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. \"(W) Yves H. (A/CA) Hermann