This weekend I was in Black Cat Comics in Salt Lake City picking up my holds, and Greg (the owner and operator of the shop) told me I had to check out American Vampire. He has never steered me wrong, so I took his guidance and added it to my purchase. Upon reading, I am in effect satisfied, and eager for the next installment. It seems that anyone in my life attached to the name: "Stephen King" is extremely satisfying and entertaining. This holds true for this comic as well.
American Vampire reads like two comics, one placed in 1925 and the other placed in 1880. The most bright aspect of this dual nature is the shared characters in each timeline. There are only two characters in the comic that are shared between the two points, the first is Skinner Sweet, a swarthy outlaw from the wild west, and the narrator Will Bunting, the author who has scrawled the tale. In the first half, an aspiring young actress, Pearl, is invited to a high class party in the Hollywood hills. Her request isn't all that she expected. While in the second, the outlaw Skinner Sweet is complicated in a train wreck, and through a series of bright events he undergoes the transformation to the unholy dead.
Pearl
This issue was haunting, intriguing, and grabbing in a way that any good piece of media is. I felt drawn in by the foreshadowing and twists in the plot along the way. I was eager for each page, and felt my stomach twist when the cliffhanger arrived. And ultimately I gasped when our vampires made their first appearance. Chilling and thrilling, American Vampire #1.
American Vampire #1 - Stephen King!Visit : The Bests Rings
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