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Steven Wymer's Fidelity Growth Company Fund stands to reap $478.4 million on its stake in Pharmasset Inc. after Gilead Sciences Inc. agreed to buy the drug company at an 89 percent premium.
The $38.5 billion Fidelity Growth fund held 7.44 million shares of Pharmasset as of Sept. 30, a stake valued at about $540.4 million at the end of last week, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Gilead today offered to pay $137 a share in cash for Pharmasset, which would boost the value of Fidelity's holding to $1.02 billion.
Wymer, who has managed the Fidelity Growth fund since 1997, invests in companies that he believes have above-average growth potential. He started amassing a stake in Pharmasset in the second quarter of 2008 and over the next three years almost tripled his holding in the drug company, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. About 16 percent of the fund is invested in health-care companies, according to information posted on Fidelity's website.
"By far, the biggest contributor to the fund's relative performance was strong stock picking in health care, specifically in the pharmaceuticals / biotechnology and life science area," Wymer wrote in a May 31 report to shareholders.
Princeton, New Jersey-based Pharmasset, which is developing experimental hepatitis C treatments, was the seventh-largest holding in the Fidelity Growth fund as of Sept. 30, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The top holding in the fund is Apple Inc., whose shares have advanced 13.6 percent this year.
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The fund declined 1 percent this year through Nov. 18, doing better than 79 percent of similarly managed funds. It advanced at an average annual rate of 3.6 percent over the past five years, beating 84 percent of peers.
Sophie Launay, a spokeswoman for Boston-based Fidelity, declined to comment on the stake.
Fidelity, which has also invested in Pharmasset through other mutual funds, is the biggest shareholder in the company, owning 12.7 percent of the outstanding shares in Pharmasset.
Another mutual funds which stands to gain from Pharmasset is the $7.8 billion T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund. The fund owns about 1.64 million shares of the company, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.


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If, as I proposed the other day, the Stranger News Team, like the Arts folks, handed out Genius Awards, another candidate in the "Political Group" category (last time I nominated Congress for the New Urbanism) would be Sightline.
Check out the latest post on the Viaduct options by Sightline stud Clark Williams-Derry
Here's a snippet from Williams-Derry's Viaduct brain:
And there are at least 2 other major options out there that voters could consider: shoring up the existing structure, rather than replacing it; and using a combination of street and transit improvements to replace the viaduct's capacity, without rebuilding a highway.
I don't think much of the former option — as I understand it, most seismic engineers who've looked at it have said that the whole structure is seismically vulnerable. Perhaps voters would be willing to forego safety concerns to save a billion or so; but it's not something I'm too comfortable with. (See the comment thread here for more.)
But the second option seems very much alive in my mind. Especially because of this (pdf link): the state's plan to "Keep People and Freight Moving During Construction." Basically, the viaduct will be closed for anywhere from 18 months to 4 years during construction. And the state has laid out a series of steps to deal with traffic during the interim, including:
improving transit access, and expand water taxi service, from West Seattle to downtown
boosting transit by adding more bus routes, bus stops, and bus priority streets
shift event times at the stadiums and Seattle Center to avoid clogging traffic
improve traffic throughput north of downtown, especially at Mercer and Denny
boost park and rides north of downtown, to reduce car travel into the center of the city
So if that sort of thing — improving streets and transit — will keep us moving for up to 4 years, couldn't it last for longer? Seems to me that switching some money from the viaduct reconstruction budget to an even more robust streets and transit plan could do even more to maintain mobility — but still save a billion or more, compared with even the lowest-cost of the highway options.


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THE VAN THAT GOT AWAY: Don't ask Van Johnson, who replaced Gene Barry in the Broadway musical La Cage aux Folles, to spend a night on the town. That's for other stars. Johnson's a real drag, as it were. "I wear my pajamas to the theater so I won't be tempted to go out after the show," he says. "I go straight home to my bubble bath and then I read a book in bed."
