Vertigo

Novelist Stephen King has penned his first comic book, a five-issue cycle for Vertigo's upcoming series, American Vampire. The series launches in March 2010.

According to an article at The Daily Beast, the series' creator Scott Snyder met King when the author blurbed his short story collection, "Voodoo Heart." King was so inspired by "American Vampire" (art sample via Vertigo) that he asked if he could write a few issues.

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