American Vampire #10

Written by Scott Snyder
Art by Mateus Santolouco

This issue begins the two-part "The Way Out", which checks in on the two female American Vampires who headlined the main story when it debuted.

Hattie has been kept in captivity by one of the European vampires, who experiments on her once a month, when her strength is at its lowest.  She doesn't know why she's being kept there, but she doesn't like it, and takes steps to correct the situation.

Pearl, on the other hand, has been living a nice quiet life with her boyfriend Henry in the woods of California.  She has a lot of doubts and guilt surrounding their circumstances based on the fact that he is aging while she isn't, and that she knows there are groups actively hunting her.

This is a good issue.  The art is not by Rafael Albuquerque, which was a disappointment at first, but by his friend and partner on Mondo Urbano, Mateus Santolouco.   Santolouco's art is in the Albuquerque vein, and he's a solid replacement, although I hope it's only going to be briefly.