This installment of the Goon was an interesting change of style. While the previous collections were light and quite funny, this volume is quite serious. It also exposes the origins of the Goon's distinctive scarred face. There are two running plots, a present day and flashbacks to the Goon's incident in Chinatown. The two stories are linked thematically and the art is used very well to differentiate between the two story lines. Chinatown has a rich sepia hued appearance which works quite well. It is interesting to see the personalities of some of the major characters revealed further and focuses on love, loss, and friendship.