This volume in particular is pretty messy and the pacing is also quite weird, but honestly it compensates with it's atmosphere and aesthetic. It's well known that Milligan has a thing for the weird and the surreal and he definitely conveys that here, so in a way the messiness of the book, helps the surreal and twisted vibe, he is going for. Janin and the art team in general help with that too btw, but honestly Janin's art is always a hit or miss for me. Also there are interesting ideas thrown here and there, but in the end it feels like both too much and at the same time not enough. Don't get me wrong, there are things to delve here, there are some nice explorations and introduces you to the characters in a decent manner, but in the end, it kinda falls short because of it's own ambitions. The story definitely needed more time, better execution and more planning. In the end I appreciate Milligan's run and the things he tried, but personally, I consider Milligan's run to be the worst of all the JLD runs to date.