The American Way: Those Above and Those Below

In this six-issue DC miniseries from 2017–2018, writer John Ridley and artist Georges Jeanty return to the world of The American Way, exploring a fractured America where government-sponsored superheroes are caught between the ideals they represent and the ugly realities of race, power, and corruption. The story shifts focus to a new generation of heroes and the simmering conflict between those who enforce the status quo and those who challenge it from the margins. Ridley’s sharp, socially conscious script and Jeanty’s grounded, expressive artwork make this a pointed and timely superhero drama that matters for its unflinching look at the politics behind the cape.