Corruption, violence, decay: European comics master Hermann and the up-and-coming writer Yves H. take a viciously satirical look at the dark side of the American soul. From the evil that stalks the eastern seaboard setting of Blood Ties to the crime-ridden Los Angeles of Girl from Ipanema, these three stories paint a picture of a new Babylon. Collected for the first time, and presented for the first time in an English-language translation, it's a vision of the USA that could only come from without.