In a way, Eric Powell is almost a Mike Mignola v2.0: the scope of his imagination is limitless, and he applies it to a hybrid genre to devastating effect. Think about his work on the Goon - it's gangster drama meets comedy meets horror, all with the unfiltered vision of the writer/artist Powell. Big Man Plans, on which he shared duties with Tim Weisch, was a violent dwarfsploitation piece with elements of thriller/suspense. Now he's turned his pen towards a fantasy realm of hill folk, witches, and magic.

This is also Powell's return to his own publishing imprint, Albatross Funnybooks, with this being the flagship book, and thank Christ for that: this book is incredible.

Powell's art has evolved over time to a fantastic zenith - he uses muted earth tones as his colors to set an environmental backdrop (similarly to his Goon work), and makes sure the tone is set from the very first page: