Vampblade 5

"The blades somehow only strike the vamps in infected humans. And don't seem to have any impact on the human hosts. So I have to be sure to only them on the infected. The ones showing face dong. But this girl just got a face load."

- Vampblade

"Vampblade" is the untitled fifth issue issue of the first Vampblade ongoing comic book series published by Action Lab Comics under their Danger Zone imprint. The story was written by Jason Martin with artwork and inks by Winston Young and Marco Maccagni. It was colored by Marcelo Costa and lettered by Adam Wollet. The story was edited by Kevin Freeman. This issue shipped with a June, 2016 cover date and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).

Featured characters

 * Vampblade, Katie Carva

Supporting characters

 * Henry Buscema
 * Jeremiah

Antagonists

 * Mom, the Space Knight

Minor characters

 * Unidentified witness

Organizations

 * None

Races

 * Humans
 * Glarkians

Locations

 * Michigan
 * Detroit
 * Comic Planet
 * Penny's Diner

Items

 * Chains
 * Katanas
 * Vampblades

Vehicles

 * None

Miscellaneous

 * Clothing manipulation
 * Diner
 * Impalement
 * Possession
 * Waitress

Notes & Trivia

 * Vampblade was created by Jason Martin and Dan Mendoza. She first appeared in a cameo panel in her civilian identity in Zombie Tramp, Volume 3 #8 in February, 2015. She made her first full appearance in Vampblade attire in a cliffhanger panel at the end of Zombie Tramp, Volume 3 #9 in March, 2015.


 * This series is rated M for Mature. Stories contain adult content including strong language, nudity, sexual situations, and scenes of graphic violence.


 * The warning disclaimer on the cover indicates that this issue contains full frontal nudity, but it actually only has female rear nudity and female topless nudity.


 * The tagline for this issue is "Dine n Slash".


 * This is the first appearance of Mom the Space Knight, who is a female pastiche of Rom the Space Knight. Rom is an action figure developed by Hasbro that served as the basis for a comic book series published by Marvel Comics, and later titled by IDW Publishing.


 * Jeremiah is wearing a Deadpool costume in this issue, including prop katanas. Deadpool is a Marvel Comics anti-hero known for his persistent wise-cracks and high body count.


 * Jeremiah makes reference to a girl on social media whom he describes as a Mandalorian. A Mandalorian is a humanoid alien race featured in the Star Wars multimedia franchise.