<b>Chronicling the history of a new breed of vampire, <i>American Vampire </i>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.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><i>American Vampire Omnibus Vol. 1</i> collects the beginning of the celebrated series by Scott Snyder (<i>Batman, Dark Nights: Metal</i>) with art by Rafael Albuquerque (<i>Detective Comics,Batwoman</i>). This volume also includes two miniseries featuring art by Sean Murphy (<i>The Wake</i>) and Dustin Nguyen (<i>Batman Beyond</i>), plus Skinner Sweet's origin story by iconic horror legend Stephen King (<i>It, The Shining</i>). Collects <i>American Vampire </i>#1-27, <i>American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest </i>#1-6, and <i>American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares </i>#1-5.