Magneto: Not a Hero

In this four-issue 2012 Marvel miniseries, writer Skottie Young and artists Clay Mann and Gabriel Hernández Walta strip away the supervillain theatrics to examine Magneto at his most ruthless and ideological. With his mutant cause pushed to the brink, the Master of Magnetism dispenses with subtlety, offering a cold, pragmatic take on a character who has always walked the line between hero and terrorist. It’s a tight, focused story that matters because it doubles down on his unyielding philosophy, making no apologies for the violence his convictions demand.