Book excerpt: Experience the biggest, baddest yarn the harsh and blood-soaked burg has to offer! This tome of the acclaimed crime noir is presented at original size with new wrap-around cover art by Frank Miller. Wallace was living a pretty simple life, a good guy, an artist, trying to make his way but not willing to sacrifice his principles to do it. Then, he meets Esther. He saves her from trying to take her own life, and falls in love. But before she can explain her reasons, she’s taken, kidnapped by a shadowy cabal up to serious no good. Luckily there’s more to Wallace than goodness. He isn’t the kind to lose his head, he’s really good at killing people. And he’ll kill anyone that needs killing if it gets him closer to finding Esther again. He’s going to hell . . . and back. The fourth editions of Frank Miller’s signature series continue with Volume 7 Hell and Back. This edition does include twenty-three pages of cover and pinup galleries from previous editions, with art from Eduardo Barreto, Brian Bolland, Geof Darrow, Gary Gianni, Paul Grist, R. C. Harvey, Russ Heath, Gil Kane, Jason Pearson, and Matt Wagner. Devoted fans and new readers can again experience the groundbreaking and unparalleled noir masterpiece that has engrossed readers for nearly three decades! FOR MATURE READERS