I've already read most of what was collected here, although the origin story is supposedly somewhat different (I'd have to dig out the original comics to compare). I found the story more interesting when I first encountered it. Maybe it's because the story was new and most of the volumes were actual stories. Besides the origin story, this volume holds several existential thumb twiddles that are almost intriguing. But they didn't really grab me. Still, interesting art and thoughtful thoughts, almost Neil Gaiman-ish. ( )