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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
I swear I put this on my to read lost, but alas I didn't. Scott Snyder and Stephen King in one graphic novel? Um. I don't think I need to say more.
American Vampire takes place in two time periods. 1920's and 1880's. It tells two stories around an upgraded vampire named Skinner Sweet.
It's interesting the way the stories contrast the good and bad of people and vampires alike.
It's a great, fast read with awesome dialogue.
Already put a hold on the next one at the library. 😺
American Vampire takes place in two time periods. 1920's and 1880's. It tells two stories around an upgraded vampire named Skinner Sweet.
It's interesting the way the stories contrast the good and bad of people and vampires alike.
It's a great, fast read with awesome dialogue.
Already put a hold on the next one at the library. 😺
American Vampire tells two tales: the origin and early days of American vampire Skinner Sweet in the dying days of the Old West, and the tragedy of aspiring actress Pearl Jones, who runs afoul of old world vampires in 1920's Los Angeles. How will their tales intersect?
Where do I start with this? I've never read Scott Snyder before but I loved his writing in this. Stephen King's was also really good, not surprising since he did write my favorite epic of all time, The Dark Tower. Rafael Albuquerque's artwork has come a long way since his days penciling Blue Beetle.
Scott Snyder is taking back vampires from the people who made them romantic fops. Vampires are murderous predators from beyond the grave and should be depicted as such! The vampires in American Vampire remind me of the vampires in I am Legend, Salem's Lot, and Garth Ennis's Preacher. They aren't pretty, don't fall in love with mortal girls, and love the taste of blood.
The two plots were both very interesting. While Skinner Sweet's story of carnage in the old west was good, I think I'd give the edge to the Snyder-penned tale of a Hollywood infested by vampires in the 1920's. I like the idea of different strains of vampirism based on genetics and such. It'll be interesting to see how this concept is explored in subsequent volumes.
I got American Vampire as a Christmas gift and it's pretty high in the Christmas gift ass-kicking hierarchy this year. It's an easy four stars if you like graphic novels and killer vampires.
Where do I start with this? I've never read Scott Snyder before but I loved his writing in this. Stephen King's was also really good, not surprising since he did write my favorite epic of all time, The Dark Tower. Rafael Albuquerque's artwork has come a long way since his days penciling Blue Beetle.
Scott Snyder is taking back vampires from the people who made them romantic fops. Vampires are murderous predators from beyond the grave and should be depicted as such! The vampires in American Vampire remind me of the vampires in I am Legend, Salem's Lot, and Garth Ennis's Preacher. They aren't pretty, don't fall in love with mortal girls, and love the taste of blood.
The two plots were both very interesting. While Skinner Sweet's story of carnage in the old west was good, I think I'd give the edge to the Snyder-penned tale of a Hollywood infested by vampires in the 1920's. I like the idea of different strains of vampirism based on genetics and such. It'll be interesting to see how this concept is explored in subsequent volumes.
I got American Vampire as a Christmas gift and it's pretty high in the Christmas gift ass-kicking hierarchy this year. It's an easy four stars if you like graphic novels and killer vampires.
Very good. Though I like his other writing, the King parts were weaker than the Snyder to me. Art was splendid.
I enjoyed it, but I think I could've liked it more without the split narrative. Good art, the writing was never let down by the art, but also not the kind of art that has me look at it, instead of read it. Good story good art good overall comic.
Omgomgomgomg!!
Loved this so much. Just the pick me up/palate cleanser I needed after the grind of My Cousin Rachel.
What's not to love about a new breed of vampires that look like a Venom/Carnage hybrid when they vamp out? Also: love the fact that we were part of Pearl's discovery process as she navigates her new life.
Granted, Skinner Sweet is a douche and needs to be put down but where's the fun in that when he's gets to wage war on the old school vamps??
I really loved the mix of origin story and "present day" 1920s Hollywood.
More. Need more.
Loved this so much. Just the pick me up/palate cleanser I needed after the grind of My Cousin Rachel.
