Hunters, cultists, mutants and shantytown pimps all want a piece of Gus, the boy with deer antlers. All that stands between them and him is Jepperd, a killer from the apocalyptic wasteland with motivations of his own. As Gus goes out into what's left of the world, he'll find out that no one is quite what they seem.
I'm struck by the idea that Gus may be as much a metaphor as he is a specific character. He's presented as so much of a tabula rasa that he could represent a highly religious child thrust into the real world. I suppose that's part of what makes this book so powerful, and what makes me ache for future issues of this very intriguing series. Read Full Review
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