American Vampire Omnibus #1

In the scorching silence of the desert, Pearl Jones awakens to a world she no longer recognizes—thirsting, disoriented, and changed. When Skinner Sweet reveals the truth, she must confront what it means to be one of the new breed of vampires.

In "Deep Water," the eerie tale of Skinner Sweet unfolds through Will Bunting’s haunting storytelling, weaving together the lingering grief of former Pinkerton agent James Book and the patient, unnatural stillness of a vampire buried beneath the earth. As Book travels the American West, haunted by loss and chasing shadows, Sweet waits in the dark—bound by death, yet somehow alive.

In "Blood Vengeance," Skinner Sweet—once a feared outlaw, now a vampire—unleashes a brutal reckoning in Lakeview, Colorado, as he closes in on his old enemy, James Book, at the Bakersfield Mines. Meanwhile, Bram Percy, fearing the rise of a new vampire order, calls on Skinner’s former gang to silence their disgraced leader, setting old alliances ablaze.

In "One Drop of Blood," Will Bunting delivers a chilling chapter in the saga of Skinner Sweet, as James Book and his posse close in on the Bakersfield Mines to settle the score with the undead outlaw. There, they find Sweet’s old gang waiting in ambush—unaware that Bram Percy and a cadre of European vampires are observing every move from the shadows.

In "If Thy Right Hand Offend Thee, Cut It Off," James Book grapples with the lingering torment of his vampiric curse, three years after his clash with Skinner Sweet. Abilena, torn between love and duty, agrees to end his suffering—on her own terms. As the story closes, Skinner Sweet breaks free from his prison, turning his gaze toward the vampire who orchestrated the chaos.

In "Devil in the Sand, Part Two," Jack Straw, Felicia Camillo, and Cash McCogan press forward in their investigation of a gruesome murder, tracking the victim’s final hours to a Las Vegas brothel run by the enigmatic Jim Smoke and then to the sprawling, sun-baked construction site of the Boulder Dam, where the dead man was once a key figure in the secretive Consortium of Four. The story unfolds with tense atmosphere and creeping dread, as the trio pieces together a web of lies beneath the desert’s surface.

In "Devil in the Sand, Part Three," the Vassals of the Morning Star close in on a deadly threat as Felicia Camillo and Jack Straw join forces with Chief Cash McCogan to track down an ancient vampire preying on the Consortium of Four. Meanwhile, Abilena Camillo and Linden Hobbes face off against Pearl Jones with a chilling question: how does one kill an American vampire?

In "Devil in the Sand, Conclusion," Felicia Camillo and Jack Straw find themselves bound by necessity to Chief Cash McCogan and the enigmatic Skinner Sweet in a desperate stand against the ancient vampire forces corrupting Las Vegas. With the city's soul in peril and old alliances crumbling, this uneasy alliance must confront the darkness that has taken root in the desert heat.

In "The Way Out, Part One of Two," Hattie Hargrove endures captivity at the hands of a vampire obsessed with uncovering the vulnerabilities of the new American vampire lineage. Meanwhile, Pearl Jones reconnects with Henry, as they reunite for a performance that echoes the past.

In "The Way Out, Part Two of Two," Pearl and Henry Jones find themselves trapped in a deadly web of secrets as they fight to survive a hidden vampire conspiracy. Meanwhile, Hattie Hargrove, driven by a past betrayal, begins her relentless pursuit of retribution.

In "Ghost War, Part 2," Henry Preston leads a covert military unit from the Vassals of the Morning Star to Taipan, where they’re tasked with shielding American troops from a hidden vampire nest. But as the mission unfolds, a new danger emerges—Skinner Sweet has quietly joined the expeditionary forces, his true intentions unknown.

In "Ghost War, Part 3," Henry Preston and the Vassals of the Morning Star brace for a brutal assault by a terrifying, feral vampire species as they try to secure a landing zone on Taipan. With the mission unraveling into a fight for survival, the line between defense and escape blurs. Meanwhile, Pearl Jones convinces Linden Hobbes to send her to the island after learning Skinner Sweet has joined the battle, setting her on a path that could change everything.

In "Ghost War, Part 4," Henry Preston and the Vassals of the Morning Star are captured by the Imperial Japanese Army on Taipan, forced to endure a brutal experiment with a feral, savage vampire breed. As the tension mounts in their captivity, Pearl arrives on the island, driven by a desperate need to find the one she loves.

In "Ghost War, Part 5," Henry Preston and a dwindling squad of survivors, led by the enigmatic Skinner Sweet, fight to escape the hellish confines of a Japanese prison on Taipan. Trapped on an island overrun by feral vampires and hunted by relentless forces, their desperate bid for freedom pushes them to the edge of survival.

In "Ghost War, Conclusion," Pearl Jones faces off against her enduring enemy Skinner Sweet on the besieged island of Taipan, where Allied bombers close in and the stakes reach a deadly peak. With her beloved trapped in Sweet’s grasp, Pearl must confront the past and the horrors that have followed her through the ages.

In the tense aftermath of a forgotten war, the Skinner Sweet, James Book, and the US Cavalry grapple with a threat buried deep in the desert—while the vampire war chief Hole in the Sky must confront a sudden, unexpected return from exile: Mimiteh.

In the shadowed corridors of London Bridge, a centuries-old coffin is stolen, unleashing a silent threat only a seasoned hunter can track. When Agent Hobbes calls upon the sharp instincts of former Agent Felicia Book, their uneasy reunion sparks a hunt through forgotten alleys and buried secrets.

In "null," Hobbes presses Felicia to believe that Dracula is real—despite her lingering doubt—while Glass carries out a dangerous ritual with Dracula’s coffin, unleashing a growing influence that sends shockwaves across continents. As the stakes rise, the consequences of their choices begin to unravel, pulling Gus into a deadly confrontation with Hobbes in London.

In "null," Felicia reluctantly joins Linden’s mission after Gus’s life is threatened, leading them into a deadly trap in Germany at the hands of The First—a secretive order of supernatural beings long hiding from Dracula. As the vampire threat surges globally, their desperate flight becomes a race against a rising tide of ancient power.

In a chilling turn of fate, Hobbes makes the ultimate sacrifice to end Dracula’s reign, while Gus fully embraces his new nature to confront Tommy Glass. As the shadows close in, Felicia is thrust into a terrifying new role—becoming the latest leader of the Vassals of the Morningstar.