(2010 [December 2011])
DC,
2011 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 19.99 USD; 22.99 CAD
- Pages
- 204
- On-sale Date
- 2011-10-05
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Suggested for Mature Readers
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
Vertigo
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-2974-0
- Barcode
- 9781401229740 51999
- Editing
- Mark Doyle (credited) (editor - original series); Bob Harras (credited) (group editor - collected editions)
Issue Notes
Third printing available February 6, 2013; fourth printing available December 11, 2013; fifth printing available August 31, 2016; sixth printing available March 7, 2018; and seventh printing available December 11, 2019 (per comiclist.com).
[no title indexed]
American Vampire / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Pearl Jones
- Reprints
-
from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #1 (May 2010)
-
Suck on This
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
- Script
- Stephen King (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([November] 2010)
-
Chapter One
American Vampire / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Pearl Jones
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #1 (May 2010)
-
Big Break
American Vampire / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Scott Snyder (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Colors
- Dave McCaig (credited)
- Letters
- Steve Wands (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Bernard "BD" Bloch; Hattie Hargrove; Pearl Jones; Henry Preston; Skinner Sweet
- Synopsis
- Hard-working Pearl Jones gets a chance to read with movie star Chase Hamilton while on the set as an extra in 1925 Hollywood. He invites her to an exclusive party hosted by the film's producer -- an influential man with an appetite.
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #1 (May 2010)
-
Bad Blood
American Vampire / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Stephen King (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Colors
- Dave McCaig (credited)
- Letters
- Steve Wands (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- James Book; Will Bunting; Felix Camillo; Bram Percy; Skinner Sweet
- Synopsis
- Will Bunting's book chronicles the strange affair of Skinner Sweet. His tale opens on a train departing Sidewinder, Colorado in 1880. Pinkerton agent James Book is a celebrated hero for capturing the infamous outlaw and is joined by writers, bankers and lawmen as he escorts his notorious prisoner to the hangman's gallows.
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #1 (May 2010)
-
Chapter Two
American Vampire / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (signed)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (signed)
- Colors
- Rafael Albuquerque (signed)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Skinner Sweet
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #2 (June 2010)
-
Morning Star
American Vampire / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Scott Snyder (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Colors
- Dave McCaig (credited)
- Letters
- Steve Wands (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Hattie Hargrove; Pearl Jones; Henry Preston; Skinner Sweet
- Synopsis
- Pearl Jones was viciously attacked and left for dead in the desert. Her friends find her barely alive, but they are too late to save her. Pearl later awakens confused and very thirsty. She learns from Skinner Sweet that she is now one of the new breed of vampires.
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #2 (June 2010)
-
Deep Water
American Vampire / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Stephen King (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Colors
- Dave McCaig (credited)
- Letters
- Steve Wands (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- James Book; Will Bunting; Felix Camillo; Bram Percy; Skinner Sweet
- Synopsis
- Will Bunting continues his strange tale of Skinner Sweet. Celebrated Pinkerton agent James Book is heartbroken after the death of his beloved at the hands of the notorious outlaw. He rides across the American West for the next 29 years on several adventures while newly turned vampire Skinner Sweet waits trapped in his grave.
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #2 (June 2010)
-
Chapter Three
American Vampire / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (signed)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (signed)
- Colors
- Rafael Albuquerque (signed)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Edgar; Lucia
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #3 (July 2010)
-
Rough Cut
American Vampire / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Scott Snyder (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Colors
- Dave McCaig (credited)
- Letters
- Steve Wands (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Bernard "BD" Bloch; Pearl Jones; Hattie Hargrove; Edgar; Lucia; Tad Chesterfield; Henry Preston
- Synopsis
- Pearl Jones sets out to exact her revenge on the vampire that killed her and dumped her body in the desert.
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #3 (July 2010)
-
Blood Vengeance
American Vampire / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Stephen King (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Colors
- Dave McCaig (credited)
- Letters
- Steve Wands (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Skinner Sweet; Abilena Camino; Felix Camillo; James Book; Ronnie Jeeks; Will Bunting; Bram Percy
- Synopsis
- Will Bunting continues his strange tale of Skinner Sweet. The notorious outlaw turned vampire begins his revenge in Lakeview, Colorado before challenging his old enemy, James Book, to a showdown at the Bakersfield Mines. Meanwhile, Bram Percy is threatened by the new breed of vampire and hires Skinner Sweet's old gang to eliminate their former leader.
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #3 (July 2010)
-
Chapter Four
American Vampire / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (signed)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (signed)
- Colors
- Rafael Albuquerque (signed)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #4 (August 2010)
-
Double Exposure
American Vampire / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Scott Snyder (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Colors
- Dave McCaig (credited)
- Letters
- Steve Wands (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Bernard "BD" Bloch; Hattie Hargrove; Henry Preston; Pearl Jones
- Synopsis
- In order to save her best friend, Pearl Jones faces the vampire that killed her and left her for dead in the desert.
