Love Triangle: Aspirine is attracted to Ferdinand, but he's more interested in her sister Ritaline.

Kind Hearted Cat Lover: Ferdy is a pretty nice guy, and loves his Siamese cat, Imhotep.

Hot for Teacher: Ferdinand is attracted to her and she gives lessons to pay for her own schooling.

Hot Witch: Ritaline the vampire is studying to be a witch and is quite pretty.

Hero of Another Story: Professor Bell, appearing in 'Lonely Hearts Crossing'.

Dark Is Not Evil: Most of the monsters are decent people, just quirky and sometimes make mistakes.

Cool Old Lady: Ferdinand's friend/mother figure, the easygoing Granny, who is happy to cook soup for him and his friend, or cast a love spell on whoever he has a crush on, just so he'll be happy.

Classical Movie Vampire: Mostly played straight with Ferdinand.

Blind Without 'Em: Asparine needs glasses, but thinks they make her look dorky, so she prefers to go with bad eyesight.

The books started in 2002 and there are four total. Just regular folks dealing with relationship troubles of their own, of course.

He meets a number of other creatures on his adventures- mandrakes, a witch in training, ghosts, even a golem.

In it stars Ferdinand, the mellow, traditionalist vampire who hasn't had a lot of luck in love. Vampire Loves is a witty, philosophical French set of graphic novels by Joann Sfar translated to English. A section of Guibert's sketches stashed at the end of the book is extraneous, but otherwise this is an excellent little volume.'And if you really want to get rid of me, you have to close your windows carefully.' In his hands, otherwise stock characters gain a real presence and liveliness, and he has a filmic sense of drama, describing the characters with detail and wit. His deft brushwork and spectacular sense of color bring the places and dramas to life. The whole book is silly, and it seems to know it. His dialogue is snappy, and he moves from thrills to chills to humor without missing a beat. Sfar has written an utterly engaging romp comparable to a fine 1930s romantic comedy. That is, until the mummy's father appears to complicate matters. The logistical complications involved are comically dismissed, and the pair have a grand old time together. Very simply, a mummy, somehow alive and walking around London, has a charming romance with a professor's daughter. The result is a fun-if slight-effort, as much a love letter to Victorian London as a story unto itself. Two of France's best graphic novel talents, the ever-prolific Sfar and the subtle illustrator Guibert, collaborate.

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