Heroes in Crisis

In 2019, DC Comics launched Heroes in Crisis, a nine-issue miniseries by writer Tom King that brought a psychological thriller sensibility to the superhero universe. Artists Clay Mann and Travis Moore visualized the story’s central mystery—a mass casualty event at a trauma center for superheroes—and the emotional fallout it caused among the DC pantheon. The series explored the cost of heroism and the struggle for mental health, reframing iconic characters through a lens of vulnerability and trauma. It stands as a bold, controversial meditation on the human toll behind the masks.