Elektra
Marvel · 2001–2004 · 35 issues
About the series
Marvel’s Elektra (2001–2004) gave the lethal assassin her first ongoing solo series, a 35-issue run that balanced brutal action with psychological depth. Writers Greg Rucka, Robert Rodi, and Brian Michael Bendis took turns exploring her code of honor amid the shadows of the Marvel Universe, while artists like Carlo Pagulayan, Chuck Austen, and Sean Chen rendered her deadly grace. This series mattered because it treated Elektra as more than a supporting player—it carved out a space for her as a complex, driven antiheroine in her own right.