Writer Scott Snyder and artist Rafael Albuquerque continue to awe us as AMERICAN VAMPIRE #14 hits stores this Wednesday.

Henry and the crew storm the shores of a remote Pacific island with a secret at its core. But the island's secrets are nothing compared to what Skinner has up his sleeve. Meanwhile, our gal Pearl sets out on a desperate mission of her own . . .

It’s been a year since we launched AMERICAN VAMPIRE. We’ve had a ton of great press, buzz and awesome feedback from you, the fans—it’s all been so amazing. But would you believe me if I told you we’re just getting warmed up?

What began in the 1880s American West, to the Hollywood of the 1920s, to the beginnings of the Las Vegas we know today, to the building of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s, now heads to the South Pacific in the 1940s! I just finished looking at some incredible pages from RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE from the new, EPIC storyline we’re calling GHOST WAR. This story is the PERFECT jumping-on point for new readers, and it starts with issue 13 in stores tomorrow! It’s WWII in The Pacific, vampires, Pearl, Henry and that bastard we love to hate—Skinner Sweet—at the heart of it all!

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And if that's not enough, I just saw some incredible pages from SEAN MURPHY for the new mini-series we’re launching, called AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.

So get ready for all the action of AMERICAN VAMPIRE Year Two. We’re just getting warmed up…

-Mark

The “Ghost War” rages on in the Pacific, in AMERICAN VAMPIRE #16, by Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque. Things don’t look good for our heroes when something terrible crawls out of the caves of Taipan. Meanwhile, the U.S. military plans for the island reach a boiling point and Henry’s unit is caught in the middle. Plus: the truth about Skinner’s past is revealed!

Cover by Rafael Albuquerque

And from the critically acclaimed Vertigo series comes AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. a five-part minisieres written by Scott Snyder, with art by red hot artist Sean Murphy (Joe the Barbarian), which expands on the AMERICAN VAMPIRE mythology with a story of horror and history that changes things forever.

It’s WWII in Nazi-occupied Romania as vampire hunters Felicia Book and Cash McCogan go behind enemy lines with the secret organization known as the Vassals of the Morningstar in search of a rumored vampire cure. But their haunted, twisted past with Skinner Sweet makes the mission more difficult than they imagined.

Who says you can’t judge a comic book by its cover? This is gonna be awesome!

Cover by Sean Murphy

This May don’t miss STRANGE ADVENTURES #1 written by some of the greatest comic book writers of our time, including Peter Milligan, Scott Snyder, and Jeff Lemire! Also featuring exciting new talents in comics making their vertigo debut!

From the far reaches of space to the not so distant future, Vertigo brings you a collection of 8 ten page science fiction short stories as only Vertigo can do them.

Plus: The Eisner award-winning team of 100 BULLETS, Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso reunite to bring you the first chapter of their upcoming new series SPACEMAN!

Cover by Paul Pope. Check out the variant cover by Mark Buckingham.