Dark Avengers

Marvel’s Dark Avengers (2012–2013) reimagines the team concept as a government-sanctioned black-ops squad, led by a new cast of morally compromised operatives including Skaar, Karla Sofen, and Johnny Walker. Over 16 issues, writer Jeff Parker and artists Neil Edwards, Kev Walker, and Declan Shalvey craft a tense run that explores what happens when villains and antiheroes are given official badges and a license for brutality. This series stands as a gritty, character-driven counterpoint to the classic Avengers, digging into the dark corners of the Marvel Universe during the post-Siege era.