Mrrrr, stupid IJ ate my comment yesterday and I didn't have time to go back and repost until now and mostly forgot what I said. -__-
This is gorgeous. You managed to capture Gaiman's storytelling mastery and the Corinthian in all his visceral glory, without compromising Vino and making him an equal. And yes, the story is violent, but in the same way the Sandman comics are - gory, but captivating in a way that even though it's unpleasant, you can't look away.