Villains for Hire: Knight Takes King

In 2012, Marvel released this single-issue special, a standalone chapter in the larger Villains for Hire saga that pits a team of supervillains against a powerful new threat. With art by Patrick Zircher, the story focuses on the moral compromises and shifting allegiances of its criminal cast, offering a gritty, street-level look at the Marvel Universe from the perspective of its antagonists. It's a compact, character-driven piece that expands the darker corners of the publisher's world.