Very nice presentation immediately sets this oversize, clothbound hardcover apart from the pack (But, evidently, not enough so that we noticed it when it came out... last year).   One part Aubrey Beardsley, one part Mobius, one part Michael Kaluta, one part Theo Ellsworth, all seasoned with an Alan Moore sensibility, combines to yield a neo-Heavy Metal-esque fare that is a special treat.  Paul Gravett says, "Our new century demands a new charismatic comic book magician to weave his spells on us.  Updating classic conjurers like Mandrake and Doctor Strange with a twist of Oscar Wilde and Aubrey Beardsley, John Harris Dunning and Nikhil Singh have crafted a haunting, hypnotizing master of the mystic arts in Salem Brownstone.  Their sharp, surprising storytelling and intense, imaginative illustration combine to create real magic on the page."