With Halloween weekend upon us, SteveNiles.com is celebrating this holiday by making available the entire first issue of “30 Days of Night” absolutely free to all visitors. The series is set in the small Arctic Circle town of Barrow, Alaska, where once a year the sun goes down and doesn’t rise again for 30 days. This time, though, when the sun goes down, out come the vampires and it’s up to two local sheriffs to protect the citizens of Barrow. Or, as Steve Niles described the series succinctly, “Alaska. Dark. Vampires. Raaaarrrr! Nooooo!”

Steve’s excited to be offering this comic for free to his fans, new and old, and has some parting words for readers on this his favorite holiday. “I just want to wish everybody a Happy Halloween. Have fun and enjoy being scared or scary, whichever you choose.”

You can read “30 Days of Night” #1 right now by clicking over to the previews portion in our image gallery.