![]() ![]() The image Jones produced-which depicted Batman diving down with a "weird cape" and surrounded by bats-impressed Goodwin and Dennis O'Neil, the editor of the Batman family of comics. Editor Archie Goodwin had been impressed by Jones' work on the series and wanted him to draw a Detective Comics cover to see his take on Batman. Īccording to Jones, Red Rain was produced after he finished Love After Death. The Batman & Dracula stories pay homage to the old Universal Pictures and Hammer Film Productions horror films. The initial installment, Batman & Dracula: Red Rain, was an early Elseworlds book the first, Batman: Holy Terror, had only been released a few months earlier. The books were published by DC Comics under its Elseworlds imprint, which was designated for comics that took place outside the DC Universe canon. Moench previously wrote Batman and Detective Comics from 1983 to 1986, while Jones was known for redesigning Deadman for the limited series Deadman: Love After Death (1989-1990) and illustrating seven issues of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman (1989-1996). The Batman & Dracula trilogy was written by Doug Moench and penciled by Kelley Jones. Since the trilogy's conclusion, several other DC print releases have featured stories set within Batman & Dracula 's world, and the vampire Batman has appeared in some non-comic book media. Journalists have praised the books for their story and artwork. The Batman & Dracula books were among the earliest and most popular titles of the Elseworlds line, with each listed on the Diamond Comic Distributors bestsellers list. The stake is later removed by Alfred during a crime wave and Batman slaughters almost all of his old foes and other criminals, after which survivors Two-Face and Killer Croc attempt to get rid of him once and for all. Despite trying to use his powers for the benefits of his vigilante and vampire-hunting activities, Batman finds himself unable to control his bloodlust and eventually kills the Joker before forcing Alfred Pennyworth and Commissioner Gordon to stake him. The two soon team up after they realise that they are not enemies. Batman also meets Selina Kyle (more commonly known as Catwoman) who in this universe is a werecat creature who transforms by night. This Batman becomes a vampire to gain the necessary strength to defeat Dracula, in which his disguise as a strange creature of the night has become a horrific reality after saving the city. ![]() ![]() Set outside the DC Universe and Bram Stoker's literary canons, the trilogy begins with a parallel universe counterpart of Batman discovering Count Dracula and his minions feeding off the homeless of Gotham City. Red Rain 's eventual popularity resulted in DC commissioning sequels. Moench created the concept for the first installment and convinced Jones, of whom he was a fan, to join the project. The books were published by DC Comics as a part of its Elseworlds line of comics. The Batman & Dracula trilogy consists of three American graphic novels- Batman & Dracula: Red Rain (1991), Bloodstorm (1994), and Crimson Mist (1998)-written by Doug Moench and penciled by Kelley Jones. Les Dorscheid, Gregory Wright ( Crimson Mist) John Beatty ( Bloodstorm and Crimson Mist) Art by Kelley Jones and Malcolm Jones III. Cover of the hardcover edition of Batman & Dracula: Red Rain. ![]()
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