Charles Burns is the creator of the landmark horror graphic novel BlackHole , currently in production as a major motion picture directed by DavidFincher. Skin Deep is the third (following El Borbah and BigBaby ) of a series of three volumes collecting his acclaimed oeuvre up to Black Hole . Skin Deep includes Burns' popular character Dog Boy (ared-blooded all-American boy with the transplanted heart of a dog, featured inshorts on MTV's cult classic Liquid Television show). The book alsocollects "Burn Again," and "A Marriage Made in Hell." These tales of doomedromance set a tone for the rest of Skin Deep . In addition to the comics, Skin Deep includes several pages of illustrations reprinted from Burns'sketchbooks as well as covers and other pieces from foreign editions of theauthor's work
