Cain May Be Better Than Dracula.
Synopsis: Cain has risen after Andrew Bennett was killed. Who can stop him?
I'm going to try to keep this review short. After reading the first part of this crossover, I don't really consider this to be a crossover per se. I mean, The Justice League: Dark shows up, along with most of the Batman family, but if you're only reading this issue because of Justice League: Dark, it's not entirely necessary to read this issue. Both groups alone hardly get any pages, and when they do, it's information already known from part I of this story.
So really, I don't know how to review this, considering that I'm not a follower of this series. The vampire folklore is pretty interesting. When I heard that Andrew Bennett was killed, I assumed that it was a major deal, which it is. However, I don't know what to make of him being in some kind of limbo. Cain appears to be a powerful entity in his own right, giving a new meaning to vampires.
I can say that the artwork by Andrea Sorrentino is fantastic. It has a incredible blend of both realism and the dark nature of what is shown throughout. I like the Dante's Inferno spread of the origin of Cain. The coloring is also great, with the color red being the dominate color (it is a vampire series after all). It's a shame however, that the Justice League Dark couldn't be brought in more in this issue under his work.
Overall:
As I wrote before, I'm not a follower of this series, so I don't know what to make of it. From a Justice League: Dark standpoint, it's not really necessary, but I'm sure followers of I, Vampire will find more than I could with this issue.
