Hans Vogel Is Dead

A single-issue comic from Dark Horse, Hans Vogel Is Dead (2023–present) opens with a grim premise: the body of a notorious Nazi war criminal is found in a Berlin hotel room, and the story follows the unlikely pair of an elderly Jewish detective and a young German officer as they investigate the death. This taut, historical thriller from writer and artist Cliff Rathburn examines the weight of the past and the hunt for justice in a fractured post-war city. A concise, self-contained debut, it signals a promising start to a series that uses a murder mystery to explore moral complexity and the lingering shadows of World War II.