Found this at Secret Headquarters last week. It's a Gilbert Hernandez (Love and Rockets, Sloth) Vertigo mini from 2002. No real idea what it's about but the covers are cool, the art is cool, it's from Vertigo and it's Gilbert Hernandez. So it's mine now.
I did find a Wired article about it. Here's a tidbit:
Mike Chang and his skin lead separate lives. That's the setup for Gilbert Hernandez's latest comic feat, Grip: The Strange World of Men. From there, the miniseries follows the tragic hero's travels in a classic mélange of fantasy, noir, comedy, and sci-fi. The fifth and final issue is due out in March.
Issue one drops the reader into a contemporary city full of freaks, poseurs, and trigger-happy gangsters. After a series of confusing encounters, Chang and his skin part company. How and why this happens are unclear, but the last panel foreshadows what's to come: A gap-toothed little girl with an eye patch frolics with Chang's floppy epidermis, which is drawn in a cheery style.
Sounds delightful. As far as I can tell Vertigo never collected this in trade form, so either I have happened on a hidden treasure or, well it's just not that good. Smart money is on the first option. I'll try to read it over the weekend and give you a review early next week.
- TFM
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