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #4 (August 2010)
-
One Drop of Blood
American Vampire / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Stephen King (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Colors
- Dave McCaig (credited)
- Letters
- Steve Wands (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Abilena Camino; Felix Camillo; James Book; Ronnie Jeeks; Skinner Sweet; Will Bunting; Bram Percy
- Synopsis
- Will Bunting continues his strange tale of Skinner Sweet. James Book and his posse reach the Bakersfield Mines to bring the undead outlaw to justice. They find Skinner Sweet's old gang laying in wait for the victor of the showdown, but they are unaware that Bram Percy and the European vampires are watching the entire event unfold.
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #4 (August 2010)
-
Chapter Five
American Vampire / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (signed)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (signed)
- Colors
- Rafael Albuquerque (signed)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Pearl Jones; Henry Preston; Skinner Sweet
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #5 (September 2010)
-
Curtain Call
American Vampire / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Scott Snyder (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Colors
- Dave McCaig (credited)
- Letters
- Steve Wands (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Bernard "BD" Bloch; Hattie Hargrove; Pearl Jones; Henry Preston; Skinner Sweet
- Synopsis
- Henry Preston joins Pearl Jones in a final confrontation with BD Bloch and the European vampires that killed her and left her for dead.
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #5 (September 2010)
-
If Thy Right Hand Offend Thee...
American Vampire / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Stephen King (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque (credited)
- Colors
- Dave McCaig (credited)
- Letters
- Steve Wands (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- James Book; Will Bunting; Abilena Camino; Bram Percy; Skinner Sweet
- Synopsis
- Will Bunting concludes his strange tale. It has been three years since the showdown with Skinner Sweet, and James Book continues to struggle with the vampirism given to him by his long-time nemesis. Abilena reluctantly agrees to her beloved's request to end his misery, but she asks for a deeply personal favor in return. Meanwhile, Skinner Sweet escapes his Earthen prison and turns his attention to the vampire behind the whole affair.
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #5 (September 2010)
-
Afterword
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
- Script
- Scott Snyder (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([November] 2010)
-
Issue #1 Variant
American Vampire / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Skinner Sweet
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #1 [Jim Lee Cover] (May 2010)
-
Issue #2 Variant
American Vampire / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bernie Wrightson (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Bernie Wrightson (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Dave McCaig (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #2 [Bernie Wrightson Cover] (June 2010)
-
Issue #3 Variant
American Vampire / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Andy Kubert (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Andy Kubert (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Brad Anderson (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Skinner Sweet
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #3 [Andy Kubert Cover] (July 2010)
-
Issue #4 Variant
American Vampire / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- J. H. Williams III (credited, signed)
- Inks
- J. H. Williams III (credited, signed)
- Colors
- J. H. Williams III (credited, signed)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Skinner Sweet
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #4 [J. H. Williams III Cover] (August 2010)
-
Issue #5 Variant
American Vampire / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Paul Pope (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Paul Pope (credited, signed)
- Colors
- José Villarrubia (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Pearl Jones
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #5 [Paul Pope Cover] (September 2010)
-
[no title indexed]
American Vampire / text story / 4 pages
- Script
- Scott Snyder (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([November] 2010)
-
Indexer Notes
Manuscript with drawn pages: #1, page 12; #4, page 5.
[no title indexed]
American Vampire / text story / 4 pages
- Script
- Stephen King (credited)
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([November] 2010)
-
Indexer Notes
Manuscript and drawn page: #3, page 27; #5, page 28.
[no title indexed]
American Vampire / illustration / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([November] 2010)
-
Indexer Notes
Original cover designs of #1 and #2, sketches of Skinner Sweet, Pearl Jones, James Boon, Henry Preston, Percy.
[Biographies]
text article / 1 page
- Reprints
- from American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([November] 2010)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
American Vampire -
1.
Suck on This
-
2.
Chapter One
American Vampire -
3.
[no title indexed]
-
4.
Big Break
American Vampire -
5.
Bad Blood
American Vampire -
6.
Chapter Two
American Vampire -
7.
[no title indexed]
-
8.
Morning Star
American Vampire -
9.
Deep Water
American Vampire -
10.
Chapter Three
American Vampire -
11.
[no title indexed]
-
12.
Rough Cut
American Vampire -
13.
Blood Vengeance
American Vampire -
14.
Chapter Four
American Vampire -
15.
[no title indexed]
-
16.
Double Exposure
American Vampire -
17.
One Drop of Blood
American Vampire -
18.
Chapter Five
American Vampire -
19.
[no title indexed]
-
20.
Curtain Call
American Vampire -
21.
If Thy Right Hand Offend Thee...
American Vampire -
22.
Afterword
-
23.
Issue #1 Variant
American Vampire -
24.
Issue #2 Variant
American Vampire -
25.
Issue #3 Variant
American Vampire -
26.
Issue #4 Variant
American Vampire -
27.
Issue #5 Variant
American Vampire -
28.
[no title indexed]
American Vampire -
29.
[no title indexed]
American Vampire -
30.
[no title indexed]
American Vampire -
31.
[Biographies]
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- Jim Van Dore
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