Vertigo

Good news, horror fans: Bestselling novelist Stephen King will soon be returning to the world of comics in March 2010 with "American Vampire," an original Vertigo Comics series about the origin of the famous fanged monster on American shores. Created by short story author Scott Snyder and drawn by artist Rafael Albuquerque, the series explores both the genealogical evolution of vampires throughout history, and the vampirism of the American character throughout history.

The first five issues of "American Vampire" will be split into two story cycles, with King tackling the Old West origin story of the first American vampire, Skinner Sweet, and then Snyder exploring the story of Pearl, a struggling actress that Skinner turns into a vampire in the 1920s.

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