Sfar, Joann. Vampire loves.SFAR SFAR Société Française d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation (French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care) SFAR Special Federal Aviation Regulation SFAR Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research , Joann. Vampire loves. First Second Books. 192p. illus. c2006. 1596430931. $16.95. SA Ferdinand is a vampire who lives in a castle in Lithuania. He isn't a very scary Nosferatu: he bites people with one tooth so that they'll think it's a mosquito, and he's constantly sulking about his woman problems. Ferdinand can't seem to keep a girlfriend--he broke up with Lani, who is a mandragora (a combination of a girl and a plant), when he caught her in bed with his best friend. There's Aspirine and Ritaline, a pair of red-haired vampire sisters: Aspirine likes him, but he isn't into her, and he doesn't dare make a move on her sister. Ferdinand eventually goes on a singles cruise, where he meets a Ladies' Wolf, a Wailer, an Invisible Man Invisible Man (Griffin) character made invisible by chemicals. [Br. Lit.: Invisible Man] See : Invisibility , a troupe of mummies, and a Sherlock Holmes wannabe. Vampire Loves is a fine graphic novel for older readers who like their horror mixed with comedy (or vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. ); younger readers might be bored by Ferdinand's girl problems. There is some action, most of it tongue-in-cheek. At times the story gets a little ironic; I don't like feeling that the author is winking at me. The full-color art is cartoonish, but lovingly detailed; Sfar does an excellent job of populating her world with a variety of bizarre, outlandish out·land·ish adj. 1. Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre. See Synonyms at strange. 2. Strikingly unfamiliar. 3. Located far from civilized areas. 4. Archaic Of foreign origin; not native. creatures such as golems, mandragoras, tree-men, ghosts, shades, goat-creatures, witches and putty monsters. Vampire Loves contains profanity Irreverence towards sacred things; particularly, an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God. Vulgar, irreverent, or coarse language. The use of certain profane or obscene language on the radio or television is a federal offense, but in other situations, profanity (s-bomb and f-bomb) and comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. violence, and is recommended for libraries with collections that cater to older readers. George Galuschak, YA Libn., Montvale PL, Montvale, NJ S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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