The long, strange trip that began in X'ed Out and continued in The Hive reaches its mind-bending, heartbreaking end, but not before Doug is forced to deal with the lie he's been telling himself since the beginning. In this concluding volume, nightmarish dreams evolve into an even more dreadful reality...
Readers looking for great comic books will find that in the graphic novel, Sugar Skull. Read Full Review
Burns plays a long game and it's particularly impressive that he has taken so many horrific images and ideas throughout "X'ed Out," "The Hive," and even here in "Sugar Skull" and still managed to bring them together in an emotionally resonant way that feels both tender and sorrowful. Read Full Review
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