Concrete: Killer Smile

In Concrete: Killer Smile, Paul Chadwick returns to Dark Horse for a taut, four-issue miniseries that finds the gentle, rock-skinned adventurer trapped in a psychological nightmare. When a desperate mother begs Concrete to save her son from a mysterious cult, the story shifts from the series' usual travelogue and political wonder into a dark, unsettling thriller. Chadwick, the sole writer and artist, uses his signature realistic linework and deep empathy to explore the limits of Concrete's strength against an enemy that operates in the shadows of the mind. This 1994 arc stands as a crucial, more intimate chapter in Chadwick's landmark series, proving that even a hero of stone can be haunted by the most human of fears.