The Accursed Vampire (The Accursed Vampire #1)
by Madeline McGrane (Author) Madeline McGrane (Illustrator)
A spooky and funny graphic novel perfect for fans of The Witch Boy and Real Friends Dragoslava is a vampire kid. It has its perks, but sometimes being stuck as a kid forever can be a pain in the neck. And that's not even the worst part.
A few centuries ago, Drago was cursed by a witch. If they don't complete every task she sets, they will be turned into worms. When the witch wants a spellbook from Baneberry Falls, Drago sets off with their immortal friends. But mysteries await in this sleepy Midwestern town, and Drago must figure out if the keepers of the spellbook have a hidden agenda, like everyone else they've ever known. One thing's for sure: after this accursed mission, Drago's immortal life will never be the same again!
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Dragoslava, Quintus, and Eztli are each centuries old, but they haven't matured beyond childhood. These three vampire children sleep in a coffin by day, complete with a pillow and stuffed animal, and drink "ethically sourced" blood that comes in bags. Dragoslava, who completes odd jobs for a remorseless witch under threat of magical torture, brings their friends along to Baneberry Falls, MI, to retrieve a grimoire. There they meet an adult vampire named Sara, her witch girlfriend Ayesha, and magical obstacles that force Dragoslava to choose between their obligations and friendship. McGrane channels the Kate Beaton school of comic timing, with impish protagonists who skate between delivering hilarious nonsequiturs and displaying vulnerability. One minute they're crying in the street with nowhere to go, the next they're absentmindedly coloring their menus in a diner. Many pages use six- or eight-panel grids of square panels, with double-wide panels to pause for impact. Dragoslava's quest drives the story, with recurring flashbacks from the past few centuries telling the story of how they, Quintus, and Eztli met and bonded. McGrane's humor and cute illustrations disarm readers just in time for deftly handled themes of accepting joy. Bald, pale white Dragoslava sports a cape and evokes a tiny, much more adorable Nosferatu; Quintus is Black; and Eztli is brown-skinned and bird-footed. Sara is white; Ayesha is Black. VERDICT McGrane's silly and spooky tale uses poignant moments about found families to touch readers' hearts between bouts of laughter.—Thomas Maluck, Richland Lib., SC
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JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV008130 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Paranormal
Mystery and detective stories
Detective and mystery stories
Witches
Graphic novels
Blessing and cursing
Supernatural
Vampires
Immortalism
Comics (Graphic works)
Immortality
Paranormal comics
Vampire comics
