X-Men Noir: Mark of Cain

In 2010, Marvel’s X-Men Noir universe expanded with this one-shot by writer Fred Van Lente and artist Dennis Calero, reimagining the mutant mythos through a gritty, 1930s crime-noir lens. The story follows a mysterious figure known as the Mark of Cain, weaving a shadowy tale of murder and intrigue that deepens the alternate-history pulp setting. With Calero’s moody, chiaroscuro art and Van Lente’s hard-boiled dialogue, this issue stands as a stylish, self-contained chapter in the larger X-Men Noir saga.