Vigilante: Southland

In the mid-2010s, DC Comics gave readers a gritty, grounded take on the classic Vigilante concept with Vigilante: Southland. Written by Gary Phillips and illustrated by Elena Casagrande, this three-issue miniseries follows a new, unnamed vigilante as they navigate the violent underbelly of Los Angeles. Phillips, an acclaimed crime novelist, brings a hard-boiled authenticity to the story, while Casagrande’s sharp, expressive art captures the city’s shadows and moral complexity. It’s a taut, self-contained urban thriller that stands as a modern, noir-inflected spin on the DC vigilante archetype.