Review - American Vampire Survival of the Fittest #5

American Vampire Survival of the Fittest #5 by Vertigo/DC Comics. Written by Scott Snyder. Drawn by Sean Murphy. $2.99

The final issue in this limited series goes out with a bang. The Ancient Vampires kick the living....errrr dead shit out of the Nazi vampires.

After letting loose the ancient vampires, Cash and Felicia make there way to the extraction point as the ancients tear the Nazi's a new one. Some do get by to pursue them but meet there fate at the hands of Cash.

The ancient vampires are bad ass and the way Sean Murphy draws/created them makes you glad they sleep most the time. The story does have some sad parts to it, but I don't want to give them away.

I hate that this title is over due to my desire to learn more about the ancient vampires and the world Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque created. I hope they will continue to delve into all this in later series if not in the main title.

Again a solid book that I recommend either collecting on a regular basis or getting the trade paperback when they come out.

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Review - American Vampire Survival of the Fittest #4

American Vampire Survival of the Fittest #5 by Vertigo/DC Comics. Written by Scott Snyder. Drawn by Sean Murphy. $2.99

First off, is this a awesome fucking cover or what. This would be a great poster if they decide to put it into production.

In this issue the shit hits the fan. The ancient vampires are released and the cure has been found. Now all Cash and Felicia have to do is get the hell out of dodge, which is not going to be easy with the vampire 77th in their way.

This issue gives more information about the vampire races that came before as well as the good Doctors reasoning behind what he does. As well as, what the current vampire race has been doing to all those ancient beings.

I am really enjoying this limited series and I hope this is just the start of other spin-offs from the main title. The history alone you are learning from this series is enough to keep you reading it. Getting to see a glimpse of what went on in Scott Snyder's head when he co-created this with Rafael Albuquerque is priceless. And when you do, you clearly see a well thought out creation that keeps getting better and better with each storyline.

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Review - American Vampire Survival of the Fittest #3

American Vampire Survival of the Fittest #3 by Vertigo/DC comics. Written by Scott Snyder. Drawn by Sean Murphy. $2.99

Ah, what can be better than normal vampires? Nazi vampires of course and this comic is full of them.

Cash and Felicia have finally found the money behind the Nazi's and the research, Carpathian vampires. After the good doctor shows them and the vampires the new gun that will kill any type of vampires, they decide its time to get the doctor and themselves out before they are discovered.

On what Cash thought was an escape route, the good doctor takes them to a dead end that leads to three ancient vampires, to which he calmly suggests to wake up.

Scott Snyder once again brings a solid comic with this issue. The fact that ancient vampires are hiding under the Nazi vampires noses is an interesting twist. And Sean Murphy once again brings out the storyline with his artwork, keeping you captivated and turning those pages. In one panel you see Felicia bending over toward the reader, and Sean expresses her sexiness as well as her toughness to the finest detail. This continues to be a definite keeper for fans of the title or vampires in general.

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Review - American Vampire #19

American Vampire #19 by Vertigo/DC Comics. Written by Scott Snyder. Drawn by Jordi Bernet. $2.99

This is part one of a new "filler" storyline called The Beast in the Cave, that covers some of Skinner's past before he was a vampire. And right off the bat, I have to say I do not like the artist.

I see where they are going with choosing this artist to do this "filler" story, but it is a major difference, like water to wine, from Rafael Albuquerque's style. They are trying to make this look like an old western comic, since it is in the past, but its such a change I thought they misprinted the cover on the wrong comic.

The story is interesting, it talks about Jim Book and his relationship with Skinner and begins to show you that Skinner was a bad egg from the beginning. So for the over-all history of the characters, it is a good read.

But like I said, I feel like I'm reading a comic from the 70's and the art just doesn't fit. It is too bright and colorful not dark and moody like it should be and it takes away from the creepiness and character of the whole comic. I am glad this is just a filler storyline and the regular artist will come back after it is done, because if this is the new regular artist, this title will be cancelled inside a year.

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Review - American Vampire #18

American Vampire #18 by Vertigo/DC Comics. Written by Scott Snyder. Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque. $2.99

This issue marks the end of the Ghost War storyline taking place in World War Two; and I have to say it leaves you hanging.

We finally have a confrontation of Skinner and Pearl leaving only one standing when their weakness is used against them. Hank amazingly isn't turned no matter how many times he seems to get bitten and one member of the military team he was with does survive.

The story does leave you hanging not knowing if one of the main characters is truly dead or will come back when they move to the new era of the 50's.

Again Scott Snyder delivers a new approach to the age old plot of vampires and Rafael's artwork just complements his writing so well. On a side note, the title did win Best New Series from the Eisner Awards, so congratulations to them.

If you like vampires and like history this comic is definitely for you. Horror fans can appreciate the new take on vampires to make this title a all-around fan base title that is a great enjoyable read.

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