Chip Zdarsky

Closing of the Zdarsky-Checchetto run with the Devil's Reign event: Wilson Fisk outlaws all New York vigilantes in an act of personal revenge against Daredevil. The final Daredevil vs Kingpin showdown closes a decades-long cycle and redefines the relationship between the two characters. One of the most coherent Marvel events of the last decade.

Chip Zdarsky kicks off his acclaimed run with a radical premise: Matt Murdock accidentally kills a man during a fight in Hell's Kitchen, and that moment tears him apart. The entire run explores the moral, legal and religious consequences. At his side is Marco Checchetto, one of the most atmospheric cartoonists in modern comics. Multiple Eisner nominations.

Chip Zdarsky's Batman run for the 2020s opens with Failsafe — an arc that redefines what Batman fears most. Bruce programmed a failsafe robot designed to stop him if he ever crossed the line. Now it's active, and it's unstoppable. The backup Zur-En-Arrh personality takes over, adding layers of dissociation and paranoia to the narrative. Jorge Jiménez delivers exceptional, kinetic art that makes every action sequence feel genuinely urgent. A bold, psychologically rich opening to a defining modern Batman era.

Batman: Urban Legends Omnibus Vol. 1 is a Gotham anthology with real shelf value because it lets different corners of the Bat-world breathe at once. Red Hood, Batman, Tim Drake, Harley Quinn, Grifter and supporting players move through stories that are smaller, sharper and more character-specific than a single event book. The appeal is variety with continuity texture: a way to read modern Gotham through voices that do not all fit inside one main Batman title.

Two of the best modern Spider-Man stories by Chip Zdarsky in a single omnibus. His Spectacular Spider-Man run brings back the classic street-level Peter Parker energy with a humanist approach to characters. Life Story is genuinely revolutionary: Peter Parker ages in real time from the 1960s to the present day, with each decade reimagining key Marvel events through the lens of an ageing hero. One of the most original ideas in Spider-Man publishing history. 936 pages with art by Adam Kubert.