It is an attention grabbing name but it is also a joke and high concept conceit that wears thin quickly. Vampire hunter is a clear misfire, a film featuring substantially talented actors in roles they simply cant reconcile. Abraham lincoln last edited by fables87 on 111718 07. Rumors of the journals existence have long been a favorite topic among historians and lincoln biographers. This deluxe edition contains neverbeforeseen storyboards, concept art, production illustrations, costume designs, as well as drawings from visionary. Vampire hunter is one of those books thats going to be sold by the cover and title alone. Based on mark millars ultraviolent comic book miniseries. Vampire hunter is such a smashing title its too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it. Swearing vengeance, lincoln goes on to moonlight as a vampire hunter with the. He is a slave owner who happens to be the leader of a vampire clan and the archnemesis of abraham lincoln and henry sturges. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter hc 2010 novel comic books. Jun 23, 2012 i t should come as no surprise to learn that abraham lincoln. Am i the only one who gets chills abraham lincoln was a little more than a child when his mother passed due to a mysterious illness. In this book, america is at its best when people can find some compromise.
The novel falls into the historical fiction, horror, thriller, comic novel, and mashup genres. In anticipation of the release of the summer blockbuster from timur bekmambetov, bazelevs and aspen comics proudly presents the art of abraham lincoln. By associating slavery with vampires, this book oversimplifies a majorly complex issue, and does a disservice to the countless slaves who suffered at the hands of real. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. The super short version of this book is only two steps. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. Vampire hunter the boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take over the united states. Violence, vampires, other things that start with v. In a summer awash in superheroes, twentieth century fox is introducing movie going audiences to the original superhero abraham lincoln. Take lincoln biography or ken burnss the civil war step 2. At least thats what author and screenplaywriter seth grahamesmith imagines in his 2011 book and 2012 movie abraham lincoln. The slightly longer version starts in 2010, when seth grahamesmith the character, not the author gets the secret journals of abraham lincoln from the vampire henry sturges.
Vampire hunter just made the 16th prez all the more cool because he. The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative, that. The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative, that it can be difficult to pick out which is which. If only our nations 21st century enemies sported sputumslathered chompers. Grahamesmith was the guy an editor named jason rekulak tapped to write a book called pride and prejudice and zombies. Over the weekend, screen rant participated in a special and surreal event for abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith on march 4, 1861, abraham lincoln the exceptional boy of sinking springs farm, apple of his departed mothers eye, survivor of the trials of job, and one of the nations most accomplished vampire hunters was. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith on march 4, 1861, abraham lincoln the exceptional boy of sinking springs farm, apple of his departed mothers eye, survivor of the trials of job, and one of the nations most accomplished vampire hunters was sworn in as the 16th president of the united states. In reality too, lincoln had to struggle a lot, and l.
According to seth grahamesmith s novel abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter march 26, 2010 tim burton bought the film rights largely on the strength of publisher grand central s inhouse trailer for the new book from seth grahamesmith, the man who gave us pride and prejudice and zombies. Bekmambetovs vision wouldve been best realized by fully embracing the campiness of the idea, allowing the audience to exhale its collective breath with a big laugh. For over 250 years, between 1607 and 1865, vampires thrived in the shadows of america. When abraham lincoln was nine, his mother died from an. Fans of horror may enjoy this creative remix of history more than i did. Since tim burton is involved in the movie, reading the book became a must for me.
Feb 25, 2010 from the new york times bestselling author of pride and prejudice and zombies comes the true history of our sixteenth president seth grahamesmiths abraham lincoln. Take, for example, seth grahamesmiths new novel, abraham lincoln vampire hunter. In anticipation of the release of the summer blockbuster from timur bekmambetov, bazelevs and aspen comics. Abe sees the slaves as the life blood of the vampires and becomes an abolitionist in order to stop the flow of slave blood. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins.
When abraham lincoln was nine, his mother died from an ailment called the milk sickness. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. Wanted director timur bekmambetov in talks to helm the. I have enjoyed bekmambetovs films, from his sovietthemed vampire tale night watch to his over the top comic book.
The book seriously posits history, if abraham lincoln had been a vampire hunter. Starting from a premise succinctly stated by the movies title that suggests a hybrid of history lesson and horror show, abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter timur bekmambetovs 3d adaptation of abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter, lincoln wasnt just the 16 th president of the united states, he was also an ace vampire hunter. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter movie sucked but the book was fucking awesome. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell, and marton csokas. Its a skillful and clever mixture of fact and fiction that makes for a fascinating reading experience.
Art of abraham lincoln vampire hunter hc 2012 aspen. Vampire hunter is too serious for its own good, taking a straightforward approach to a delightfully absurd premise as the directors trademark visual style dominates the film. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010. While abraham lincoln is widely lauded for reuniting the north with the south and abolishing slavery from our country, no one has ever understood his valiant fight for what it. The journal style book is written as a partial secret diary of abraham lincoln, kept by the 16th president of the united. Times lev grossman has called seth grahamesmith the luckiest freelancer in the world. Abe frees the slaves and that makes the vampires go crazy and start attacking all humans. Hes one of the most famous and revered men in all of american history. Vampire hunter is exactly what you would expect from the title. After all, the movie, based on a 2010 book of the same title, decides that for lincoln saving the union wasnt good.
