The follow-up to the smash hit HACK/SLASH: MY FIRST MANIAC miniseries, as the secret origin of comicdom''s favorite hulking sidekick is revealed! Before Vlad roamed the country with Cassie Hack, he haunted the alleyways of Chicago as the living urban legend, the Meat Man! But even a cleaver-wielding monster gets lonely, and Vlad''s quest to find out who he really is will lead him on a bloody path!