BREAKIN' UP'S NOT HARD TO DO: Tim Conway still gets asked what it was he used to do to make his cohorts laugh on the old Carol Burnett Show. "Usually they were short on time," he explains. "It was necessary to say your line and get out. I felt it was an opportunity to do five minutes so they would have trouble in the editing room putting the show together." Conway's most popular victim was Harvey Korman, with whom he's co-starring in the new film The Longshot. "Harvey was easy to break up. I guess we have the kind of relationship that George Burns and Jack Benny had; I say 'hello' to Harvey and he falls down. So it was difficult in the sketches to look at each other. We figured two guys our ages should get jobs rather than walk around in frog outfits."
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Why does the federal government want to block independent pharmacies from providing much-needed diabetes testing supplies to older homebound patients?
In a clear case of over-zealous federal policy-making and glacial government response time, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it will do just that beginning in July. That's when CMS has decreed it will no longer allow small community pharmacies to deliver diabetic test kits to homebound and long-term-care patients on Medicare.
More than half of all healthcare providers who are eligible have received Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments for electronic health records, the Department of Health and Human Services said.
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I think people who feel the Confederate Flag should not be offensive to minorities are out of touch with reality. They obviously do not understand how that flag has symbolized hatred toward and suppression of a whole race of people.
If flag proponents don't get it by now, I think hope for our nation is lost. How can they think that displaying that flag is honorable? The South lost the war, remember? It is time to fold the flag up and put it away - so far away I hope to never see it again.
That flag should be offensive to everyone. How do you think Jewish people feel when they see a Nazi flag? I don't know of anyone in Germany, besides Neo-Nazis, showing pride in that flag. That flag also symbolizes hatred toward and suppression of a people. It is part of Germany's history, yet the Germans don't display it.
The Confederate Flag has the same meaning to many people in the United States.
Which brings me to the next subject, the Civil War. The Civil War was about states fighting for their rights, but it was the issue of slaves as property that prompted the power struggle between the North and South. Some Northerners felt the slaves were people, and many Southerners felt they were property, like cattle. So when a slavemaster brought slaves to a free state, the conflict began. From that conflict arose the schism between the North and South.
So yes, the issue was states' rights, but slavery was the catalyst that started it all. Therefore, when I see the Confederate Flag, I feel a chill run up my spine because it reminds me that prejudice is alive and well.
You will have to forgive me for not feeling a sense of pride when I see the Confederate Flag - my morals will not allow it.
Slavery is key issue
Jerry Martin's Dec. 10 interpretation of me stating that slavery was the only issue kindling the Civil War is in error. I stated that the preservation of slavery was the eminent issue.
Also, knowing that the Constitution never has provided for the act of secession, I would not have stated, as Martin implies, that "... the right of secession existed only because of the institution of slavery."
I'm uncertain why he infers my conclusions are based on exposure to tenets of the NAACP, as I'm not on its mailing list.
Martin mentions the ordinances of secession of two slave states and their dates, but fails to mention the significance of these dates. Texas, South Carolina and several other slave states convened special sessions in response to the election of Republican Abraham Lincoln. The priority plank of the Republican Platform of 1860 was the exclusion of slavery in existing and future territories. Many slave states chose rebellion in hope of protecting their most profitable commodity.
I agree with Martin's reference to the slave states' affinity toward states' rights. The slave states would only accept the concept of state sovereignty if it provided for the institution of slavery; thus their opposition to the "popular sovereignty" movement in the territories.
The only states' rights they desired to protect were their own. Why else would they have forced the odious fugitive slave law on the nation, if not to protect their rights at the expense of the other states?
Martin's reference to the Crittenden Resolution and Lincoln's speeches, stressing their aims to preserve the Union at the expense of maintaining slavery, is accurate but misleading. These examples are only evidence that Crittenden and Lincoln loved their country more than they hated slavery. Both are on record as believing that should the nation be saved, slavery would eventually die through either the political or economic process.
If Martin can recommend any works on the period that don't dedicate pages if not chapters to slavery in the South, I would be interested in reading them.
No slavery, no secession, no war.
Leftists form amusing pair
What a great pair op-ed page contributors Jim Perkins and Bill Nichols make!
George W. Bush legally won the contest, so they should suck it up and stop their childish bawling. If they can't live with that, they should contact ultra-leftist actor Alec Baldwin. He promised to leave America if Bush was elected.