While there, we visited the 16th presidents tomb, climbed into the ordinarily restricted and highly creepy areas just above the gravesites of lincolns wife mary and three of their sons, took a midnight tour of the presidential. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010, through new yorkbased publishing company grand central publishing. The cover, featuring the visage of honest abe with a blood stains on his famous suit and a bloody axe in one hand is enough to make you take pause, open the cover and wonder what kind of absurdest joys lie within the books pages. Art of abraham lincoln vampire hunter digital comics comics by. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter book free download, thats right, all we need is the price of a paperback book to sustain a. Comic convention in london this weekend, but does the film from wanted director timur bekmambetov actually look any. Did you know that our largerthanlife 16th president was also a vampire hunter. Jun 25, 2012 in an hour and forty two minutes, abraham lincoln. Its only redeeming feature is goodhearted folks like abe who work to make it better.
According to this speculative novel, abe is, throughout. Vampire hunter has heart to spare, and the occasional silvered bayonet to run it through. Allow me to a littleknown history book, starring abraham lincoln. After all, the movie, based on a 2010 book of the same title, decides that. I t should come as no surprise to learn that abraham lincoln. From the coauthor of pride and predjudice and zombies. May 21, 2012 over five minutes of footage from abraham lincoln. Abraham does what any sensible child wouldve done pledged himself wholly and.
Nbc new york tim burton buys rights to abraham lincoln. Exclusive abraham lincoln vampire hunter motion comic book. Yeah, lincoln was not an actual vampire hunter, but what i think the movie does well is it makes abraham look really cool and i think it does a good job honoring the man as well as how important he was to keeping the union together. A book by seth grahamesmith, author of pride and prejudice and zombies. Vampire hunter in honest abes hometown of springfield, il. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, her death was due to a vengeful vampire. Vampire hunter by the same author, i was at first a little apprehensive, but i still ordered it because i do like seth grahamesmith style and sense of horror. Vampire hunter costar dominic cooper talks with spinoff online about his characters stylish sunglasses, preparing for the fight sequences and his hopes for a flashback cameo in the sequel to captain america. When that sold a million copies, grahamesmith extended the suddenly burgeoning literarymashup franchise with his own abraham lincoln. Feb 16, 2010 take abraham lincoln and his famous railsplitting ax, add a dash of vampires and voila. A ridiculous, overthetop, and fun actionhorror flick. Jun 21, 2012 okay, abraham lincoln is pretty amazing without vampires but seth grahamesmiths historical mashup novel abraham lincoln. The serious tone and silly premise may turn off some people, but the serious tone actually works to the films advantage and actually made the movie more fun. Vampire hunter attempts to account for lincoln s entire life, right up until the night he was assasinated.
An historians take on abraham lincoln as vampire hunter. Vampire hunter presents slavery not just as something historical, but as a way of thinking about the world as an unequal place that continues to this day. Though i enjoyed learning about lincoln, the moments of gore inbetween werent for me. The same story beats of his life still happen marries mary todd, gets elected president, gets assassinated. Jun 26, 2012 no one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter, president lincolns mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slaveowning helpers. With benjamin walker, rufus sewell, dominic cooper, anthony mackie. Critics describe the frightening and thrilling novel and film as a delicious mix of history and horror. In addition to adapting the screenplay for abraham lincoln. Only later did he learn that his mothers deadly affliction was actually the work of a local vampire, seeking to collect on abes fathers debts.
He was portrayed by rufus sewell, who also played eric stark, count armand, and count adhemar. Vampire hunter is, in a word, a hoot, and a welcome respite from our current reality of endless war. At the tender age of 11, lincoln learns that his mother was killed by vampires, and he vows to kill as many of the undead as possible in retaliation. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter novel abraham lincoln. Comic convention in london this weekend, but does the film from. Vampire hunter is coming to theaters on friday, thanks to the likes of director timur wanted bekmambetov and. Art of abraham lincoln vampire hunter hc 2012 aspen comic books. In 2001 some kids in canada made jesus christ, vampire hunter, a nobudget actionhorrormexicanwrestling musical about the messiahs battle to save ottawas. The movies have added the bad guys as vampires, obviously fictional but to make story telling interesting. Lincoln signs the emancipation proclamation as a way to starve the vampires and helps turn the tide of the civil war. Abe wants to end slavery because of his black friend from childhood, johnson. Swearing vengeance, lincoln goes on to moonlight as a vampire hunter with the help of ethical vampire henry sturges. The rest of the book is the story of those journals and some interviews and probably some notes cribbed from wikipedia. From the new york times bestselling author of pride and prejudice and zombies comes the true history of our sixteenth president seth grahamesmiths abraham lincoln.
The movie tends to reflect the life and struggles of abraham lincoln to a great extent. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth. Vampire hunter actually, that cocktail of historical biography and lowgenre setting was even less original than it sounds. Adam is the main antagonist of the 2012 film abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth. Abraham lincoln was one of the gifted vampire hunters of his day, and kept a secret journal about his lifelong war against them. Vampire hunter last edited by staticspeedster on 070219 08. And while this may not actually be based on a comic book, it. Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. I will get the one compliment i can pay abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter provides some insight into what turned the future president of the united states into an unstoppable warrior against the undead. No one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter is neither as good nor as bad as its laughoutloud.
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