by Scott Snyder and Stephen King (story) and Rafael Albuquerque
(art), 193 pages
Skinner Sweet's a vampire, but he's not a sparkly pretty boy or a
brooding aristocrat--he's a murdering bandit on America's frontier who happens
to get turned on his way to trial. Flash
forward a few decades to the roaring twenties as Pearl Jones, an aspiring young
actress, finds herself on the menu at an elite Hollywood party after ignoring
the warning of her scruffy, obnoxious new neighbor. As the narrative weaves back and forth in
history we see how these stories converge and part and then slash their way
forward.
I like the idea of making vampires scary again, but this is a
little gruesome and hokey for my taste and not quite as original as it seems to
think it is if you break it down. The
art's ok but I am not a fan of all-out horror and this is definitely more than
just tinged. I don't know if I'll read
the next one or not. If you're a Stephen
King fan, you'll probably like this, though (I failed to notice his name on it
till I sat down to read it--so observant, am I). Skinner is an interesting amoral anti-hero /
mentor and it's nice to see a female character take physical and emotional charge
of her own situation (though she still manages to be a damsel in distress,
which is less cool). Not my cup of tea,
this, but your more-monstrous-than-moody vampire mileage may vary.
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