Issue: Hellsing Volume 3
Creator: Kohta Hirano
Translator: Duane Johsnon
Lettering: Wilbert Lacuna
Editors: Tim Ervin, Fred Lui
Publisher: Dark Horse
Release Date: May 2004
Pages: 192
Price: $13.95
“VAMPIRES! NAZIS! BLOODSHED! ACTION! Add to that a healthy
helping of sleek style and an exotic locale, and you have Hellsing Vol.
3. Our scant troop of vampire-killing vampires and mercenaries are
planning a little trip overseas… to beautiful South America, in search
of the elusive Millennium Project, and old Nazi organization with very
secretive origins. It’s the start of a war, and only time will show how
nasty this war will become. But one thing’s for sure, the vampire
Alucard will make sure it gets off to a fitting start.“
Artwork: 4.5 out of 5
I love the look of this book! I think it is straight of the t.v. screen
most of the time. The art is so fluid, and you don’t get those odd, WTF
is going on here panels. If you have read Manga before you know what I
mean, and if you don’t, sometimes there are action scenes that are just
odd. I turn the book every which way but never have any idea of what is
going on. You don’t get that here. You know if I were to compare this to
an animated show, other than itself, it would be Trigun. You
have great character designs and yet sometimes you get hints of
humor/cartoonish fun thrown in. Overall another great looking volume.
Story: 3.5 out of 5
I will admit I was confused when this one started out. Sure it had been a
few weeks since I read Vol. 2, but I was lost. As the story progressed I
started to understand and then by the end I was back on track, but it
wasn’t as subtle of a transition as I would have preferred. One major
issue I can’t stand, is the way that accents are depicted in such broken
English. I spend more time trying to figure out what they are trying to
say than anything else. Overall though the story is a lot of fun and
each volume keeps adding more and more to this intriguing universe.
Dying Breath: 4.0 out of 5
Another great round of artwork that was kind of held back by the
story. Not as strong as previous volumes but still a lot of fun to be
had. Hellsing is a great comic version of an Anime. It’s full of life
and just flows so well. Allucard is one of the coolest Vampires in
comics and I just can not wait to go from one Volume to the next. Solid
stuff here and well worth the money to be added to your horror
collection.
