American Vampire HC (2010) #1

Volume 1 – 1st printing. Collects American Vampire (2010 Vertigo) #1-5.

Written by SCOTT SNYDER and STEPHEN KING. Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE.

This first hardcover volume of the critically acclaimed series collects issues #1-5 and follows two stories: one written by Snyder and one written by King, both with art by future 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.
PLUS: Afterword by Scott Snyder; sample script pages by Snyder and King, along with corresponding black & white art by Albuquerque; a sketchbook section featuring Albuquerque’s cover sketches and character designs; and the variant covers for #1-5 by JIM LEE, BERNIE WRIGHTSON, ANDY KUBERT, J.H. WILLIAMS III and PAUL POPE.

Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.