Vengeance

In 2011, Marvel unleashed Vengeance, a six-issue miniseries by writer Joe Casey and artist Nick Dragotta that took a hard, unflinching look at the collateral damage of the superhero life. The story centers on a group of ordinary people who, after being caught in the crossfire of a super-powered conflict, decide to take justice into their own hands. With Dragotta’s kinetic, expressive art and Casey’s character-driven storytelling, this short run explores the gritty, morally complex consequences of a world where gods and monsters walk among us. It stands as a sharp, underrated Marvel tale that questions who gets to define "hero" and "villain.