Avelon

Set in the decaying, rain-slicked streets of a near-future metropolis, Avelon is a five-issue miniseries from Drawbridge Studios that blends noir detective fiction with cyberpunk dread. Written by Blaine Loyd and illustrated by Manny Vega, the series follows a disgraced former cop navigating a city where memory is currency and identity can be bought and sold. Its taut, moody storytelling and striking visual style make it a cult gem of late-1990s independent comics.