American Vampire Book One

Chronicling the history of a new breed of vampire, Containing stories written by the brilliant authors Scott Snyder and Stephen King, In Snyder''s story, a young woman living in 1920s Los Angeles, 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. Don''t miss out as Snyder and King set fire to the horror genre with this visionary take on one of the most popular monster stories!

Autorentext
Scott Snyder is a #1 New York Times bestselling writer and one of the most critically acclaimed scribes in all of comics. His works include All-Star Batman, Batman, Batman Eternal, Superman Unchained, American Vampire, and Swamp Thing. He has also been published in Zoetrope, Tin House, One Story, Epoch, Small Spiral Notebook, and other journals, and has a short-story collection, Voodoo Heart, which was published by Dial Press. He teaches at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence University and lives in New York with his wife, Jeanie, and his son, Jack Presley.

Klappentext

"Chronicling the history of a new breed of vampire, American Vampire ... is a fresh look at an old monster--a generational epic showcasing the bloodlust that lay hidden beneath America's most distinctive eras. Containing stories written by the ... authors Scott Snyder and Stephen King, [this] is a must-read for any horror fan. In Snyder's story, a young woman living in 1920s Los Angeles 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"--

Zusammenfassung
Chronicling the history of a new breed of vampire, American Vampire by the legendary Scott Snyder and Stephen King is a fresh look at an old monster—a generational epic showcasing the bloodlust that lay hidden beneath America's most distinctive eras.

Containing stories written by the brilliant authors Scott Snyder and Stephen King, American Vampire Book One is a must-read for any horror fan.

In Snyder's story, a young woman living in 1920s Los Angeles, 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.

Don't miss out as Snyder and King set fire to the horror genre with this visionary take on one of the most popular monster stories!