Andrew Vachss Underground #[nn]

A lone silhouetted figure stands at the threshold of a warm, fire-lit tunnel on Sean Phillips's atmospheric cover — shadow and subterranean architecture conspiring to create an irresistible sense of menace and mystery. Andrew Vachss and Mike Richardson bring their hardboiled sensibilities to "The Book of Crews," with Dominic Reardon's art and Jeremy Colwell's colors promising a story as gritty as the world below the streets. Dark Horse's 2014 release feels like noir in its purest form — the kind of underground where the light at the end of the tunnel might not be salvation.