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Creating graphic novels can be a time-consuming business, but few take as long as a decade to complete. But that's how long Charles Burns has been working on Black Hole, hailed by many who read the serialized version to be a masterpiece.

Burns takes us back to the seventies, striking a community of teenagers with a bizarre sexually transmitted disease that alters their bodies: a rash here, a concealable bump there. But sometimes, for the particularly unlucky, it might kick-start the growth of an entirely new body part.

Part horror, part murder mystery, Burns' book transcends genre and has already been nominated for numerous awards. This collection of the entire story in one volume is surely not to be missed. Watch out for our review, coming soon.

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