Together, they could go to Castroland as the Hollyweird (don't mention Amarillo) Three Leftist-eers, and in the event that things get a little hot and heavy slaving in the sugar cane patch, the mainland is only a short inner-tube ride away.
Bon voyage!
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My ink is boiling
Jim Perkins' Dec. 17 letter started the ink in my pen to boiling.
When I was born, Calvin Coolidge was president. My immediate family was Republican. This did not always make things easy for my father, as we lived in the Democratic stronghold of Pitts-burgh, Pa. Many times I voted for a Republican, yet a Democrat won the race. This never bothered me because my generation was taught about the checks and balances built into our government. Even when Bill Clinton beat George Bush, it was simply another "change of management."
But after eight years of the Clinton administration, I was ready to offer a prayer of thanks when George W. Bush was declared the winner.
Perkins attempts to discredit Kenneth Starr and apparently approves all of the law-twisting and judicial roadblocks dreamed up by Clinton's lawyers and spin doctors to impede Starr's assignment.
Perkins uses the term "colossal and collective ignorance." How much intelligence could you ascribe to Al Gore when he was at the podium ranting that Clinton is one of the greatest presidents in our history? This came right after the House impeached Clinton.
Let's look at "collective ignorance." A publisher is ready to give Hillary Clinton an $8 million advance for her memoirs. Do you think she is going to tell us who hid her accounting files for so long or give us any of her secrets on how to make a coup in the farm commodity markets? Or tell us what really caused Vince Foster's death? I doubt it.
But publishers are able to estimate how many potential buyers of a certain mental level are in the market. Otherwise they are not publishers very long.
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"If you love copper cooking pots . . ." Villedieu-les-Poëles by Beausoleil
Villedieu-les-Poëles Travel Guide: 6 reviews and 19 photos
We visited Villedieu on a very cold rainy October day. It wasn't too far from the gite we were renting south of Caen and a very pretty drive despite the weather. Villedieu was just a curiosity stop on our way to the Abbaye de Hambye north of Villedieu.
Well, we drove into town and were immediately enchanted by all the copper signs, statues, pots in windows, etc. We even saw a copper garbage can! They were beautifully set off by bright red geraniums against the wet grey stone of the buildings.
We parked and started walking.
If you look through doorways, you find lovely hidden courtyards.
No, we didn't walk into someone's courtyard. This particular one is home to the town lace museum. It was closed the day we were there but the lace in the windows was magical and it certainly would be worth a trip in the future.
We saw this sign and had to go in, Atelier du Cuivre. We both play French horn, a brass instrument, and on French musical scores brass are referred to as cuivres. That got us in the door!
It was a combination museum and workshop and was in full swing with men pounding madly on sheets of copper while others were melting and pouring it. We signed up for the tour which was very interesting.
I must admit a highlight was the owner's dog. He had a tennis ball and had free run of the workshop. He would run up a ramp and drop the ball which would, naturally, roll down the ramp. Then he would tear down to retrieve his own ball. He also was more than willing to let us toss the ball anywhere in the shop so he could retrieve it for us. He was amazing and he never went where he wasn't allowed. Great fun!
- Pros:If you are interested in copper or lace, this is the place to visit.
- In a nutshell:Very friendly, very interesting and very wet when we were there. Rain does go away.
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Another interesting find!
a great place to see copper-pots and old architecture,thanks for sharing !
I love my copper pots from Villedieu-des-poeles too - and the bell that hangs at our front door came from the bell foundry there. Nice memories. leyle
We caught the weekly market instead of the workshops, I should have written down your info before we went.
great tips!
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Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas. The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its most popular leader, young Mosab assisted his father for years in his political activities while being groomed to assume his legacy, politics, status . . . and power. But everything changed when Mosab turned away from terror and violence, and embraced instead the teachings of another famous Middle East leader. In "Son of Hamas," Mosab Yousef—now called "Joseph"—reveals new information about the world's most dangerous terrorist organization and unveils the truth about his own role, his agonizing separation from family and homeland, the dangerous decision to make his newfound faith public, and his belief that the Christian mandate to "love your enemies" is the only way to peace in the Middle East.
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Yesterday, the Star Tribune confirmed it: Dolan is in the doghouse.
