Button Man: The Killing Game

John Wagner’s hard-boiled thriller, published by Kitchen Sink Press in 1995, follows a ruthless assassin forced into a deadly, high-stakes game where killers hunt each other for the amusement of the wealthy. This single-issue debut, illustrated by Arthur Ranson, launched the series’ terse, violent world—a cult classic that would later continue through multiple publishers. Its stark, cinematic storytelling and Ranson’s moody painted art made it a standout in the mid-1990s independent comics landscape.