American Vampire, 1

Telling the story of a new vampire race, American Vampire is a fresh look at an old monster. It's a generational epic that showcases the bloodlust that underlies one of America's most distinctive eras. Cunning, ruthless and mean as a snake, Skinner Sweet is a thoroughly corrupt gunslinger. When European vampires arrive in the American Old West, they turn Skinner into a true monster: the first American Vampire. Skinner becomes something entirely new: a stronger, sunlight-immune race of vampires who hates each and every one of their aristocratic European ancestors. We will follow the bloody path of this dark symbol of the New World as it moves through iconic periods of American history, from the Wild West of the 1880s to the glamorous and classic Hollywood of the 1920s, passing through a Las Vegas controlled by the mafia in the 30's and beyond. And while Skinner's war against his predecessors inspires the rise of a mysterious society that will battle them both, his most terrifying decision may involve the first person he chooses to join his vampire ranks: a troubled aspiring actress named Pearl Jones.