Animal Man

ECC Ediciones collected Jeff Lemire’s haunting run on Animal Man in a compact four-issue series, where artist Travel Foreman brought a visceral, organic horror to the Red—the life-force that connects all animal-kind. This 2012–2014 arc pushed Buddy Baker into a desperate father’s role, grappling with a family legacy and an apocalyptic threat from the Rot. A key chapter in the New 52 era, it’s remembered for its raw emotional weight and Foreman’s grotesquely beautiful creature design, cementing Lemire’s reputation for blending superhero action with dark ecological myth.