not for every taste, certainly, but the characters are interesting and there's a kind of crazed glory to it that's kind of seductive, even though it doesn't really go anywhere much. lots of political and social commentary buried in it, though, and the larger story is cleverly framed (the end of civilization is in the middle, and the ending goes love-among-the-ruins instead), which is probably why Chaykin wrote it. the intricate panel art of Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, a bit oddly paired with his magnificent art deco covers, are also extraordinary. altogether, as a ballpark comparison think Warren Ellis's gung-ho later series Transmetropolitan, set in a future that echoes our present. ( )