Werewolf by Night: Blood Moon Rise Special

Marvel released Werewolf by Night: Blood Moon Rise one-shot special this week. It's loosely based on the tv special.

Here's the official summery: "From the director of the critically-acclaimed Marvel Studios Special Presentation WEREWOLF BY NIGHT, MICHAEL GIACCHINO, comes a first-of-its kind tale of terror in the Marvel Universe with one goal in mind: to show you why WEREWOLF BY NIGHT is as captivating as ever, with over fifty years of comics history — and a hundred times as many bodies in his wake!"

Cover of Werewolf by Night: Blood Moon Rise Special from Marvel

This one-shot special has two stories. "Nail in the Coffin" has Jack Russell aka Werewolf by Night as a prisoner of Count Dracula and his first meeting with Man-Thing. "A Howling Nightmare" features Jack Russell, his younger sister Lissa aka the Were-Demon by Night and Jake Gomez aka another Werewolf by Night. The trio is known as the Wolf Pack by Night and they clash with Nightmare.

Women Wednesday: Vampirella: Armageddon #1 Cover Gallery

Vampirella: Armageddon #1 (2025) hits the newsstands today. Here is the official summery: "Return to the future world of Vampirella and Sepulcher City in Vampirella: Armageddon, from Vampirella writer Tom Sniegoski and artist Kewber Baal! Picking up from where our last series (Vampirella Strikes!) left off, Vampirella faces internal and external forces of chaos as a new threat arrives to stare her down! A threat… not of this mortal plane!"

Of course, there are several variant covers to collect. One of my favorite covers is the Universal Monsters cover by Mark Spears since it has Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, Wolfman, the Mummy and the Creature of the Black Lagoon.

Cover Gallery Page 1 of Vampirella: Armageddon #1 from Dynamite Entertainment

Cover Gallery Page 2 of Vampirella: Armageddon #1 from Dynamite Entertainment

Marvel Avengers and Other Heroes #2 Magazine

I picked up this Marvel Avengers and Other Heroes #2 magazine at the local Dollar Tree this morning. The cover features Iron Man, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel and Count Dracula. Most of it is dedicated to the Marvel Avengers Secret Wars story titled "Wings in the Night!" The Avengers (Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man, Iron Man and Vision) battles Count Dracula as Chthon possesses his body. There are activities like mazes, match games, puzzles and how to draw. Members of the Guardians of the Galaxy only appear once on a match game page. Spider-Man and his friends also appear only once with a two-page crossword puzzle (this should have been devoted to the Avengers). Overall, the magazine is not bad for the price, but I have the feeling that I have read this story before.

Cover of Marvel Avengers and Other Heroes #2 Magazine

Countdown to Halloween 2023 Day 3: Dracula Soltaire on Facebook

Facebook went through another game purge last month and I lost several of my favorite games (Candy Crush Saga and Hit It Rich! Casiono to name a few). There are not very many Halloween-related games either. However, there is Dracula Solitaire. I'm on level 31 and it's a fun way to kill some time. There is a story of sorts that involves finding different monsters. So far, I have found the lady vampire and the mummy.

Dracula Solitaire on Facebook

Lady Vampire from Dracula Solitaire on Facebook

Mummy from Dracula Solitaire on Facebook

Women Wednesday: Elvira in Monsterland #1 Cover Gallery

Elvira in Monsterland #1 comes out today from Dynamite Comics. In addition to several different versions of Dracula appearing in this issue, there are also a few surprise guest appearances for horror fans. Here are the Cover Gallery pages:

Elvira in Monsterland #1 Cover Gallery Page 1

Elvira in Monsterland #1 Cover Gallery Page 2

Countdown to Halloween 2022 Day 27: Halloween Event at DesignVille

I have been playing DesignVille: Merge & Design on Facebook throughout the year so I knew they did seasonal events. Their Halloween event this year is pretty cool with Louise dressed up as a witch while Robin is dressed up as Dracula. You get to collect pumpkins in the main game that turn into jack o'lanterns that you can use to decorate the outside of the studio. I finally made it up to level 3 and I'm hoping that I actually get to finish the online game's Halloween event.

