AMERICAN VAMPIRE #31
by Scott Snyder and Rafael Alberquerque
If you haven't been keeping up with American Vampire (I have in trades from my library), shame on you. This issue was amazing.
Scott Snyder has crafted a nice read with American Vampire #31. It's a vampire book with blood, but relies heavily on the small emotional moments. The scene of Pearl and Henry in the hospital is a great piece of character work, and I would have enjoyed it, even if the entire issue (heck, maybe the entire arc) revolved around that moment. It's just great. Snyder then moves into an action scene that kind of comes out of nowhere and has Skinner Sweet pull a cliched action movie stunt, having him go solo. Besides that, Snyder has come close to perfection,
On the other side of the lines, Rafael Alberquerque's art is some of the best work I've seen from him. It keeps the book (somewhat) from getting too dark, without being cartoony. It's a little sketchy, but I don't really mind.
American Vampire is an astonishing series, that deserves to be a TV show as much as The Walking Dead. Despite some small nitpicking, this book is a great example of Scott Snyder's writing skills.
STORY: 4.5/5
ART: 5/5
VERDICT: 4.5/5
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