Since Vegetarian Vampires seem so popular, what with Twilight selling by the truckload and Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse (a.k.a. HBO's True Blood) books rising in the cultural zeitgeist, it seems only fair to point out my favorite of the Vegetarian Vampire fare, a little graphic novel called Life Sucks. Jessica Abel, arguably one of the best comics artists and writers in the country right now, wrote the book with Gabe Soria. It is brilliantly drawn by Warren Pleece, but it, in my opinion is the sparkling crown in the Vegetarian Vampire fiction.
Dave is a vampire, but unlike the Lost Boys, he doesn't get to sleep all day and party all night. He sleeps all day and works at a horrible quick stop (a la Clerks) job at night. He hates the idea of killing humans so he drinks blood substitute and is completely obsessed with a girl who is completely obsessed with vampires. The only catch is the ridiculous goth who organizes vampire meetings and seems to hold this mysterious vixen's attention.
Life Sucks injects humor, reality, and maybe even a little bit of pathos into the usually glamourous and romantic world of vampires. What if vampires were just like us? They have to pay rent, they have to live life...forever.
Happy Reading,
Julia
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