According to Strib reporter David Chanen, The Dakota County attorney's office is reviewing the charges. This case, and others alleging that Dolan violated data practice laws while testifying about a black police officer, will be investigated by Dakota County, because of a conflict on interest within Hennepin County.
Last month Dolan admitted to city officials in an e-mail that he left his dog Max at the K-9 unit kennel for a week in March. He said he took the complaints against him seriously and said that other department members also use the service for personal pet boarding. In light of the controversy, he agreed to donate $200 to the kennel.
Leaving dogs at the K-9 unit has been common practice at the MPD for some 15 years, says a police department source who wishes to remain anonymous. There are always empty cages available, and usually officers bring their own pet food and toys for the animals while they are away. Even members of the union have boarded pets there, our source continues.
Dolan and Lt. John Delmonico, president of the Minneapolis Police Officers Federation have been at each other's throats for some time and exposing the chief for something this minuscule was a political attack to damage the chief's reputation, he says.
Delmonico told the Strib otherwise. He says he's being very earnest in his criticism of the chief.
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Samantha, my college roommate, and I had been planning this little trip since the first of the year. We had been calling it our 'summer back to nature' tour. It was exactly what we needed after being cooped up on the Colorado University campus for so long. Samantha was able to borrow her boyfriend's car after what she called a 'little bargaining'. I would have called it a 'lot of bargaining'.


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Phyllis Ann Pafford, age 78, of Carrollton, Texas, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at Prestonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing. She was born October 2, 1934 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Herbert H. and Marian L. Bicknell Cranor. She married John William Pafford in Dallas, Texas September 3, 1964. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 26, 2013 from 7:00-8:00pm at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Carrollton, Texas. The funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 2:00 pm also at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Cottage Hill Cemetery in Celina, Texas. Officiating the service are Luke Biggs, Stephen Wagner, and Shaun Daugherty.
Phyllis is survived by her son, Martin Hicks of Carrollton; daughters, Karin Porter of Carrollton and Cherie Tipswood of Plano; five grandchildren; sisters, Nancy Bloomfield and Jackie Beers both of Carrollton. Phyllis is preceded in death by her parents, and husband, John.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: BSF International 19001 Huebner Rd. San Antonio, Texas 78258/BSF International.org
Services are under the direction of Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center, Aubrey.
Online condolences may be shared at www.slaymemorialfuneralhome.com


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Save The ScreenSavers!
XScreenSaver is one of the most widely-used screensaver applications for Linux systems. The Debian project is seeking new maintainers to help keep the software running.
XScreenSaver offers a large collection of screensavers to the Linux world. At this time, only two people are charged with the task of maintaining the package and these individuals are currently lacking the time the project demands. For this reason, they have turned to the Linux community for help and encourage all interested parties to offer up their abilities.
Co-maintainers should check and sort tickets, fix bugs and initialize patches. In addition, they should test whether the new releases function well in cooperation with corresponding packages such as Kscreensaver. Also, some tasks for the almost complete Version 5.0.8 are on the table: the closed patches should be checked and any issues that arise with Kscreensaver should be accordingly resolved.
The software is hosted over GIT-repositories and interested parties may respond to Bug#521783 , create a fork in GIT, and then begin. An overview of available screensavers can be found on the XscreenSaver website.
Kill-joys are most hated when rightLet Xscreensaver die. Our problems with global warming will kill it. Giga-Watts of displays flashing and spinning, why?
SuggestionsI am not able to offer help, but a suggestion.
New screen savers should be semi intelligent
and semi-persistent game-like interactive
activity. With a button to stop it and return
to the desktop manually, when the interactive
part is boring you, or the boss comes
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Mirantis to Refactor OpenStack Fuel for Kubernetes
The company is collaborating with Google and Intel to use Kubernetes as an engine for Fuel
Canonical Joins Document Foundation Advisory Board
The upcoming release of LibreOffice will be available as a snap package
SUSE Joins the Microsoft Test Drive Program
Customers can take a free test drive of SLES for HPC on the Azure Cloud
SiFive Launches a Line of Open Source Chips
San Francisco-based chip company announces their first fully open source chip platform.
