American Vampire TP Vol 01 - Softcover

King, Stephen; Snyder, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401229743 ISBN 13: 9781401229740

Publisher: DC Comics, 2011

Synopsis

This first volume of the critically acclaimed series collects issues #1-5 and follows two stories: one written by Scott Snyder and one written by Stephen King, both with art by superstar Rafael Albuquerque. Snyder s tale follows Pearl, a young woman living in 1920s Los Angeles, who is brutally turned into a vampire and sets out on a path of righteous revenge against the European monsters who tortured and abused her. And in King s story set in the days of America s Wild West, readers learn the origin of Skinner Sweet, the original American vampire a stronger, faster creature than any vampire ever seen before.

About this title

Review:

"A fantastic read." --Geeklore

About the Author:

Scott Snyder has been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One-Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook, and other journals. He teaches at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence University and lives in New York with his wife, Jeanie, and his son, Jack Presley. He's currently at work on a novel for the Dial Press.Stephen King is the bestselling author of The Stand, The Shining, The Dark Tower books and multitudes of other works, most recently Under the Dome. AMERICAN VAMPIRE marks Stephen King's debut with Vertigo/DC Comics; it is the first comic book writing he's done, based on original material, as opposed to existing characters. From the Hardcover edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: DC Comics
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1401229743
• ISBN 13: 9781401229740
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200