Wired reports on Gizmondo's high-speed crash-up

In the tradition of upstanding journalism, Wired's Randall Sullivan follows the rise and fall of Gizmondo, framing the entire tale with company exec Stefan Eriksson's infamous crash of a rare Ferrari Enzo, which brought his company's financial indiscretions to the attention of both the law and the media.

Clocking in at over 6,000 words, Sullivan's piece delves deeply into the seedy history of both Gizmondo and Erikkson. The bizarre tale — involving Erikkson's history as a drug dealer, and the company's close affiliations with Sweden's Uppsala Mafia — has never been this extensively investigated, and the article covers a lot of ground in order to shed some light on a remarkable story which only gets stranger the deeper you dig.

Also worth noting are the story's outstanding accompanying illustrations, as seen above, done by comic book artist Jae Lee.