Fedora 24 Released
The whole distro gets rebuilt on glibc 2.3
Canonical Announces Cross-Distro Support for Snaps
Ubuntu Vendor tries to solve app packaging and distribution problem across distributions.
ownCloud Forked
Founder of ownCloud launches the Nextcloud project.
HP Enterprise Unveils a Futuristic Computer
Will The Machine change the way future programmers think about memory?
CoreOS Announces Distributed Storage System
The new Torus distributed storage system is available under an open source license on GitHub
Google Beats Oracle in the Android Lawsuit
Juries decides Google's use of Java APIs Was Fair Use


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Bowel diversion surgery allows stool to safely leave the body when (because of disease or injury) the large intestine is removed or needs time to heal. Bowel is a general term for any part of the small or...
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1705 Tarboro St SW
Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27893
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Missing Hedge-Fund Manager 'Does Not Want to Be Found,' Police Say
Wonder why that is.
Crafty septuagenarian Arthur Nadel, the Florida-based manager of six private hedge funds that managed more than $350 million, disappeared seven days ago, the day he was supposed to hand over several million dollars in redemptions. He left behind a note for his wife indicating that he planned to commit suicide, but then later his car was found empty at the airport, and his partner says most of the money in the funds is gone. Now the FBI has taken over, as the Sarasota police have basically thrown up their hands. ''He doesn't want to be found,'' Sarasota Sheriff Chuck Lesaltato observed sagely. Wonder why that is. [Bloomberg]


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Photos of the day - August 28, 2013
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Rufus: T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house, a Muslim was killing along with his spouse. As the Muslims fired their bullets to murder their "fair share," we'd be told of "Muslim innocence" by the liars at C.A.I.R. America's innocent children all nestled in their beds, have millions of Muslims who want to sever their heads. When in San Bernardino arose such a clatter, it was Muslims bullets and bombs that caused the holiday to shatter. Then out of the White House Obama did come, blaming Christians, right-wingers and the always "evil gun". He lectures "on with regulations", and "on with an assault weapons ban", but it's his foolish "Open Borders" policy that endangers the land. He and the Democrats say it's honest citizens whom they'll love to disarm, while they flood America with Muslims to do us great harm. And while Obama and the media search to blame anything but terror, it's Americans that are thinking "electing this dirt-bag was a catastrophic error." So, if you're lucky enough to make it through Christmas and into next year, Remember, it's murderous Muslims and treasonous Democrats that you certainly should fear.


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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - A U.S. soldier was killed and two others were wounded by a roadside bomb in northern Iraq, the military said Tuesday.
The attack occurred Monday in Nineveh province, according to a news release from the Multi-National Division North.
The Multi-National Division North is responsible for areas including Balad, Kirkuk, Tikrit, Mosul and Samarra, according to its Web site.
The name of the dead soldier was withheld, pending notification of next of kin.
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Aside from pinning images and content related to SEO, most browse Pinterest boards to look for dinner presentation ideas. Since you love our Facebook Someecards Monday Meme, we thought today we bring you its Pinterest version. Many of us are helplessly addicted to the social media pinning site, and today's social ecards will show you how normal this addiction is. Have a great start of the work week!
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V. Rose - Biography
Vienna began singing at age 6. During her teenage years, her mother helped V start her first singing group with her best friend Candice. The duo, known as Harmony, sang everywhere from local churches to major platforms. At the age of 15, V's manager brought the group to noted producer, 'SPEC' to produce Harmony's new album. In 2005, the group disbanded. Before long, V signed a deal with Spechouse Media which assisted her in gaining more exposure-especially in northern California.
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Beer has never known such sensuality as with Belgo Sutra. Brewed with six different malts and fermented over figs and dates, this Belgian Dark Ale offers a deep complexity that caresses the palate to a scream-inducing climax.
Malts: Pale, Pilsner, Bonlander, Munich, Extra Special, Carafa, Chocolate
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Much of health care today involves helping patients manage conditions whose outcomes can be greatly influenced by lifestyle or behavior change. Written specifically for health care professionals, this concise book presents powerful tools to enhance communication with patients and guide them in making choices to improve their health, from weight loss, exercise, and smoking cessation, to medication adherence and safer sex practices. Engaging dialogues and vignettes bring to life the core skills of motivational interviewing (MI) and show how to incorporate this brief evidence-based approach into any health care setting. Appendices include MI training resources and publications on specific medical conditions.
