Dock Walloper

Dock Walloper is a 2008 one-shot from Virgin Comics that introduces a hard-boiled, supernatural crime saga set in the gritty underworld of 1920s New York. Written and illustrated by industry veteran John Bolton, the issue follows a disgraced ex-boxer turned dockworker who stumbles into a violent conspiracy involving mobsters, a mysterious artifact, and a ghostly force of vengeance. Though it ran only a single issue, the series stands as a striking example of Virgin's ambitious, creator-driven line, blending historical noir with dark fantasy through Bolton's lush, painterly art.