The Stop Button

Well, this one is a disappointment.

Fialkov narrates the entire issue from Mary’s perspective. She’s the bad guy. But she’s also a vampire, so the I, Vampire title still works. Shame Fialkov felt the need to expand on the idea with a second narrator.

Anyway… this issue reveals the vampire holocaust we saw last issue isn’t really a holocaust. It’s a very bad localized incident. There’s no giant vampire army about to take over the world, it’s just a few.

It also means these first two issues are narratively pointless, at least when it comes to establishing the series. All Fialkov establishes is a protagonist and an antagonist and they alternate narrating. No idea about supporting cast, no idea about location.

Fialkov gets by because he’s got Sorrentino on the art. Sorrentino makes Vampire look great, even Mary’s unlikely jaw structure.

But if Fialkov keeps slipping, Sorrentino might not matter.

CREDITS

Girls Just Want to Have Fun; writer, Joshua Hale Fialkov; artist, Andrea Sorrentino; colorist, Marcelo Maiolo; letterer, Pat Brosseau; editors, Wil Moss and Matt Idelson; publisher, DC Comics.