American Vampire Vol. 6

The art and story are on point in the first half. The second half of this volume is a series of single stories by a variety of writers and artists. Any narrative falls apart and most of the artists are going for abstract/fuzzy or a raw style that I don't find appealing here. it contrasts with the sharp artwork in the first half. Overall this seems less edited than slapped together to fill pages.

The first half is 3.5 stars and the last is 2.5.

The short stories didn't grab me as much as the longer arcs of previous volumes. They touched on interesting ideas, but most weren't long enough for me to invest much. I liked the first one, with one of the series' ultra cool recurring characters, the most.

With virtually no text, this graphic novel/comic series tells tales of vampires as if in films, or perhaps this is their history.

The illustrations are artistic and heavily detailed which adds to character development, story, and scene development.

As there is no dialogue and virtually no text, it is highly intriguing, yet an effective, narrative told through this series of pictures/illustrations.

Overall, an intriguing read.

Actually, I gave it 4.5, but you know GR by now. Find out why, and check out my review on my blog, The Itinerant Librarian. Just click (or copy/paste to your favorite browser) the link below to check out the full review.

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American Vampire is always solid.

3.5/5 stars

Rating: 5 stars