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American Vampire, Vol. 2 by Scott Snyder
4.0

American Vampire continues to be entertaining. I'm glad I gave this series another try.

So this volume is two stories. The first one really focuses on building the world of American Vampire. We get a little town sheriff trying to solve a murder but soon as FBI agents come into play his world explodes with all new threats, VAMPIRES. Who's the main enemy of the town? Well none other than Skinner himself. A glimpse of what Pearl has been up to as well in this storyline of justice and death. The two part at the end focuses on Pearl and her love life, which is both sad and heartfelt. Where's we also get a look at her old best friend, the one who betrayed her. Remember that bitch? Well she is BACK!

Good: Overall, the flow of narrative is surprisingly really good. This isn't to say Scott Snyder hasn't done this before, a lot of his earlier work has great pacing and flow, but it's nice to see here especially. The brutality of this title keeps up with nails through skulls, head slices off, people ripped apart. It's brutal in the best ways. I like Pearl a lot as a character, she continues to grow into someone very interesting. Skinner, a piece of shit as always, is also intriguing.

Bad: I'll admit, while the art is good a lot of the time, the sketchy feel can get annoying. It's especially hard to tell what's happening when too much dark colors are used.

Overall a 4 out of 5. This series is remaining high in quality and I hope it stays that way!