Shaft

Over six issues in 2014–2015, Dynamite Entertainment brought the iconic private eye John Shaft back to comics, with David F. Walker scripting a hard-boiled, soulful return to the mean streets of New York. Bilquis Evely’s expressive, cinematic art captured the character’s cool demeanor and the gritty 1970s atmosphere, grounding the story in a rich, period-specific world. This series matters as a faithful, modern-crafted revival of a classic blaxploitation hero, honoring the original films while deepening Shaft’s character for a new generation of readers.