Penance

Red Anvil Comics' 2000 series Penance is a single-issue debut by writer-artist Dave Ryan, exploring the weight of guilt and the search for redemption through a lone protagonist. This self-contained story introduces a character grappling with a mysterious past and the consequences of their actions, setting a somber, introspective tone for the series. Though brief, it stands as a focused character study from the turn of the millennium.