A review by lilmatt050
American Vampire, Volume 2 by Scott Snyder
5.0
True Rating: 4.6
After reading the first volume of American Vampire, I had huge expectations for the continuation of this series partly thanks to Stephen King. He wrote the origin story of Skinner Sweet and I felt as though he gave birth to this series even though it's Scott Snyder's creation.
I didn't read any synopsis about this volume and I felt as though I should have because I was getting bored of the storyline right before we find out what Pearl has been up since the past decade. I realize since Vampires are immortal, each volume takes place in a new decade so we are welcomed to Las Vegas in the 1930s.
I really could careless about the plot featuring this cop named Cashel whose father was Deputy who got killed in the line of fire. But now he's on a mission to discovered who killed his father and why the most important people who helped build the Hoover Dam are getting killed in an abnormal way such as no trace of blood in their system, pale looking, and bit marks on the neck. Can you figure out why? (Spoiler Alert: It's a Vampire!) Apparently Cashel couldn't figure that out and needed other people to spell out clearly for him.
I really wanted more Skinner and Pearl action and not other useless characters for the first half. When we finally get to see Pearl and Henry again, I truly enjoyed the storyline and I believe the next volume will be exciting since now we are going to be introduced into the 1940s and WW2. I adore this series and Rafael Albuquerque illustrations truly captivates the gruesome reality of monsters and Vampires.
After reading the first volume of American Vampire, I had huge expectations for the continuation of this series partly thanks to Stephen King. He wrote the origin story of Skinner Sweet and I felt as though he gave birth to this series even though it's Scott Snyder's creation.
I didn't read any synopsis about this volume and I felt as though I should have because I was getting bored of the storyline right before we find out what Pearl has been up since the past decade. I realize since Vampires are immortal, each volume takes place in a new decade so we are welcomed to Las Vegas in the 1930s.
I really could careless about the plot featuring this cop named Cashel whose father was Deputy who got killed in the line of fire. But now he's on a mission to discovered who killed his father and why the most important people who helped build the Hoover Dam are getting killed in an abnormal way such as no trace of blood in their system, pale looking, and bit marks on the neck. Can you figure out why? (Spoiler Alert: It's a Vampire!) Apparently Cashel couldn't figure that out and needed other people to spell out clearly for him.
I really wanted more Skinner and Pearl action and not other useless characters for the first half. When we finally get to see Pearl and Henry again, I truly enjoyed the storyline and I believe the next volume will be exciting since now we are going to be introduced into the 1940s and WW2. I adore this series and Rafael Albuquerque illustrations truly captivates the gruesome reality of monsters and Vampires.