Catalyst: Agents of Change

A 1994 Dark Horse series that ran for seven issues, Catalyst: Agents of Change is a superhero team saga from an era when the publisher was expanding its original universe. The series is most associated with writers Eddie Campbell, Peter Ford, and Barbara Kesel, alongside artists Tim Hamilton, Eric Battle, and Steve Carr, who together craft a story of ordinary people transformed by a mysterious catalyst into costumed champions. It matters as a thoughtful, character-driven take on the genre, grounded in the everyday consequences of gaining extraordinary powers.