Chronicling the history of a new breed of vampire, American Vampire
by the legendary Scott Snyder and Stephen King is a fresh look at an old
monster--a generational epic showcasing the bloodlust that lay hidden
beneath America's most distinctive eras.
Cunning, ruthless, and rattlesnake mean, Skinner Sweet is a thoroughly
corrupt gunslinger. When European vampires come to the American Old
West, they turn Skinner into a true monster: the very first American
vampire. Skinner becomes something entirely new--a stronger breed of
vampire immune to sunlight, who hates every last one of his aristocratic
European ancestors.
Follow this dark symbol of the New World's bloody path as he moves
through American history's most distinctive eras--from the Wild West in
the 1880s to the glamorous classic Hollywood of the 1920s to mobster-run
Las Vegas in the 1930s, and beyond. But as Skinner's war with his
predecessors inspires a mysterious society to rise and fight them both,
his most upsetting decision might involve the first person he chooses to
join his vampiric ranks: a struggling young movie star named Pearl
Jones.
American Vampire Omnibus Vol. 1 collects the beginning of the
celebrated series by Scott Snyder (Batman, Dark Nights: Metal) with
art by Rafael Albuquerque (Detective Comics, Batwoman). This volume
also includes two miniseries featuring art by Sean Murphy (The Wake)
and Dustin Nguyen (Batman Beyond), plus Skinner Sweet's origin story
by iconic horror legend Stephen King (It, The Shining). Collects
American Vampire #1-27, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest
#1-6, and American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares #1-5.
