Top 5 Vampires
This post from Robot6, got me thinking about the Top 5 vampires I would like to share a drink with – a poisoned drink because I don’t really like vampires.
1. The Enterprising Vampire from 30 Days of Night.
OK, sure his idea didn’t go over so well but you have to admire the guy for trying. Finding a town that spends a month in darkness? Brilliant! Admire him, then drive a stake through his heart because he is scary!
2. Lestat de Lioncourt as played by Tom Cruise
This vampire is supposed to be sexy. He’s not supposed to be clammy with long greasy hair. I think he needs to have a poisoned drink then be reborn with another face…and better hair…and taller – oh forget it, he should just stay dead.
3. Nosferatu
This guy gave me nightmares for a week! What kills me (heh) is that they air this movie during Halloween as if it isn’t scary. Yes, it’s old but effective.
4. Kaname from Vampire Knight
What can I say? I’m on Team Zero.
5. Cassidy from Preacher
I’m torn on whether I would actually try and kill Cassidy. I kind of like him and drinking with an Irish vampire would be fun. Except, on the other hand, he’s kind of a jerk.
Top 5 Adaptations I would like to See
Yesterday’s post got me thinking about what books I would like to see adapted into graphic novels. Here’s my Top 5!
1. Stephen King’s It. Tell me you wouldn’t want to see Pennywise realized in full color, maybe drawn by Ben Templesmith? So creepy! The large dialogue chunks and cinematic feel make King novels great for adapting but their length means the movie version are have to cut a lot. Another good King novel to adapt would be Duma Key, especially since it’s about art.
2. The Tattoo Murder Case by Akimitsu Takagi. This Japanese mystery is about tattoos, lovers and murder – the graphic novel trifecta. I would tap CLAMP to provide the artwork for this one.
3. The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Junko Mizuno has done some amazing fairytale adaptations and I would love to see what she would make of my favorite one.
4. Peeps by Scott Westerfeld. Vampires are anything but sexy in this story of a deadly parasitic infection and the notes on actual parasites would be pretty gross! I think the angular artwork of Kevin Dart would be perfect.
5. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. I don’t read a lot of non-fiction and usually true crime turns my stomach but this is a truly unique book about a serial killer lurking in the shadows of one of Chicago’s greatest triumphs. I’m not sure what type of artwork would work but incorporating actual photographs would be interesting.
