Silver - Stephan Franck
- Of Treasures and Thieves, Book 1: James Finnegan, con man and master thief, finds he and his gang are out of luck when after a daring escape, he loses the key to their loot. Desperate, he looks through the old journals of Jonathan Harker and learns two unbelievable things. First, there exists a massive silver hoard called the silver dragon, worth millions. And second, vampires exist and this hoard is in the possession of Drakh-Kahn, king of the vampires. With the help of a sword-wielding Van Helsing granddaughter, a future-telling child, and an old ham actor, Finnegan goes for the big score, undead blood rituals and monsters be damned. This is an exciting and fun adventure, with writing that evokes Brian Azzarello and black and white art that evokes Sin City. Franck pays proper homage to Stoker's work, while letting Finnegan be a modern, devil-may-care hero. This collection has six issues, stopping at a cliffhanger just as the long con gets rolling. [4]
