Blackout

In the near future, a global blackout plunges the world into chaos, and from the shadows emerges a new kind of hero. This four-issue Dark Horse series from 2014, written by Frank Barbiere and vividly illustrated by Colin Lorimer with colors by Tamra Bonvillain, explores a gritty, grounded take on the vigilante mythos. It matters for its stripped-down, noir-inflected vision of a world without power—both literal and metaphorical—and the desperate choices made in the dark.