The Fracture of the Universal Boy

I picked this up because Michael Zulli is an extraordinarily talented artist and he was at Denver Comic Con. I'd only ever seen his adaptations and never any of his original work before, but bought this on the strength of amazing art. I can't call it beautiful. So much of this story is about the ugly, ugly things deep in people's psyches, but the beautiful parts are beautiful and the ugly parts are terrifying.

I think I probably understand about 40% of what is going on in this work. I'm tempted to summarize it as “The coma dream of a dying artist,” but I think that's too short and probably not the only interpretation. If you like incredibly well drawn, deeply twisted, and frequently confusing forays into the human psyche, definitely try this one.