Defenders: Indefensible

In this single-issue 2007 Marvel special, writers J. M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen reunite with artist Kevin Maguire—the creative team behind the acclaimed Justice League International—to bring their signature blend of humor and character-driven chaos to Marvel’s non-team. The story finds the Defenders reassembling in their most dysfunctional form yet, leaning into the absurdity of a group that barely qualifies as a team. It’s a short, sharp dose of the comedic superheroics that made the creators’ earlier work so beloved.