You guys I don't even know what to pick out of this, I love everything. It was an exciting story and a terrifically fun ride, first off. I loved "dog of the streets" and the dog skull burned with lye and the feeling of the time he spent dreaming in the mud underwater. At all points of the story, the atmosphere comes through so thick and strong, the sense of being overwhelmed comes from the rich imagery as well as Walter's experience of being held down and trapped. Both of you have done an amazing job of creating a sense of a strange, hostile, cloying and incomprehensible place. It's odd actually, it works out as an analogue to Rorschach's vision of NYC. The sense of atmosphere and the filter of his perception are just as powerful.

I love the sly, clever, careful closing bookend which seems to shout out to me that THIS IS ONLY CHAPTER ONE. Maybe that is my favourite part.