Andrew Vachss' writing has been described as "red-hot and serious as a punctured lung" (<i>Playboy</i>), "hypnotically violent ... made up of equal part broken concrete block and razor wire" (<i>Chicago Sun-Times</i>), and "short and choppy, like the ticking of a time bomb" (<i>Seattle Post-Intelligencer</i>).<br><br>This new digital-only edition collects eleven of Vachss's life-at-ground-zero comics stories, brought to life by an outstanding lineup of the industry's most talented writers and artists. This exciting book also contains a gallery of covers from the original <i>Hard Looks</i> series, as well as a cover by Geof Darrow, award-winning artist and creator of such titles as <i>Shaolin Cowboy</i>, and co-creator of <i>The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot</i>, and<i> Hard Boiled</i>.<br>The <i>Hard Looks</i> preview features story pages from "Drive-By" by Joe Lansdale and artist Gary Gianni.