Writer: Steve Niles Art: Ben Templesmith Publisher: IDW Publishing

The story revolves around the small town of Barrow, Alaska. The protagonist, John Ikos, is a Barrow resident and a vampire hunter. The issue starts off with him taking a frozen vampire home to study it and later found out that the bloodsucking monster was still “alive”.

Haven’t read the series before, I cannot compare it with other issues. The artwork is good and is genuinely suited to the story, but the story itself is boring and disappointing. I know this is just a short story (10 pages long), but that doesn’t mean the story has to be dull. There can be a bit more variety, a bit more action.

One thing that I can’t get around my head after reading the story is why would John assume the vampire is “deceased”? Is he an amateur vampire hunter? If he is a professional hunter, he is indeed “one of the dumbest m*****f***ers ever to walk the Earth”.

I will give 30 Days of Night Vol 1 a try, but I don’t expect much after reading this short story.

SCORE: 4.5/10