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American Vampire Book One

Author : Scott Snyder

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 27,67 MB

Release : 2024-10

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 9781779527547

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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!



American Vampire Book One: DC Compact Comics Edition

Author : Scott Snyder

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 32,26 MB

Release : 2024-10

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 9781779527349

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Graphic novels to read anywhere: DC Compact Comics collect DC's bestselling, most iconic stories in a new size! 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. Cunning, ruthless, and rattlesnake mean, Skinner Sweet is a thoroughly corrupt gunslinger. When European vampires come to the American Old West, they turn Skinner into a true monster: the very first American vampire. Skinner becomes something entirely new--a stronger breed of vampire immune to sunlight, who hates every last one of his aristocratic European ancestors. Follow this dark symbol of the New World's bloody path as he moves through American history's most distinctive eras--from the Wild West in the 1880s to the glamorous classic Hollywood of the 1920s to mobster-run Las Vegas in the 1930s, and beyond. But as Skinner's war with his predecessors inspires a mysterious society to rise and fight them both, his most upsetting decision might involve the first person he chooses to join his vampiric ranks: a struggling young movie star named Pearl Jones. Collects American Vampire #1-11.



American Vampire Vol. 1

Author : Scott Snyder

Publisher : Vertigo

Page : 204 pages

File Size : 39,89 MB

Release : 2011-10-11

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1401235735

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This volume follows two stories: one written by Scott Snyder and one written by legendary horror writer Stephen King. In Snyder’s story set in 1920s LA, we follow Pearl, a young woman who is turned into a vampire and sets out on a path of righteous revenge against the European vampires who tortured and abused her. This story is paired with King’s story, a Western about Skinner Sweet, the original American vampire-a stronger, faster creature than any vampire has ever seen before.



American Vampire 1976

Author : Scott

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Page : 264 pages

File Size : 24,17 MB

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Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

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At a seedy motorcycle rally in the desert where Skinner Sweet is closer than ever to his death wish, Pearl Jones and a shocking partner track him down for one last, desperate mission as the series that launched the careers of superstars Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque concludes!



American Vampire 1976

Author : Scott Snyder

Publisher : DC Comics

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 21,51 MB

Release : 2021-11-02

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1779516177

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Paranoia reigns supreme. It’s 1976, and this is the final chapter of the Eisner Award-winning American Vampire! At a seedy motorcycle rally in the desert where Skinner Sweet is closer than ever to his death wish, Pearl Jones and a shocking partner track him down for one last, desperate mission as the series that launched the careers of superstars Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque concludes! Collects American Vampire 1976 #1-10.



American Vampire

Author : C. Alan Lytle

Publisher : iUniverse

Page : 266 pages

File Size : 41,30 MB

Release : 2000-12

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0595164714

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This is my life, my reality. I am not a vampire, not a real one anyway. I am simply the lucky lottery winner of an all-star line-up of illness. From Anemia to Xeroderma Pigmentosum and all points between. The real diseases which have helped created the Vampire myth. Yes, I drink blood and my skin burns in sunlight. But I don't change into animals and I don't live forever. Not by a longshot. I'll be lucky to see thirty. So will my friends. We share the challenges of our disease, and the dream of living a normal life, as unlikely as that may be.



The Vampire Book

Author : J Gordon Melton

Publisher : Visible Ink Press

Page : 944 pages

File Size : 24,4 MB

Release : 2010-09-01

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 1578593506

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The Ultimate Collection of Vampire Facts and Fiction From Vlad the Impaler to Barnabas Collins to Edward Cullen to Dracula and Bill Compton, renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority J. Gordon Melton, PhD takes the reader on a vast, alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the blood-sucking undead. Digging deep into the lore, myths, pop culture, and reported realities of vampires and vampire legends from across the globe, The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead exposes everything about the blood thirsty predator. Death and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. The allure of the vampire is eternal, and The Vampire Book explores it all. The historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular aspects of one of the world's most mesmerizing paranormal subject. This vast reference is an alphabetical tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the soul-sucking undead. In the first fully revised and updated edition in a decade, Dr. J. Gordon Melton (president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula) bites even deeper into vampire lore, myths, reported realities, and legends that come from all around the world. From Transylvania to plague-infested Europe to Nostradamus and from modern literature to movies and TV series, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 500 essays to quench your thirst for facts, biographies, definitions, and more.



American Vampires

Author : Linda R. Baker

Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC

Page : 48 pages

File Size : 40,50 MB

Release : 2019-12-15

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1978513615

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Most people today see vampires as entertaining supernatural creatures popularized by the many book, television, and movie series that abound in popular fiction, but where do these stories originate? Many cultures around the world have tales of undead blood-sucking creatures. Exploring these supernatural beings within the context of American historical accounts and legends will enable students to understand the relationship between the time in which such stories were believed and the actual events that inspired them. Accompanied by full-color images and sidebars with fascinating details, this volume will capture the interest of any student intrigued by vampire stories.



Low Book One: Deluxe Edition

Author : Rick Remender

Publisher : Image Comics

Page : 441 pages

File Size : 40,72 MB

Release : 2017-10-18

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1534307184

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Millennia ago, mankind fled the Earth's surface into the bottomless depths of the darkest oceans. Shielded from a merciless sun's scorching radiation, the human race tried to stave off certain extinction by sending robotic probes far into the galaxy to search for a new home among the stars. Generations later, one family is about to be torn apart in a conflict that will usher in the final race to save humanity from a world beyond hope. Dive into an aquatic fantasy like none you've ever seen before in this oversized hardcover, packed to the gills with concept art, design sketches, original script, and more hidden treasures, as writer RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, SEVEN TO ETERNITY) and artist GREG TOCCHINI (LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME) bring you a tale of mankind's final hour in the cold, deathly dark of the sea. Collects LOW #1-15



American Vampire (2010-) #19

Author : Scott Snyder

Publisher : Vertigo

Page : 22 pages

File Size : 39,90 MB

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Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

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Beast in the Cave' part 1, beginning a lost tale from the life of Skinner Sweet! Learn about Skinner's involvement in the brutal Indian Wars, and an ancient evil hidden in the heart of the Old West. Plus, more about the man Skinner used to call his best friend--James Book!