The Collected Black Kiss (Dynamite+Image|1988->|Dgtl|Empire)

"[T]here was serious talk about [creating ratings] for comics, and the idea was
that I would do a book that would be appalling and offensive... and funny."
- Howard Chaykin

"It NEVER got THIS nutty in Catholic school."
- Rosemary, "Black Kiss", Chapter Ten

Overview:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Kiss

However, I'd recommend against reading any part of the article before reading the
comic - this one is lots more enjoyable if you don't have any notion of what to
expect. Instead, suffice it to say that the (first) book starts out with what seem
to be familiar hard-boiled stock characters in a familiar hard-boiled stock plot,
except ever so slightly more brutal and sexually explicit.

And then... things gradually get... a bit nutty!

And then... things rapidly get... a whole lot more so!!

Contains:

BLACK KISS - Original release of the 2010 Dynamite single-volume edition of the
1988 series. Digital Hi-Res, no bonus materials worth mentioning.

BLACK KISS 2 - Single-volume compilation of the 2012-2013 Image sequel, from the
single-issue Digital Lo-Res 0-Day releases, plus collection cover.