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Nicholls' Lacey Gros named SLC pitcher of the week
Published: Monday, March 22, 2010 at 10:54 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, March 22, 2010 at 10:54 p.m.
FRISCO, Texas — Nicholls senior softball pitcher Lacey Gros has been named the Southland Conference pitcher of the week on Monday by vote of the league's sports information directors.
It is the third time that Gros, a former H.L. Bourgeois standout, has received this award during her career at Nicholls. Last year, Gros won the award twice. She is the first Nicholls player to win the award this season.
Gros dominated in the circle and led the Colonels to a three-game sweep over Texas-Arlington. In game one, Gros pitched her eighth complete game on the season. Gros only faced five batters over the minimum and allowed just four hits, only one of which was for extra bases. She fanned 11 in the process and recorded her first shutout of the season.
In game two, she came in to secure the save for the Colonels, facing only four batters and did not allow a single hit. In the final game of the series, Gros pitched all nine innings with nine strikeouts and gave up only two runs and six hits.
For the week, Gros went 2-0 with a save, fanned 19 batters and held one of the hottest hitting teams in the conference to a .133 batting average by yielding only 10 hits and two runs in 17 innings of work.
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Scott Snyderâs excellent âAmerican Vampireâ has been giving readers a fascinating fresh look at vampires over the past year â no easy feat. With his new mini-series âAmerican Vampire: Survival of the Fittest,â he shows us the other side of that world, through Felicia Book, a vampire hunter and agent of V.M.S. (Vassals of the Morning Star).
In this first issue, weâre introduced to Felicia Book, a vampire hunter of sorts in New York City in 1941. Book has been around for a while and is the most celebrated (literally to the point of celebrity) vampire hunter in her organization, the V.M.S. After persuasively (and violently) convincing a powerful newspaper mogul that his publication is infested with vampires, Book returns to base (under the Natural History Museum â very cool) and is waylaid from her planned sabbatical with an important mission. Nothing short of a cure for vampirism would stray Book from her plans, but exactly that pairs her up with fellow agent Cash McCogan on a mission to find the cure and bring it back.
Snyder expertly puts all the pieces we need for a satisfying story on the board in this first issue. Felicia Book is a great character from page one, layered and emotional but believable and flawed. We learn just enough about her to pique our interest and draw us in for more. The use of the V.M.S. as monitors and hunters of vampires is a well-worn trope from âBuffy The Vampire Slayerâ and âHighlanders: The Seriesâ watchers and Anne Riceâs Talamasca to âHellboyâsâ B.P.R.D. and beyond, and Snyder uses it to good effect here. Snyder hints in this first issue at all the mystery and history that heâs clearly already laid down, and gives us just enough to come back for more. Itâs the mark of a masterful writer when a reader can be compelled and curious but also feel confident that all will be revealed in due time. Snyder manages it all here with apparent ease.
Sean Murphyâs art in this issue is nothing short of spectacular. The book has a gritty feel fitting of the 1940âs and of a book that straddles the supernatural and crime genres. Felicia Book is a beautifully designed character, all sharp angles and determined jaw, long lean silhouette and painfully stylish clothing. Her short hair is particularly wonderful and itâs hard not to fall in love with her before she even opens her mouth. In a single issue, Snyder, Murphy, and Dave Stewart have given me one of the most exciting new female protagonists in serial comics that Iâve encountered since Greg Ruckaâs P.I. Dex Parios debuted in âStumptownâ in 2009. The other characters are given the same careful and considered visual treatment by Murphy, as is the universe they inhabit from the V.M.S. headquarters to the city of New York. The colors by Stewart are particularly effective â a subtle, largely brown palette with powerful pops of saturated red. Overall it creates a fantastic look and feel that breathes life and unique personality into the book.
Snyder has, in just the last year, made an impressive mark in comics with his powerful storytelling, fine craftsmanship, and detailed character work. This latest book is no exception. Next to his exceptional work on âDetective Comics,â âAmerican Vampire: Survival of the Fittestâ is easily Snyderâs most compelling work to date.