Crooked Little Vein

Detective Mike McGill has a crappy life. Dumped by his girlfriend for a hairy-nippled lesbian, Mike has managed to stumble into every jacked up and depraved case imaginable to compound the misery of his existence, that is until now. Tasked with finding the real constitution (you know, the one that the Founding Fathers created to be used at a time of great crisis that is bound in the skin of an alien killed by Ben Franklin himself - yeah, that constitution) McGill starts a twisted journey along America's underbelly that takes him from coast to coast with pit-stops in various hells that never seem to end.

With his nymphomaniac lover/partner/guide Trix and a pack of reservoir tipped Jesus condoms the two blaze a cross country trail that burned my eyes to read. From a red eye flight with a serial killer, to industrial strength silicon shaped transvestite hookers, to a nut sack filled with saline until he walks bowl-legged, Mike re-discovers America in a way that some take for granted, and others wake from in a cold sweat in the middle of the night. And the hits just keep on coming.

Not for the weak of heart, Ellis has crafted an edgy, painful, and hilarious romp that will have you walking away feeling like you were kicked in the scrotum but badly wanting more. For those of you outside of the comic book/graphic novel world, Warren Ellis is one of the most well-respected and creative writers in the world. Comics aren't just for kids anymore and if you haven't figured that out yet, get off your couch and go check out some of his other works such as Transmetropolitan and The Authority which should be readily available for your reading ecstasy at your local bookstore. If they don't have them, ask what the hell is wrong with their ownership and demand that copies be ordered.

For more info about Warren Ellis check out his website at http://www.warrenellis.com/ and to get your hands on the book go to your local bookstore or follow the link on his website.

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