Book excerpt: Cassian Steele is the boss of the werewolf mafia in the Big Easy, and he's got a problem. The old witch Verona knows his secret and has gone into hiding. Cassian wants her dead. So he sends out the word: An open contract. The first monster to dust Verona gets a big payday. What no one realizes is that Barnabus Black, a demon desperately trying to regain his halo, is her protection. * Featuring covers by Dave Johnson and Juan Ferreyra! * By Victor Gischler (_Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike-A Dark Place, Punisher MAX, X-Men)_ and Juan Ferreyra (_Colder_, _Rex Mundi_)! "His art reminds me of Clive Barker at his best. Things which disturb you on a deep, psychological level. Beasts which have too many eyes or hands. It always warms my black heart to see new monsters, and Ferreyra draws the best I've seen in many moons." - Adventures in Poor Taste