"Chronicling the history of a new breed of vampire, American Vampire ... is a fresh look at an old monster--a generational epic showcasing the bloodlust that lay hidden beneath America's most distinctive eras. ... 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"--