Billy Budd, KGB

In 1992, Epix published this single-issue graphic novel that reimagines Herman Melville's classic tale through a Cold War lens. Written by Jerome Charyn and illustrated by François Boucq, Billy Budd, KGB transplants the story of innocence and betrayal onto a Soviet submarine, where a young sailor's purity clashes with a sinister political officer. A sharp, atmospheric one-shot, it stands as a distinctive hybrid of literary adaptation and espionage thriller.