From writers Scott Snyder and Stephen King, AMERICAN VAMPIRE introduces a new strain of vampire – a more vicious species – and traces the creatures' bloodline through decades of American history. This first hardcover volume of the critically acclaimed series collects issues #1-5 and follows two stories: one written by Snyder and one written by

Witness the birth of new species of vampire in this reprint of the debut issue of the hit series! When the notorious outlaw Skinner Sweet is attacked by a member of the undead, the first American vampire is born: the power of the sun, stronger, tougher and meaner than anything that came before.