Hench

From 2004, this one-shot from AiT/Planet Lar offers a sharp, street-level twist on the superhero genre, focusing on the overlooked support staff of the super-powered world. Written by Adam Beechen with art by Manny Bello, it follows a down-on-his-luck man who takes a job as a henchman for a supervillain, exploring the gritty, unglamorous reality of being a pawn in bigger battles. A clever, character-driven tale that matters for its human-scale take on a typically bombastic genre.