This book scared the shit out of me. Maybe because I read it on a cold night in the middle of the week when nobody was home, but this book is dark, bleak, and horrifying. Now this is not to say it’s bad – I just don’t go for this kind of thing and what can I say when Frank Miller gives his seal of approval to it. It is visually haunting, but it’s as dark as a night on the backside of Pluto. The many stories contained within can disturb the disturbed and I’m not even going to attempt to describe them, honestly, because in some of them, I’m just fucking lost. It really is a book that looks cool and you want to read it but you only do it once. Visually, this book is a find, but as a mental stimulant, be careful what you wish for. (Soft Skull Press, 71Bond St, Brooklyn NY 11217; http://www.softskull.com/)