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A review by caitcoy
American Vampire, Vol. 7 by Scott Snyder
5.0
ARC provided through Net Galley
SO happy I didn't have to wait long to read this! I should really stop reading this series until all of the issues are out because I have so much trouble containing my excitement both before reading each volume and immediately afterwards when I have to wait for the next one.
American Vampire is one of those series that just hits all the right spots and endlessly leaves you wanting more. Volume 7 is no exception and I’m possibly more excited for the upcoming volumes than I was for the previous ones. In this volume, Pearl and Skinner have parted ways after their uneasy truce at the end of Volume 5. Pearl has made a life for herself at her old Kansas home rescuing runaways on the run from predators while Skinner has been preying on drug dealers and smugglers along the Mexican border. Both get dragged into the emerging fight with a creature known as the Grey Trader whose 150 year old plans are finally being set into motion. The Grey Trader looks to be a very interesting villain and there’s a dark connection between him and the other vampires, including Pearl and Skinner. Pearl and Skinner are some of the most fascinating characters I’ve ever grown attached to and Skinner continues to surprise me. He’s such a piece of crap and yet…somehow ends up doing the right thing for all the wrong reasons. I’m clearly just a sucker for the anti-hero/part-time villain characters.
After the last pages in this volume, I’m scared for both Skinner and Pearl but cannot wait to see them go up against this Grey Trader. The ending felt like such a tease because it’s setting up for the building confrontation so I’m now unbearably excited and also depressed at the thought of waiting for the next volume. If you like horror and graphic novels, there are few series as good as American Vampire and this was another volume I’d highly recommend!
SO happy I didn't have to wait long to read this! I should really stop reading this series until all of the issues are out because I have so much trouble containing my excitement both before reading each volume and immediately afterwards when I have to wait for the next one.
American Vampire is one of those series that just hits all the right spots and endlessly leaves you wanting more. Volume 7 is no exception and I’m possibly more excited for the upcoming volumes than I was for the previous ones. In this volume, Pearl and Skinner have parted ways after their uneasy truce at the end of Volume 5. Pearl has made a life for herself at her old Kansas home rescuing runaways on the run from predators while Skinner has been preying on drug dealers and smugglers along the Mexican border. Both get dragged into the emerging fight with a creature known as the Grey Trader whose 150 year old plans are finally being set into motion. The Grey Trader looks to be a very interesting villain and there’s a dark connection between him and the other vampires, including Pearl and Skinner. Pearl and Skinner are some of the most fascinating characters I’ve ever grown attached to and Skinner continues to surprise me. He’s such a piece of crap and yet…somehow ends up doing the right thing for all the wrong reasons. I’m clearly just a sucker for the anti-hero/part-time villain characters.
After the last pages in this volume, I’m scared for both Skinner and Pearl but cannot wait to see them go up against this Grey Trader. The ending felt like such a tease because it’s setting up for the building confrontation so I’m now unbearably excited and also depressed at the thought of waiting for the next volume. If you like horror and graphic novels, there are few series as good as American Vampire and this was another volume I’d highly recommend!