Halloween Event at DesignVille #1

DesignVille even has a special loading page featuring Louise as a witch that would make a cool desktop wallpaper:

Halloween Event at DesignVille #2

Countdown to Halloween 2022 Day 25: Mergest Kingdom's Halloween Adventure

Mergest Kingdom started their annual Halloween Adventure on Monday, October 24th. I have played it a few times on Facebook but I don't think I'm going to be able to finish it in nine days. I have yet to finish any of the special events at Mergest Kingdom. Frankenstein's Monster is the first helper that you can get in order to collect lanterns (yes, they spelled it wrong):

Frankenstein's Monster at Mergest Kingdom's Halloween Adventure

You can even get Count Dracula to help out:

Count Dracula at Mergest Kingdom's Halloween Adventure

Other helpers include a witch (I have gotten her), a spooky skelton and a spooky scarecrow. There are also ghosts that will drop items when you click on them.

Happy Friday the 13th Featuring Elvira

This Friday the 13th featuring Elvira image was taken from Dracula's House of Halloween on Facebook. Be sure to like the page for it is always full of treats.

 

Countdown to Valentine's Day 2021 Day 5: Vampirella: Valentine's Day Special 2021 Covers

Here is the two page cover gallery for Vampirella: Valentine's Day Special 2021 from Dynamite now on sale:

Vampirella: Valentine's Day Special 2021 Covers Page 1

Vampirella: Valentine's Day Special 2021 Covers Page 2

Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book 2017

I picked up this Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book from 2017 at the local Dollar Tree three days ago. This is a tie-in to the cartoon series and it shows with some of the character art. The front and back cover features two different poses of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Other superheroes include Nick Fury, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Nova and White Tiger. Villains include Wolf Spider, Hobgoblin, Venom, Rhino, Shocker and Dracula. There are also some alternate versions of Spider-Man like the Spider-Man Noir and Spider-Woman.

Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book 2017 Front Cover

Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book 2017 Back Cover

Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book 2017 Sample Page featuring Spider-Man

Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book 2017 Sample Page featuring Iron Fist

Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book 2017 Sample Page featuring Hobgoblin

Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book 2017 Sample Page featuring Venom

Countdown to Halloween 2020 Day 30: Monster Cereals 2020

You didn't think I would let this year's Countdown to Halloween pass without doing a post on the monster cereals from General Mills did you? The local Walmart's didn't stock the family size until October 18 but I had to take a road trip to see the out of town dentist on October 16. I found the normal size boxes at the Dillons Marketplace and picked up all three. All three has the same monster party scene on the back that also includes other cereal mascots and a certain doughboy from General Mills. Of course, none of the cereal boxes has a toy prize hidden inside.

I finished off Count Chocula cereal and still have a little Franken Berry left. Neither have that strong and sweet chocolate or strawberry taste that I remember from my childhood days in the 1970s. I haven't even opened the Boo Berry box yet.

Here is front and back of the Boo Berry Monster Cereal 2020 box:

Here is the front and back of the Count Chocula Monster Cereal 2020 box:

 

Here is the front and back of the Franken Berry Monster Cereal 2020 box:

Note: My scanner cut off the side of the Franken Berry box for some reason.

Women Wednesday: Elvira Mistress of the Dark #12

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #12 is now out from Dynamite Entertainment. This is the last issue in the series but fret no for she will be back.

