American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares #1

American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares #1, a 2012 DC release, kicks off with a chilling premise: when Dracula’s coffin is stolen from its secure vault beneath London Bridge, the mysterious Agent Hobbes calls on the seasoned and haunted Felicia Book to track it down. Written by Scott Snyder and illustrated with haunting precision by Dustin Nguyen—whose dynamic pencils and inks define the issue’s moody, atmospheric tone—this first chapter plunges readers into a world where ancient evil stirs, and the line between hunter and hunted blurs. The cover, also by Nguyen, captures the dread with a striking, shadow-drenched image of the coffin’s theft in progress.