God Save the Queen

Mike Carey -- the author behind many of the highly respected Hellblazer books -- and artist John Bolton haved teamed up to produce an engrossing graphic novel. The story focuses on a London teen experimenting with drugs, and follows her through a voyage into the faerie realm. It's dark, certainly, but also one of the best combinations of quality writing and high-powered art out there (Bolton's illustrations seem to be converted oil paintings, and convey a level of realism rarely seen in the genre).