Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire

A single-issue prestige one-shot from DC in 2022, Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire brings together a powerhouse creative team—including writers Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, and Greg Rucka, with art by Joe Bennett and Keith Giffen—to chart the brutal, complex arc of its antihero. Covering key moments from his ancient origins to his modern-day reign, the story examines the cost of absolute power and the line between ruler and tyrant. It stands as a compact, high-impact character study that distills decades of Black Adam’s history into a single, dense narrative.