Volume 6 of American Vampire is a collection of individual short narratives that add to the vampire mythos already established by Scott Snyder, many of which focus on Skinner Sweet, the first American vampire. There are several big names in comics here, both writers and artists, all taking a turn at playing in Snyder's sandbox. Overall, it's an uneven effort, both in terms of art and narrative.The stories skip around in time and location, offering a sweeping history of vampires in North America,...

This was an anthology of short stories that fleshed out some details in the American Vampire mythos. The first story, "The Long Road to Hell", was very good, but the volume went downhill fast after that.Not something I'd really recommend, except for completists.

A little bit of filler, but interesting filler...

This one kind of had the feel of a clip show with one longer story followed by a whole bunch of quickies. Not the best of the bunch, though I did like the first one with the greaser and the kid.

A hodge podge of tales over the decades from the 1950s and before focusing on the American Vampire tales. Some are interesting and some not so much. OVERALL GRADE: B minus.

Good, but not great. There are a whole bunch of one-shots that were contributed by other authors and artists, and while they weren't bad, it felt like a lot of filler.I did mostly like all the stories, but nothing much happened to further the main storyline.

Worst art of the series. Snippets about Skinner Sweet and Travis Kidd that don’t expand on the characters.Completely random vampire stories with weak art.There was an interesting Hattie Hargrove backstory, but not enough to have paid money for this.Thank you Library.

3,5 starsThe problem with anthologies is always the same: a few stories are good, some are ok, lots of them you are not going to like at all. The long road to hell is the longest and the best one (4/5 stars), the one about the lost colony is very good and a few more, then quality goes downfall.

Think of this as a break in the regular storyline. It's a short story collection, really, with different characters and time periods in each. For the most part, they were quite good. But I do admit being let down when I realized that this volume wasn't going to advance the main story at all.

Scott Snyder’s “American Vampire, Volume 6” includes the issue titled “The Long Road to Hell”, which features the 1950s greaser/vampire hunter Travis Kidd. It’s actually kind of a moving story about a nice young couple who fall into a bad crowd: vampires. They are turned, but they don’t really want to hurt anybody. Kidd catches up to them with every intention of killing them, but their hard luck story gets to him, so he does them one last favor…The rest of the volume is ten short stories written...

It's been a while since I read American Vampire...or any graphic novels for that matter. Maybe tastes are changing. Either way, if one is to read graphic novels, this is the quality to look for. Both the art and the plot are very good, this one features a bunch ministories as well, the vampire Americana lore. Recommended.

Collects two "annuals", first the top drawer one-shot American Vampire: The Long Road To Hell, which follows the story of two turned lovers as they race to Las Vegas for a cure. One of the best stories so far! Secondly comes an American Vampire Anthology #1 with numerous creative teams, where alongside Snyder, none other than Jason Aaron and artist Declan Shalvey turn out the best story, although if your buying this series, this entire volume can be left out, as it adds nothing to the main stori...

3.5/5 stars

This week's theme for the Shallow Comic Readers is, well, pot luck!A rather weak collection of American Vampire stories. This first tale is American Vampire: Long Road to Hell, by series creators Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque. The best of the book, it's about a thieving young couple and their fight against the ones who turned them into vampires. At times poignant and clever, it's a decent enough tale that doesn't seem too out of place with the rest of the series.Then second half of the boo...

This isn't a terrible comic, but it also felt like filler. The next volume is really supposed to start the next "Chapter" in the saga of American Vampire, so this feels like tales Snyder wanted to tell before moving on. It's fine. Not super inspiring, but also not a wasted read. The series is losing a little momentum for me, so Vol 7 will be interesting to pick up after this.

This is a reread and I think I've finally discovered the issue in which the American Vampire started to be weird and go downhill. It's a super thin issue with almost nonexistent Skinner Sweet plotline but boy are there many other non-relevant stories! The thing is, I hated those stories when I was reading it for the first time because I hated the different drawing styles. Second time around I quite appreciate them because they reflect the variety of speakers who were telling them. But it won't s...

Spoiler free review of volumes 1-6, for spoilers visit: https://amanjareads.com/2020/12/16/am...American Vampire is a graphic novel series that claims to bring horror back to the vampire genre. In my opinion, it failed. It's not scary and worst of all it's not that interesting.I'm not a huge vampire fan to begin with. I think the whole genre is completely exhausted. There are a few notable exceptions like my favorite classic Buffy, and modern takes like the incredibly disturbing movie The Transf...

This was a collection of short mostly prequel stories as well as one feature length tale. I enjoyed all of the stories in this collection. The Long Road to Hell, which was the feature length story, was a very human tale of a Vampire Bonnie and Clyde, although this couple was a lot nicer even as vampires. This was a touching story, emotional in a way I was surprised to see in a vampire horror comics. The short stories ranged from around 1588 to 1940 and showed the pasts of some characters we know...

2.5I almost bumped this up the 3-stars on the strength of the first story, which I quite liked, even though it doesn't - as of yet - seem to tie into the larger story. I liked the couple that was introduced, and I'm curious about the kid and wonder what will become of him. (view spoiler)[I was bummed that the couple died at the end, though, as I was hoping they'd become part of the larger story. (hide spoiler)]The other stories were kinda meh, though. Some were interesting enough, but were prett...

Not the strongest volume of the series and definately not the weakest. The first cycle ended with vol. 5 and on #6 we have a solid story (The Long Road to Hell) by Albuquerque and Snyder and the first of two american vampire anthologies with 7-8 stories by different creators & artists. It's enjoyable if you have in mind the thing that always happens when you have collected works on the same title by different people. Differences in quality from story to story and the unavoidable comparison to th...