Vampires. In. Spaaaaaaaaace! Those three words alone should be enough to get you on board with Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque’s excellent American Vampire: Second Cycle. Last issue, our heroes snuck behind the fence to investigate Area 51 only to find all manner of horrors within. Now, with issue #9, it’s a race against time to escape with their lives intact. Of course, escaping is easier said than done as you’ll see in our exclusive preview of Vertigo’s American Vampire: Second Cycle #9. Written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque, issue #9 hits the ground running — quite literally. You can take a gander for yourself in our exclusive preview gallery below.

Here’s the official synopsis:

“Trapped behind the wall, Felicia and Pearl must run from the horrors they find lurking in Area 51. Whether they make it out alive or become test tube experiments may not be up to them. AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SECOND CYCLE continues here!”

American Vampire: Second Cycle #9 is available on Wednesday, August 5.