Complete overview of Derek Riggs's career as a graphic artist, focusing primarily on his designs for Eddie, the Iron Maiden mascot. For more than 10 years he was the official artist for the band, until struggles with the band's management and health concerns forced him to move on. In recent years he's moved into digitally created images, getting away from heavy metal horror and moving into mysticism and surrealism. There are a number of great anecdotes, like the original "Maiden Japan" cover with Eddie chopping off Paul Dianno's head; Riggs painted this unaware that he was on the verge of leaving the band. I also liked learning that Salvador Dali was his model for the devil on the cover of "The Number of the Beast." The book also touches on his struggle with chronic fatigue syndrome and seasonal affective disorder, prompting him to move from England to the US. ( )