Cover A features artwork from Tom Mandrake:

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #12 Cover A from Dynamite Entertainment

Cover B features artwork from Craig Cerman:

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #12 Cover B from Dynamite Entertainment

Yes, Vlad aka Dracula is on Cover C with artwork from John Royle:

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #12 Cover C from Dynamite Entertainment

I can kind of guess why they put an actual photo on Cover D:

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #12 Cover D from Dynamite Entertainment

Here are the two cover gallery pages:

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #12 Cover Gallery Page 1 from Dynamite Entertainment

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #12 Cover Gallery Page 2 from Dynamite Entertainment

Crafter's Square Halloween Ceramic Painting Sets

I picked up four Crafter's Square Halloween Ceramic Painting Sets at the Dollar Tree that opened just a few months ago. Each of them has a three inch tall unpainted ceramic figurine, three paint set and a paintbrush. Each figurine has a hook in the top of their heads with a loop of string. Unfortunately, the only paint colors are orange, purple and black. I couldn't resist them since they were a dollar each.

There is a Dracula Ceramic Painting Set:

There is a Frankenstein's Monster Ceramic Painting Set:

There is a Pumpkinhead Ceramic Painting Set:

Finally, there is a Witch Ceramic Painting Set:

Countdown to Halloween 2018 Day 22: Chocolate Frosted Flakes with Spooky Marshmallows

I spent the first half of October eating the Limited Edition Chocolate Frosted Flakes with Spooky Marshmallows. While the cereal box featuring Tony the Tiger dressed up as Count Dracula is pretty cool, the actual cereal was rather tasteless. Even the chocolate milk didn't have much of a taste. The spooky marshmallows was shaped liked bats, Frankenstein's monster heads and ghosts. They had a little bit of taste but not enough to help the cereal.

The back of the cereal box is actually a search and find puzzle featuring a few of the mascots of the Kellogg's cereals:

One side of the cereal box has the instructions for the puzzle plus some spooky jokes:

The CW Picks Up Transylvania

Looks like another monster tv series is a go according to Monster series Transylvania officially picked up by The CW. It will feature an American woman in the 1880s teaming up with a Scotland Yard detective to find her father in Transylvania. Expect new origins of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, the Wolfman and other creatures.

To be honest, I watched the first season on The Vampire Dairies but wasn't all that impressed enough to tune in to the second season. I never watched an episode of The Originals but I do want to see the first episode of Transylvania.

Countdown to Halloween 2015 Day 18: Glow in the Dark Horror Puffy Stickers

I remember getting these glow in the dark horror puffy stickers in the mid-1980s out of a local vending machine for a quarter. Unfortunately, I only got seven out of ten since I rarely ever got a full set of anything back then. I finally took them out of my very warped sticker book and put them on homemade trading cards. On the first card is Dracula, the Mummy, Wolfman and Frankenstein:

The second card features King Kong, the Skull and I-Oneman:

Unfortunately, these horror puffy stickers have lost their ability to glow in the dark after all these years.

Countdown to Halloween 2014 Day 28: Ultimate Spider-Man vs Dracula Book and Stickers

Ultimate Spider-Man vs Dracula is based on the second season episode of Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon titled "The Howling Commandos". The book is 8" x 8" and includes twenty pages. Two pages of stickers are also included. I'm only posting a few pages from the book to give you an idea of what's inside. I bought my copy earlier this month on a road trip to the nearest Hastings for $5.99.

As you can tell by the cover, this Dracula has white hair and is not the version from Tomb of Dracula:

Page three starts the story plus features a picture of Spider-Man and Nova (other characters that make appearances include Blade, White Tiger, Power Man and Iron Fist):

The Howling Commandos are supernatural agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and steal the show when they are called upon by Spidey (they include Werewolf By Night, The Living Mummy and The Monster of Frankenstein):

Man-Thing also makes an appearance:

Here's the back cover of the Ultimate Spider-Man vs Dracula book:

The book also comes with two pages of stickers. The first page is found in the front of the book. There are stickers of Spider-Man, Dracula, Man-Thing, The Living Mummy, The Monster of Frankenstein, bats and even spider-pumpkins:

The second page of stickers include Spider-Man, Dracula, the Howling Commandos, Man-Thing, Werewolf By Night, The Living Mummy, The Monster of Frankenstein, more bats and even more spider-pumpkins:

This is a fun little book to read and is appropriate for younger readers. Now I just have to watch the cartoon episode that it is based upon.