Bratpack

A darkly satirical deconstruction of the superhero genre, Bratpack launched from King Hell in 1992, written and drawn by the singularly iconoclastic Rick Veitch. The series skewers the tropes of sidekicks and adolescent crime-fighters, presenting a grim, morally complex world where youthful heroism is exploited and corrupted. Though its initial run produced no numbered issues, its influence as a cult touchstone of '90s independent comics endures for its unflinching critique of the very idea of kid heroes.