Last Exit Before Toll

In this taut 2003 one-shot from Oni Press, writer Neal Shaffer and artist Christopher Mitten craft a tense, character-driven thriller set at a remote highway toll plaza, where a chance encounter between a troubled driver and a mysterious attendant spirals into unexpected violence. A sharp, standalone snapshot of early-2000s indie comics, it showcases Mitten's gritty, atmospheric linework and Shaffer's knack for lean, noir-tinged storytelling.