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Writer's Commentary: Shawn Aldridge Talks Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella #2

Dynamite has sent us a writer's commentary featuring Shawn Aldridge talking about Hack/Slash vs Vampirella #2, with covers by Carli Ihde and Goran Sudzuka. Interiors by Rapha Lobosco.

Summary: The Blood Red Queen of Hearts continues her quest to win the love of the Mad-god Chaos by sacrificing innocents. Cassie Hack and Vampirella have teamed up to put a stop to it by any means necessary. Including a good, old-fashioned baseball bat beating.

extended previews of Hack/Slash vs. Vampirella, Centipede #4

Writer's Commentary: Shawn Aldridge Talks Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella #2

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Shawn Aldridge:

Pages 1-4:

Picking up where we left off with issues #1, Cassie and Vlad are battling a demon. Here I wanted to establish that Cassie isn't necessarily in a situation she's unfamiliar with, not a fish out of water. She's just doesn't care for the water. Demons ain't her thing. Another element is seeing that Cassie and Vlad know how to fight together.  They're a team.

Writer's Commentary: Shawn Aldridge Talks Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella #2 Writer's Commentary: Shawn Aldridge Talks Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella #2 Writer's Commentary: Shawn Aldridge Talks Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella #2 Writer's Commentary: Shawn Aldridge Talks Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella #2

Page 5:

Things look lost for our heroes.  Cassie's stabbing the demon in the balls is a way to show she's a bit of a dirty fighter. Rapha's angles and perspective really help sell the kinetic energy of the fight.

Vampirella

Page 6:

Speaks for itself.

Writer's Commentary: Shawn Aldridge Talks Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella #2

Pages 7-8:

Again, stressing the difference between Vampirella and Cassie's relationship vs Vampirella and Vlad's. The other thing I try to accomplish with this transition scene is give a little more bits of character definition. Info that makes the characters feel a little more real and layered.

Writer's Commentary: Shawn Aldridge Talks Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella #2

Page 9:

The Blood Queen. A simple scene. Just giving a little more character to Blood Queen. Her hate for Vampirella.

Pages 10-11:

A scene that's told more through Rapha's art than the writing. There's a lot of body language that's selling who Cassie is — Cassie's impatience.

Pages 12-13:

If you have to do an info dump, in this case, the origin of the Blood Queen, you try to find an interesting way to do it. I like doing scenes where the info is overlaid on a scene where the action matches but only in a metaphorical way.

Pages 14-15:

Intro the classic costume. This is one of my favorite scenes in the book. The reactions of Cassie and Vlad convey so much of who they are.

Pg 16-17

Vampirella has no time for Cassie's attitude or opinions on her attire. Cassie and Vlad get a moment. Fist bumps are never bad.

Page 18:

I poke a little fun at myself with the abandoned warehouse line. I really like Vampirella's last line.

Pages 19-20:

We finally get to see all three in action together.

Page 21:

Cassie makes a mistake and the tension mounts.

Page 22:

Leave them wanting more. Also, you knew the Cassie vs. Vampirella fight was coming.


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Dan WicklineAbout Dan Wickline

Has quietly been working at Bleeding Cool for over three years. He has written comics for Image, Top Cow, Shadowline, Avatar, IDW, Dynamite, Moonstone, Humanoids and Zenescope. He is the author of the Lucius Fogg series of novels and a published photographer.
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