American Vampire 4

AMERICAN VAMPIRE flashes back to two very distinct points in American history. The first tale comes from the early 1800's with the "The Beast in the Cave" featuring art by the legendary Jordi Bernet (Torpedo, JONAH HEX). Learn about the original American Vampire, Skinner Sweet, and his involvement in the brutal Indian Wars, and an ancient evil hidden in the heart of the Old West. Plus, more about the man Skinner used to call his best friend - James Book!The second tale comes straight from 1950s America, where AMERICAN VAMPIRE is terrorizing the suburbs with hot rods, teenyboppers and fangs! "Death Race" focuses on ferocious new vampire hunter Travis Kidd - but what is his connection to Skinner Sweet? As the story comes to a violent end, a sworn enemy's identity is finally revealed, and lots of blood is spilled!Writer Scott Snyder (BATMAN, SWAMP THING) and artist Rafael Albuquerque bring together even more threads to the complex tapestry that is the world of AMERICAN VAMPIRE.

From Booklist

After a quick flashback to an early chapter in Skinner Sweet’s pre-vampire life in the Union army (drawn by Spanish artist Bernet), the series returns to its main story line of new-breed bloodsuckers creeping through progressive American eras. We’re in the 1950s now with a major new character, a leather-jacket-clad teen greaser armed with a sneer and a helluva cause: exterminating every last undead abomination he can sniff out. Snyder’s become one of DC’s most in-demand writers since beginning this series, and if it seems like his scripts are getting a bit thinner, that’s easily outweighed by regular artist Albuquerque’s consistently great, gory work. --Ian Chipman

USA WEEKEND"Surprisingly fresh vampire spin... It sure feels good to root for evil once in a while."

"Looking for a vampire story with some real bite? Then, boys and girls, Scott Snyder has a comic book for you. . . ."

About the Author

Scott Snyder has been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One-Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook and other journals. He most recently has co-written AMERICAN VAMPIRE for Vertigo/DC Comics, along with horror-master Stephen King, BATMAN, DETECTIVE COMICS and SWAMP THING.

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