(W) Duane Swierczynski (A) Michael Gaydos & Various (CA) Michael Gaydos. A man driven to the brink* blacklisted and left brutally changed* must crawl through the wreckage of his life to defeat a gang of deadly criminals hell-bent on setting the streets of Philadelphia aflame. Fueled by rage and empowered by years of experience upholding the law* the new Black Hood is a visceral* conflicted and flawed urban vigilante but he's also the city's last hope. Introduction from legendary crime writer Lawrence Block.