Loveless

Set in the brutal aftermath of the American Civil War, Loveless is a Vertigo/DC Western from 2005 to 2008 that follows a hardened Confederate veteran returning to a home torn apart by Reconstruction. Written by Brian Azzarello with moody, expressionistic art by Danijel Žeželj, Werther Dell'Edera, and Marcelo Frusin, the series strips the genre down to its raw, violent core. It matters as a dark, revisionist take on the Western, exploring themes of vengeance, racism, and survival without a hint of romanticism.