~Vampirella~ My homage to Forrest J Ackerman's character, the immortal Vampirella (1969). The question is: is she a vampire? Well, yes? Maybe not? Kind of? She is technically a vampire, but not really. Her origins are complex and have been retconned over time, but she is not a descendant of Dracula or other traditional vampires. Some stories depict her as being from the planet Drakulon, and the daughter of Lilith, a demon queen from that planet. She can either turn into a giant bat-creature, or just grow wings on her back and fly all the same, making her also a shapeshifter. For the record, she was created during the late 60s sexual revolution, which explains her skimpy appearance and feminist women empowerment influences. From the ancient Hebrew biblical stories, Lilith was possibly Adam's first wife, who kicked his butt and left Eden because she didn't accept submitting to him, hence becoming the world's first feminist. However, in some other stories, Lilith is a demon who preys on children. In either cases, it makes sense that at some point, Vampirella was claimed to be the daughter of a demon queen called Lilith. Although she has most of the typical vampire powers, she has none of the weaknesses. Attacks that could kill a vampire (daylight + holy objects) just make her weaker, so she's not invincible. As opposed to vampires, Vampirella is a hero, not a villain. As a curiosity, Barbarella was released in the same year and was a huge success, so there were suspicions that Forrest J. Ackerman might have been influenced since his character name is very similar, and both stories feature strong female protagonists who navigate fantastical worlds, encounter various monsters and creatures, and fight for justice. However, Ackerman stated that the name came from combining "vampire" and "Cinderella", so it was just (supposedly) a huge coincidence. 3D pose and camera set in Poser, rendered in Stable Diffusion, postwork in PaintShop.