By Stephen King
Editorial label for King’s five-part underlying narrative; Bad Blood is its first chapter and an in-world book, not represented as a verified formal whole-arc title. Illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque, with color by Dave McCaig and lettering by Steve Wands.
31 characters currently cataloged in this work.
The narrative has been read. Cast reconciliation and the omission check are still pending.
First publication
March 2010
First serialized beginning in American Vampire issue 1, alongside the other five-part narrative collected in Volume 1. The display title identifies the narrative editorially.
Collected in American Vampire, Volume 1.
Characters in American Vampire: Skinner Sweet’s Origin
- Abilena CamilloAppears · 1 reviewed story
- B. D. Bloch (Skinner Sweet’s origin story)Mentioned · 1 reviewed story
- BenitaAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Bram PercyAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Bunting’s book-talk audience (unnamed)Appears · 1 reviewed story
- Butch YeagerMentioned · 1 reviewed story
- Dr. Jonas StillwagonAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Ella LangumMentioned · 1 reviewed story
- Farmer who finds Jim Book feeding (unnamed)Appears · 1 reviewed story
- FeliciaAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Felix CamilloAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Hector CamilloAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Henry FinchAppears · 1 reviewed story
- James Eldred BookAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Javier JuarezMentioned · 1 reviewed story
- Jim Book’s mother (unnamed)Mentioned · 1 reviewed story
- KuznetsovAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Lakeview newspaper boy (unnamed)Appears · 1 reviewed story
- Mrs. PruittMentioned · 1 reviewed story
- Ronnie JeeksAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Skinner SweetAppears · 2 reviewed storys
- TarrantMentioned · 1 reviewed story
- The Blackmouth twinsAppears · 1 reviewed story
- The miners who uncover Skinner (unnamed)Appears · 1 reviewed story
- The Nevada KidAppears · 1 reviewed story
- The Nevada Kid’s mother (unnamed)Mentioned · 1 reviewed story
- The sheep Jim Book feeds on (unnamed)Mentioned · 1 reviewed story
- Three-year-old robbery victim (unnamed)Mentioned · 1 reviewed story
- VachonAppears · 1 reviewed story
- VonAppears · 1 reviewed story
- William BuntingAppears · 2 reviewed storys
Connections to other works
- American Vampire: Pearl Jones’s Hollywood Story
Skinner Sweet · William Bunting · B. D. Bloch Likely identity