Black Hole by Charles Burns, a review from Salon by Douglas Wolk.
"Burns originally serialized Black Hole as a 12-issue comic book series, beginning in 1995... What made each issue of the comic worth the long wait was its sustained tone. Chip Kidd (who designed the jacket), speaking on a panel this summer, pointed out that Burns had managed to keep his drawing style perfectly consistent for the 10 years it took to finish. The mood of the story moves in a slow, graceful arc from its initial plunge into repulsion to its final glints of hope; every panel suggests that Burns knew what it would look like from the moment he began the book." Read the entire Salon review.