Red / Tokyo Storm Warning

Warren Ellis and James Raiz teamed up for this 2004 DC one-shot that mashes up two distinct concepts: a gritty, modern-day vigilante story set in a red-hued world, and a kaiju-style disaster epic centered on a massive creature threatening Tokyo. The single issue serves as a bold, standalone fusion of Ellis’s signature sci-fi cynicism with Raiz’s dynamic, blockbuster-style artwork. Though brief, it’s a striking example of DC’s willingness to experiment with genre-blending, creator-driven projects in the mid-2000s.