Originally Posted by
Nullviahomo
I don't know who it was that sat down one day and decided to turn Marvel's version of Dracula and vampires in general into some kind of third-rate knock-off of Malekith and the Dark Elves, but whoever it was, they shouldn't be allowed anywhere near comic book storytelling until they've had a good, long think about what they've done wrong and taken steps to become better people.
Seriously. Go back and read some of the classic 70's Dracula issues with the Gene Colan art then look again at the unthreatening, retconned goblins passing for 'vampires' in Marvel today. They used to be 'Horror', now they're Blade 2 levels of garbage.
And I'm not even touching the ridiculousness of Undead monsters who can a) turn into mist being, and b) only be killed with a wooden stake to the heart, being scared of a stumpy guy with knife-hands.
Sigh. Rant off.