What's not to love about a new breed of vampires that look like a Venom/Carnage hybrid when they vamp out? Also: love the fact that we were part of Pearl's discovery process as she navigates her new life.
Granted, Skinner Sweet is a douche and needs to be put down but where's the fun in that when he's gets to wage war on the old school vamps??
I really loved the mix of origin story and "present day" 1920s Hollywood.
More. Need more.
Outside of the throwaway romance in here, I generally enjoyed this. Love a good mean vampire story!
The Twilight craze made me avoid vampire stories like the plague and it took the combination of Scott Snyder and Stephen King to bring me back to the genre. Of course, it didn't hurt that this is a bit of a historical narrative and probably the best example of team writing I've ever seen and that it contains Old West elements to boot. While Snyder weaves the tale of a young woman drawn in by the glamor of Hollywood in the story's present (1925), King fills in the backstory of the baddies that populate and dominate the underworld in Snyder's story by revealing the origins of the man pulling the strings behind events influencing Pearl Jones's descent into nightmare, Skinner Sweet, in the late 19th century. Cross-pollination with the western genre was a long untapped area for creativity and within the past year we now have Cowboys and Aliens and now Cowboys and Vampires. I have to say I like it. The gritty feel of the Old West and the cheapness with which lives are bought and sold is a stark contrast to the silky and refined culture of European vampires - a contrast made evident in the story's dual narrative structure. The denizens of each, the Old World and the New, are different breeds and at war over usual vampire bullshit - the integrity of their bloodlines and honor and all that stuff. But that's ok. I don't really need an explanation that's too intricate. King covers his end by making Skinner Sweet's "birth" as painful as possible so that revenge is a believable enough motive for Sweet's actions over the ensuing fifty years. I also really enjoyed what Snyder did in creating a strong-willed and independent young woman to be protagonist and integral piece to Sweet's intricate war plans and that she rides to the rescue of her beau several times rather than the other way around.
Really couldn't ask for anything better in a vampire yarn. The presentation and writing are top-notch, which you'd only expect from such a fantastic creative duo. I'm a bit bummed that it looks like we'll be leaving the Old West behind with this volume. Don't get me wrong, the Roaring 20s are still an amazing setting for an American vampire tale, but I'll miss the emptiness and loneliness of the western backdrop a bit.
Note to Mr. King, if you're reading: Next Christmas a faithful Constant Reader would like you to write a western. (I know, I know, [b:The Gunslinger|43615|The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309288354s/43615.jpg|46575] is a western with horror elements, and I really, really love it, but it's SO SHORT and by the next volume, we're in the 80s. I'd like to see one written with a cast of characters as long as [b:Under the Dome|6320534|Under the Dome|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1268982908s/6320534.jpg|6760952] taking place entirely in the west. No time travel. No aliens. Demons and witchcraft acceptable. Come on, DO IT. We both know you can crank out 800 pages in like three months.
Really couldn't ask for anything better in a vampire yarn. The presentation and writing are top-notch, which you'd only expect from such a fantastic creative duo. I'm a bit bummed that it looks like we'll be leaving the Old West behind with this volume. Don't get me wrong, the Roaring 20s are still an amazing setting for an American vampire tale, but I'll miss the emptiness and loneliness of the western backdrop a bit.
Note to Mr. King, if you're reading: Next Christmas a faithful Constant Reader would like you to write a western. (I know, I know, [b:The Gunslinger|43615|The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309288354s/43615.jpg|46575] is a western with horror elements, and I really, really love it, but it's SO SHORT and by the next volume, we're in the 80s. I'd like to see one written with a cast of characters as long as [b:Under the Dome|6320534|Under the Dome|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1268982908s/6320534.jpg|6760952] taking place entirely in the west. No time travel. No aliens. Demons and witchcraft acceptable. Come on, DO IT. We both know you can crank out 800 pages in like three months.
King brings back the vamps
A nice creepy comeback for the horror style vampires! Great art and compelling story, can’t wait to read the next volume!
A nice creepy comeback for the horror style vampires! Great art and compelling story, can’t wait to read the next volume!