Beautiful Monster by Maruo Suehiro, translated by Ryan Holmberg. $25. 208 pages, published by Bubbles.

This should be the comic news story of the year, a NEW Maruo book in English, which is more of a rarity than it has any right to be, and yet it is. So don;t take this lightly, if you are an English speaking person who cares about international comic art, do not pass this book up. A true cause for celebration.