Product Description

The vampire Lestat, bestselling author Anne Rice's chilling creation, is back...in a graphic novel adaptation of The Tale of the Body Thief, part of the bloodsoaked Vampire Chronicles. Immortalised on screen by Tom Cruise in Interview With a Vampire, Lestat is the decadent, corrupt night dweller with a craving for human blood and the ethics of a snake. Now, transformed into a Dark God, Lestat embarks on his most surreal journey into the heart of darkness, wherein he must confront his own cursed immortality and the terrifying emptiness of his own soul. This time, the hunter has become the hunted! A horror classic, presented in graphic novel format.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #512954 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Customer Reviews

Disembodied and Uninspired
I thought this book was really rather atrocious-- the artwork was... shoddy, at best. If vampires are supposed to be so alluring, why did Lestat and Louis look so awful in this book?

I did not like the choppy editing of the story, either. I mean, the editor has simplified the story, even casting Louis in a villianous light. For example, when he refuses to agree that body-swapping is a good idea with Lestat, he says in one part "Good...I'd like to see you weep" with a rather nasty expression on his face. It sets him up as a veritable villian, when in fact in the original book he apologised for speaking like that, explaining that his worry for Lestat caused him to. His anguished statement, "I love you," is cut out too.

This may seem like a lot of griping over nothing, but it takes away from the sheer essence of the enduring love/hate relationship between Louis and Lestat. Coupled with the uninspired artwork, I found this to be a real disappointment, even though I am a huge fan of artwork and the Vampire Chronicles.

Do yourself a favour. Buy the novel instead. And then draw your own comic. I bet it'll be far superior to...this.

Not as good as previous works, but..
Not as good as previous works, but still good. I have read all of Anne's books to date and no other authors works have captivated me as much.

This does seem like it's rushed maybe, but still an excellent read. And of course David Talbot needed a good reason to become on of the undead.

Confusing
Not exactly the intense artwork of The Vampire Lestat graphic novel, which is very disappointing. It seems the book was rushed and in the haste was badly put together. There are pages which are duplicated, and the comic style of this book is a mere shadow of TVL. Disappointed with this graphic novel.