Karate Police

In Karate Police (2023–present, avant-verlag), German cartoonist Mikkel Sommer delivers a taut, single-issue crime comic where a lone officer’s martial-arts discipline clashes with the chaotic violence of a city under pressure. Published by the independent Berlin-based avant-verlag, this debut issue establishes a stark, atmospheric world of tense standoffs and personal conviction. With Sommer’s expressive linework and moody storytelling, the series offers a lean, grounded take on the police procedural, stripped of superheroics and rooted in human frailty.