It would've been more interesting if the protagonist was actually wearing a mask that looked like a normal face. And then once his face is "broken" it reveals the grotesque face was underneath the whole time. As if he was wrong or blatantly lying(that sounds delicious) about who was wearing a mask.
Now that would be something.
As many have said, the artwork stands leagues above the story. The hatching style works will with grotesque subject matter so I really enjoy it there. In short, it's beautiful.