In an anonymous corporate boardroom, a super-hero is shot through the head. Her body is consumed by flames, and her killer walks free. So begins Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean"s BLACK ORCHID, one of comics" most remarkable and transformative creations. Simultaneously a deconstruction and a resurrection of an entire genre, this tale of the uncanny lives of Susan Linden embodies the new maturity in graphic storytelling that revolutionized the medium at the turn of the millennium. Gaiman and McKean"s pivotal miniseries is collected here m its entirety together with an insightful introduction from essayist Mikal Gilmore and a special section featuring never-before-seen sketches and preliminary texts from Gaiman.