Abyss: Family Issues

In Abyss: Family Issues, Red 5 Comics explores the darkly comedic fallout of a superhero's retirement, focusing not on capes and battles but on the strained, messy dynamics of his ordinary family. Running for four issues starting in 2011, this series, primarily associated with writer and co-creator Kevin Rubio, strips away the glamour of heroics to reveal the absurd, relatable struggles of a man trying to be a good father while his past refuses to stay buried. It matters for its human-scale take on the superhero genre, proving that the most epic conflicts can happen at the dinner table.