american vampire, volume 1
scott snyder, stephen king & rafael albuquerque
graphics/horror
vertigo
published 2011
This volume follows two stories: one written by Snyder and one written by King. Snyder's story is set in 1920's LA, we follow Pearl, a young woman who is turned into a vampire and sets out on a path of righteous revenge against the European Vampires who tortured and abused her. This story is paired with King's story, a western about Skinner Sweet, the original American Vampire - a stronger, faster creature than any vampire ever seen before with rattlesnake fangs and powered by the sun.
I'm not a big fan of Stephen King, but love Snyder's work and a friend recommended that I try this one out. As luck would have it the library had it just sitting there the other day so I picked it up and cracked it open.
I really enjoyed the story, especially Pearl's vengeance driven story line. I wasn't as fond of the old west story (and not because that was King's part), but I'm just not a big fan of westerns although I did find it entertaining nonetheless. I'm not sure that I liked the whole thing enough to continue to read through the series (is there more?), but I did enjoy this volume.
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