
Agent Poole is in the south and encounters both racism and another breed of vampire. Greaser vampire hunter Travis Kidd is on the trail of a vampire that killed his family.

In order to fight the US soldiers encroaching on their territory, including Jim Book and Skinner Sweet, the Apaches awaken a legendary monster, the Mimteh. Writer Scott Snyder ( Batman, Swamp Thing) and artist Rafael Albuquerque bring together even more threads to the complex tapestry that is the world of American Vampire.

The second tale comes straight from 1950s America, where American Vampire is terrorizing the suburbs with hot rods, teenyboppers and fangs! "Death Race" focuses on ferocious new vampire hunter Travis Kidd - but what is his connection to Skinner Sweet? As the story comes to a violent end, a sworn enemy's identity is finally revealed, and lots of blood is spilled! Plus, more about the man Skinner used to call his best friend - James Book! Learn about the original American Vampire, Skinner Sweet, and his involvement in the brutal Indian Wars, and an ancient evil hidden in the heart of the Old West. The first tale comes from the early 1800's with the "The Beast in the Cave" featuring art by the legendary Jordi Bernet ( Torpedo, Jonah Hex).

American Vampire flashes back to two very distinct points in American history.
