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
For more covers see my cover preview of Blood Type #3.
