Hard Looks #1

Dark Horse Comics proudly presents the first issue of this hard-boiled anthology series consisting of comic-book adaptations of Andrew Vachss' finest short stories. Vachss (Flood, Blue Belle, Sacrifice) is the best-selling author of some of today's best-selling author of some of today's best crime-drama novels. Included in this issue are "Hostage," adapted by writer Neal Barrett, Jr. and illustrated by Gary Gianni, "Unwritten Law," adapted by writer Barbara Kesel and illustrated by Rick Magyar and "Dumping Ground," adapted by writer/artist Dave Gibbons. Also in this issue is "Statute of Limitations," an original, previously unpublished prose piece by author Andrew Vachss and its accompanying illustration by Tim Bradstreet, who also provides this issue's cover.