Last part was a bit weird but this volume was the best one since Volume 1, it rejuvenated my interest in the series

The delays and change of artist have me a little nervous about the future of this book. The writer and artist are both busy, and the plot is starting to feel less focused as we go on. This volume introduces an interesting new status quo for the '60s and a frightening new foe, but it feels like half a chapter of an unfinished story, rather than a volume in an ongoing series.. Lots to like here, but it's not a satisfying chunk of story and probably shouldn't have been published until there was mor...

Mixed feelings. On one hand, this volume does introduce a new foe, one that's both imaginative, suited for Snyder's vampires, and a convincing threat. I still like his vampires, incidentally. But this particular volume doesn't feel like a complete story so much as a prologue. And I miss the sense that the story is set in a particular time period. This volume felt much more timeless. But for me, part of the appeal of the series was watching the vampires through the decades. Very cool use of old s...

After a disappointing volume 6, it seems as though things are back on track for Snyder's American Vampire.Pearl and Skinner are back, along with a lot of the other characters that we've met along the way.This time around, it's all hands on deck to fight the entity known as The Grey Trader. Who and what is this demonesque character is all about, is still up for grabs. This one starts with Pearl using her family's old farm as an underground railroad of sorts. Her goal is to save as many vampires (...

As usual, I can't get enough of these vampires! The story (finally!) continues following Pearl Jones and Skinner Sweet as they deal with an even older and more dangerous threat than the traditional Carpathian vampires. Volume six was an interlude of short stories, and while I enjoyed it, the lack of the main story drove me crazy! I can't keep waiting a year to find out what happens - I need more of this work in my life! Naturally I was excited about this next installment and I devoured it and no...

The American Vampire Second Cycle #1-5 pretty much gives up the walk through American History co-theme as it becomes a pure horror book, as Skinner, Pearl, Calvin and their shrinking group of allies find themselves involved with the Grey Trader. 7 out of 12

ARC provided through Net GalleySO happy I didn't have to wait long to read this! I should really stop reading this series until all of the issues are out because I have so much trouble containing my excitement both before reading each volume and immediately afterwards when I have to wait for the next one. American Vampire is one of those series that just hits all the right spots and endlessly leaves you wanting more. Volume 7 is no exception and I’m possibly more excited for the upcoming volume

This volume finds us in the 60s with the familiar cast of Pearl and Skinner Sweet, but we are introduced to new villain known was "The Grey Trader." Still not entirely sure what he is, but it looks like its the very first vampire ever and it wants to infect all of the other vampires and turn them into his goblin like minions. This is more the set up for a story than the actual story, so I'm curious to see what happens next.

So American Vampire: Second Cycle begins here and is good... but not as good as the series usually is.What’s it about?Vampires are being hunted down across America and Pearl Jones is helping some vampiric kids stay safe while some really crazy s*** happens with them and Skinner Sweet is now a biker... like the motorcycle kind of biker.Pros:The story is interesting.The art is still fantastic.The action is very exciting, cool and well done.This book is not predictable.The horror is well done.The c...

Well, I've read 6, might as well read the 7th. This one features more plot development and a terrifying new something to be afraid of. The bonus story is really great, executed in a somewhat different style with higher word count than normal and yet just as effective. For any real vampire fans out there, these stories are a must. Recommended.

This is a neat volume of American Vampire because it deals with the deep history the vampires and a horror that's greater than anything seen before. Against that backdrop, the Vampires seem almost human and almost heroic. It's a nice twist and indeed something that's worthy of the phrase "New Cycle".We also get a nice done-in-one in the fifth story, a story that generally feels horrific, even if it's dragged down by hard-to-read text pages (with a font that obscures rather than illuminating)

The American Vampire legends continue.In this installment we witness vampires in hiding similar to the Underground Railway to get slaves out of slave states in America back in the day and tales of something deep underground which might hint to the origins of vampires yet is arguably too horrible to contemplate.Vibrant, shadowy and bloody artwork as usual. OVERALL GRADE: B plus.

Ehhhhhhh.So compared to the previous volumes, it's lost a substantial amount of momentum. And it was rather thin. Probably the second thinnest of the volumes. It was still good, but definitely not great.I'm sure I'll stick with this series. But the tagline for the next one is "American Vampires venture to the deadliest of frontiers: space!" I'm just not sure I can handle that because it sounds gut-wrenchingly tacky. But we will have to wait and see.

It's baaaaack.After a volume of random anthologies, AmVamp is back and firing on all cylinders. This story picks up 10 years after the end of volume 5, with Skinner and Pearl trying to get along with their lives, only to find themselves in the crosshairs of the Gray Trader and his evil plans to resurrect...something horrible, no doubt. The mythos is getting even more interesting, but Snyder keeps Pearl and Skinner (as well as some other fan favourite characters) front and centre as the mystery d...

Gasp! New bad guy.So... I always enjoy Skinner Sweet and Pearl Jones on the same team but the writers are trying too hard with this new über bad guy.Our last apex baddie was Dracula, and that made sense. This storyline felt clumsy and labored. But the art was consistently above average so 3 stars.

First, I feel like I should have wrapped up this series awhile ago. Mea culpa on dragging my feet. This is a series that I enjoy a good deal, but like Bill Willingham's Fables there were times when the series dragged for me. This volume was a bit of walking through mud to finish. I nearly two starred this review, I even thought about a one star, but I started volume eight last night and so far the problems I have with this volume seem to be resolved come the second half of the story (so far anyw...

We’ve entered the ‘60s in Scott Snyder’s graphic novel series American Vampire. Volume 7 is, technically, part one of the series’ Second Cycle, but that just sounds confusing, so I will just call it Volume 7. In this volume: Pearl Jones is in charge of a half-way house for young vampires in Kansas; she just brought in a girl named May who appears to be an older breed of vampire; the girl has bites on her back from a breed of vampire that Pearl has never seen; Skinner’s a biker who stumbles upon

5 StarsThe evolving vampires and the thing they evolved from. What is it's true face?? The gray man?? May? What happened at that mine?? What did that woman give birth to?? I love the direction this series is going. We have been slowly going there since the first book; but now, things are ramping up.

I was hooked on the American Vampire series from the word go. I love the dangerous, scary, vampires who are not, I repeat not, pining away romantically for anyone. (With one non-obnoxious exception.) I love the savage artwork. I love the new take on vampire mythology, and the progression of the story through recognizable history. It's all awesome. But I have to admit that the last couple of collected volumes have been wanting something. They were still good, but that sparkle had diminished a lit...

Snyder leaves everything that made AV successful to do what he does on everything now. Attempt to write the biggest most badly convoluted as shit story with the meanest half baked and barely formed baddie ever created. He sold the Gray Trader for years like he sold Rotworld for years and he sold the Joker in Endgame for years….. every time he shits the bed. His eyes are bigger than his belly meaning his ambition dwarfs his ability as a writer and he lacks the discipline to properly line up his d...