DC Milestone was the best when it came out. Seen so many racy comics that have come out since that are extreme for extreme's sake and have shock value for lack of creativity in many Punisher and other Garth Ennis related material as well as things like Stormwatch and The Authority and the Elite but Blood Syndicate is the OG and everything in this series had a reason for it and was necessary, from Wise Son's cursing to all the extreme violence. Best part is when the reporter gets her head blown off and Flashback goes back in time for 3 seconds to save her. Holocaust just says to Flashback "tell your friend to be more careful" after he burns a man into ashes. McDuffie was ahead of his time and his career later showed and proved that. Cover art by Cowan and Palmiotti as well as pencils by Black Lightning alumni Trevor Von Eeden are all icing on the cake to one of the best issue no. 1 comics ever!
