Synopsis: The Mistress of the Dark can deliver you a climax like no other, and here it comes, in the twelfth and final issue of Elvira’s ribald romp, brought to you with joy, laughter, and terrible puns.
Review: David Avallone finishes off his Elvira adventures with the story coming full circle.
The Story
What started out as a chase through time and then went on a journey through hell ends with a final confrontation between Elvira and a certain Vlad the Impaler.
Picking things up from the last issue. The coven has summoned a demon that winds up being Vlad the Impaler, which builds to one final confrontation between the legendary vampire and a certain Elvira, who is seeking to get her darkness back, but at what cost.
The Artwork
Artist Dave Acosta gets to deck the prince of darkness out in a new suit, which kind of looks similar to the bat suit, but has the addition of demonic horns. The final confrontation between Elvira and Vlad is well and truly on and the artwork goes all out as Elvira gets her darkness back from a rather direct source. All the best action in this comic starts on page 11 as our heroes begin a battle of wits with the prince of darkness who rejects his army of dorkness.
Overall
This is a wonderful conclusion to what has been a fantastic 12 issues of fun and frolics with Elvira and her incredible gift for puns. We get several moments in this issue where Elvira breaks the third wall and talks directly to us about what Dave Avallone has in store, but the most fun is had in the closing few panels where both writer and artist make a brief cameo. Overall a fun way to close out what has been a surprisingly long and fun run.
- Covers9.4
- Story9.6
- Artwork10
- Lettering9.5
- Colours10
