Reload / Mek

Warren Ellis and Steve Rolston team up for this 2004 DC one-shot, a standalone blast of high-octane sci-fi. It drops a disgraced, cybernetically enhanced soldier back into a world of corporate warfare and advanced weaponry, asking what happens when the ultimate weapon refuses to be a weapon anymore. A tight, kinetic single-issue story that showcases Ellis's knack for dense, tech-noir worldbuilding and Rolston's clean, expressive linework.