American Vampire Vol. 1

A vampire origins story. It was an interesting tale, but I find I struggle a bit with the graphic novel format. I think I would have preferred this as a true novel type thing. The vampire himself is interesting. A nice new twist on the vampire myth. His sardonic style is entertaining. The setting in the early part of the 20th century also adds a certain style to it as well.

I will read a bit more of the series when I get the time. There is some intriguing set up for further story here

This was my first choice while trying to get into comic books. As a Stephen King fan I was really interested to see a story of his in comic format. And yes, the story is fresh and filled with emotions, character depth and of course, gore and blood.

As a humble novice with comic books I can't compare or make an in depth look at the artwork so I won't try. But I found it fittingly gritty and detailed. The colors are kept pretty dark.

Turns out though, even if this story is fresh and outside of the mainstream, Vampires still aren't my thing. I'm not interested enough to see what else awaits.

I really like the bound book with it's embedded cover and the original scripts at the end were very interesting.

Fast, stylish, very nice art, but I lost (or stopped caring about) the plot halfway through. And my tolerance for gore was pushed to the limit here.