American Vampire #5 [Paul Pope Cover]
(September 2010)

DC, 2010 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
2010-07-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Suggested for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
Vertigo
Barcode
761941290034 00521
Editing
Mark Doyle (editor)

Issue Notes

1 in 25 variant.
This issue is a variant of American Vampire (DC, 2010 series) #5.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

American Vampire / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Pope (signed)
Inks
Paul Pope (signed)
Colors
José Villarrubia
Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Pearl Jones
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Curtain Call (Table of Contents: 1)

American Vampire / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Snyder
Pencils
Rafael Albuquerque
Inks
Rafael Albuquerque
Colors
Dave McCaig
Letters
Steve Wands
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.
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If Thy Right Hand Offend Thee, Cut It Off (Table of Contents: 2)

American Vampire / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Stephen King
Pencils
Rafael Albuquerque
Inks
Rafael Albuquerque
Colors
Dave McCaig
Letters
Steve Wands
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.
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Editorial by Matt Kindt (Table of Contents: 3)

On the Ledge / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Matt Kindt
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Matt Kindt discusses his graphic novel Revolver and the Vertigo Hotlist for July 2010.

Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story (Table of Contents: 4)

preview (from the publisher) / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mat Johnson
Pencils
Simon Gane
Inks
Simon Gane
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
A young man tries to help a pregnant woman in flooded New Orleans, but he runs into problems with with a pair of security guards protecting a pharmacy.

Indexer Notes

Special sneak preview of Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story, an original graphic novel from Vertigo.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    American Vampire
  2. 1. Curtain Call
    American Vampire
  3. 2. If Thy Right Hand Offend Thee, Cut It Off
    American Vampire
  4. 3. Editorial by Matt Kindt
    On the Ledge
  5. 4. Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story
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