her new persona in Vampirella Monthly as the main saviour of the world against demons, vampires and baddies of all kinds. The art is bold, colourful and dramatic without being 'over-the-top', with some genuine scary moments in the stories such as the pic on the left. |
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Conner and Palmiotti have created quite a reputation for their art, which could be considered surprising in view of the fact they have only collaborated on 14 stories in all. |
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panel on the right is a good example of Conner's style, cool, clear,
clean and yet definitely comic book art. This isn't the rich depth of
the painted art of Joe Jusko, or even the
superb realism of Jose Gonzales, even if
only in black and white. Yet the drawing is definitely Vampirella.
In Death and Destruction Vampi and her friends have to fight the forces of evil (excuse the cliché) with a ferocity that is unusual in comics. Forget the old days in a Marvel comic of Spidey slugging it out with the Hulk - this is real damage that's being caused and real people bleed and die. In a way I almost feel like an intruder as I read this story, like I'm prying into someone's private battle. There is no sense of surface unreality here. |
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| Look at the panel below left. Vampi is dispatching a demon, but study the battle-scarred body and the fierce expression on her face. |  |
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If you haven't read this series I urge you to get it, and enjoy the excitement of following the story from start to finish. And what a finish. One of the most eye-popping end panels in a comic ever, shown here on the right, as a blood-drenched Vampirella, heroine of more comics than we can imagine over the last 25 years, is impaled against the wooden door by a trident thrown by Nyx . Is it all over? |
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Below is a list of the stories Amanda Conner has illustrated |
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Comics the story has appeared in |
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Vampirella's Doom: What the Cards Hold |
Vampirella Wizard Mini Comic |
| The Beginning of the End |
Vengeance of Vampirella #25 Vampirella Death & Destruction (TB) |
| The Dying of the Light |
Death and Destruction #1 Vampirella Death & Destruction (TB) |
| The Nature of the Beast |
Death and Destruction #2 Vampirella Death & Destruction (TB) |
| Entropy |
Death and Destruction #3 Vampirella Death & Destruction (TB) |
| The Movement of Blood |
Vampirella
25th Anniversary Special
Vampirella Lives (Hardcover) Vampirella Lives (Softcover) |
| Vampirella Lives Part 1 |
Vampirella
Lives #1
Vampirella Lives (Hardcover) Vampirella Lives (Softcover) |
| Vampirella Lives Part 2 |
Vampirella
Lives #2
Vampirella Lives (Hardcover) Vampirella Lives (Softcover) |
| Vampirella Lives Part 3 |
Vampirella
Lives #3
Vampirella Lives (Hardcover) Vampirella Lives (Softcover) |
| Ascending Evil Part 1 |
Vampirella Monthly #1: Ascending Evil #1 Vampirella: Ascending Evil (TB) |
| Ascending Evil Part 2 |
Vampirella Monthly #1: Ascending Evil #2 Vampirella: Ascending Evil (TB |
| Ascending Evil Part 3 |
Vampirella Monthly #1: Ascending Evil #3 Vampirella: Ascending Evil (TB |
| Opening Gambit | Vampirella Monthly #7: Queen's Gambit #1 |
| Red Queen Black Heart | Vampirella Monthly #8: Queen's Gambit #1 |
| Last Blood | Vampirella Monthly #9: Queen's Gambit #1 |
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Below is a list of all the comic covers Amanda Conner has illustrated |
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The Death of Vampirella (chromium edition) The Death of Vampirella (holo-foil edition) Vampirella Lives #1 Vampirella Monthly #1: Ascending Evil #1 (Amanda Conner cover) Vampirella Monthly #1: Ascending Evil #1 (Amanda Conner retailer gold edition) Vampirella Monthly #1: Ascending Evil #1 (American Entertainment edition) Vampirella Monthly #2: Ascending Evil #2 Vampirella Monthly #3: Ascending Evil #3 Vampirella Monthly #7: Queen's Gambit #1 (Amanda Conner alternate cover) Vampirella Monthly #7: Queen's Gambit #1 (chromium edition) Vampirella Monthly #7: Queen's Gambit #1 (holoplaid edition) Vampirella Monthly #8: Queen's Gambit #2 Vampirella Monthly #9: Queen's Gambit #3 Vampirella Monthly #24: Vampirella and Pantha: Hell's Angels #1 (Amanda Conner cover) Vampirella Monthly #25: Vampirella and Pantha: Hell's Angels #2 (Amanda Conner cover) Vampirella Queen's Gambit (ashcan) Vampirella Wizard Mini Comic Vampirella: Ascending Evil (TB) Vampirella: Queen's Gambit (limited ashcan) Vampirella Lives (Hardcover) Vampirella Lives (Softcover)
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