The Butcher
DC · 1990 · 5 issues
About the series
Mike Baron and Shea Anton Pensa teamed up for this five-issue DC series from 1990, a grim superhero story that reimagines the classic "hero cop" archetype as a monstrous, supernatural vigilante. The Butcher is a disfigured former police officer who, after a near-death experience, becomes an unkillable force of vengeance against the criminal underworld. Baron's hardboiled writing and Pensa's visceral, shadow-drenched art give the series a brutal, film-noir edge that stands apart from the more traditional superhero fare of its era.
