Writer: Corinna Bechko
Artist: Andrea Sorrentino
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Letterers: Richard Starkings & Tyler Smith
Cover Artists: Miguel Mercado; Andrea Sorrento with Dave Stewart; Albert Monteys; Patricia Martin
Publisher: Oni Press
Price: $4.99
Release Date: August 13, 2025
Ada is on a tropical island. She should be enjoying herself. Instead, she is hiding. Max tasted like a bloodsucker. Yet he walked in sunlight. Now, he hunts her. Can Ada elude Max? And why does he seek her? Let's leap into Blood Type #3 and see!
Story
When questioning the resort staff, Max expresses concern for Ada's welfare. But the staff don't know where she is. They suggest that one of the workers, Jen, might know. As Ada watches Max, she discovers Jen beside her. The housekeeper sought her out. She knows Max is dangerous and wants to help Ada avoid his grasp.
Jen's concern touches Ada. As they hide in the shrubs, watching Max continue his search, Ada remembers her youth. Once, she was a maid like Jen. But that was a long time ago. Ada didn't ask to become a vampire. But as a poor woman working for a prosperous family, she had no choice. True or false, one word to the authorities could ruin her and her family's future.
In Blood Type #3, Ada cannot hide forever. And as she remembers her past, Max will force her to confront it. We all must live with the consequences of our actions. Ada has lived for much longer than most people can ever hope to. Whether she likes it or not, Max is the man he is because of the choices that Ada made. In Corinna Bechko's story, he aims to correct Ada's mistakes.
Art
A Jack Nicholson-like narrator welcomes us into Ada’s story while lying on the beach. Andrea Sorrentino alternates double-page spreads with panel-packed pages. Palm trees rise above the cabanas clustered around the swimming pool. Max rests his arm in a sling while he questions a woman carrying towels. When Jen rests her hand on Ada's shoulder, the vampire reveals her fangs. Jen covers her neck with her hand as they sink behind the shrubs.
Dave Stewart fills the night with blues and greens. Red overtakes the sky when Ada's eyes radiate crimson. Memories that evoke overexposed photographs or reversed shadow portraits glow with pink and lavender. Colored silhouettes move through her memories, and this evening at the resort. When Ada's gray face, tinged with a hint of purple nears, white sweat drips down Max's face.
Richard Starkings & Tyler Smith fill the eye-catching art with black uppercase letters in white dialogue balloons. The typed font swells and grows bold for intonation. When one character turns the tables on another, the words shift like reflections in a funhouse mirror. Thanks to Oni Press for providing a review copy.
Final Thoughts
Two vampires confront their pasts, and discover their common origins, on an idyllic tropical island. But while one holds great dreams for the future, the other realizes the end may be in sight. Class struggles, familial loyalty, and ethical behavior among vampires come under the spotlight in Blood Type #3.
Rating 9/10
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