Ambulancia 13

In the stark, rain-slicked streets of a near-future Barcelona, Ambulancia 13 (2014–2019) from Yermo Ediciones reimagines the emergency medical drama as a gritty, noir-tinged thriller. Over its four-issue run, the series follows the crew of a single ambulance navigating a city fractured by social decay and shadowy conspiracies, where every call for help pulls them deeper into a web of corruption. Writer and artist Miquel Díaz, the creative force behind the series, crafts a tense, atmospheric world where life-saving heroism clashes with the moral compromises of a crumbling system. A standout in Spanish independent comics, it matters for its taut, cinematic storytelling and its unflinching look at the human cost of urban crisis.