Women Wednesday: Harley Quinn X Elvira #4 Covers

Harley Quinn X Elvira #4 comes out today from DC Comics and Dynamite. Once again, the main cover artists are Amanda Conner, Chad Hardin, Joseph Michael Linsner and Ben Caldwell. The interior art was done by Amanda Conner and Juan Samu. The story was written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti. Here is the official summary:

"OUT OF THE FRYING PAN AND INTO THE FIRE! With things getting too hot to handle back in Brooklyn, Elvira and Harley abscond to the cooler climes of Transylvania to crash with one of Elvira’s best buddies in his tastefully appointed castle. But despite their reputation as old-school hedonists, the Count’s already-invited guests don’t much care for this pair of interlopers — and they’ve got some decidedly medieval ideas for how to deal with party crashers!"

Cover A of Harley Quinn X Elvira #4 by Amanda Conner

Cover B of Harley Quinn X Elvira #4 by Chad Hardin

Cover C of Cover of Harley Quinn X Elvira #4 by Joseph MIchael Linsner

Cover D of Harley Quinn X Elvira #4 by Ben Caldwell

Page 1 of Harley Quinn X Elvira #4 Cover Gallery

Page 2 of Harley Quinn X Elvira #4 Cover Gallery

Note: This my 260th Elvira post.

Monster Monday: Vintage Monster Models Ad Tin Sign

Need something cool to cover that bare spot on your wall? Then you might want to check out this cool Vintage Monster Models Ad Tin Sign at Amazon. It repoduces the black and white magazine ad featuring model kits of your favorite Universal monsters including Dracula, the Wolfman, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Frankenstein and the Mummy.

Vintage Monster Models Ad Tin Sign

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Monster Monday: King Dracula #1 and #2

Here are the covers and summaries for King Dracula #1 and #2 from Zenescope Entertainment:

"Beneath the streets of New York, the notorious Lord of Vampires plots to regain his rightful place atop his kingdom. But much has changed during his absence...the Vampire Lords, a ruthless cabal of powerful elders, have staked their claim upon the world, and they have no fear of their former leader–or anyone else. As Dracula begins to claw his way back to the top, he finds an ally in the mysterious and deadly Blood Countess. But will she prove to be friend or foe?"

Cover of King Dracula #1 from Zenescope Entertainment

"Reinvigorated but still hunted, Dracula emerges from the sewers of New York City, ready to take back the world that was so ruthlessly stolen from him. But he realizes the Vampire Lords’ control has grown even deeper into the roots of society in his absence, and new dangers lurk at every turn. But desperate times call for desperate measures, so he seeks an unlikely ally who despises him more than any other...his daughter!"

Cover of King Dracula #2 from Zenescope Entertainment

Monster Monday: Universal Monsters 2026 Calendar

Start your New Year off right by picking up the Universal Monsters 2026 Calendar. It measures 12" x 24" when open and features all the federal holidays. The front cover features Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Bride of Frankenstein, the Wolf Man, the Mummy and Dracula.

Front Cover of Universal Monsters 2026 Calendar

Back Cover of Universal Monsters 2026 Calendar

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Countdown to Christmas 2025 Day 15: Christmas Monster Heads

Need a special holiday gift for that horror lover in your life? Then check out these cool Christmas Monster Heads at Amazon. The set of three ornaments includes the heads of Dracula, Frankenstein and Wolfman. Best of all they can also be used for next year's Halloween tree too.

Christmas Monster Heads

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Countdown to Halloween 2025 Day 15: Grimm Fairy Tales: 2025 Halloween Pinup Special

Zenescope Entertainment celebrated the spooky season by releasing Grimm Fairy Tales: 2025 Halloween Pinup Special last week. I'm posting about it today as this week's Women Wednesday post. The main story is "Dracula: King of Hell" and full of blood and destruction. There are several pinups of the female characters from Zenescope dressed in different costumes.

Cover A of Grimm Fairy Tales: 2025 Halloween Pinup Special from Zenescope Entertainment

There are various alternative covers with Cover A featuring Gretal as a witch. Cover B features Cinderalla wearing a devil costume and Cover C features Liesel Van Helsing as a demonic steampunk vampire.

Cover Gallery of Grimm Fairy Tales: 2025 Halloween Pinup Special from Zenescope Entertainment

Countdown to Halloween 2025 Day 2: Archie's Halloween Spectacular #1

Archie Comics continues to celebrate 80 years and the spooky season with Archie's Halloween Spectacular #1. This one-shot comes out today and the cover by Dan Parent features Archie as a vampire, Jughead as a mummy, Veronica as a witch, Betty as a prom queen and Medusa Doom (she doesn't appear in any of the stories inside this issue). There is an alternate cover featuring Archie along with Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula and the Mummy. The original story is "Trick or Treat" featuring the South Side Serpents (Toni, Weasel, Termite, Fangs and Daisy). Other stories include "One Prank Too Far" with the Archie gang and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Betty and Veronica in "That's the Spirit!", "Ruff Halloween", "It Ghost to Show You", "The Ghostest with the Mostest".  Here is the official summary:

"Archie’s Halloween Spectacular #1 (2025) : This ain’t no trick, we’re TREATing you with a Halloween spectacular that’s BIGGER than ever! Now packed with over 40 PAGES of content, including a BRAND NEW STORY! The South Side Serpents are trying to recruit new members — and what better time to start their initiation than Halloween? This story is filled to the brim with tricks! Featuring fan-favorite characters and returning new faces like MEDUSA DOOM!"

Cover of Archie's Halloween Spectacular #1 from Archie Comics

Cover Gallery for Archie's Halloween Spectacular #1 from Archie Comics

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