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Best Comics About Political Power

Dangioffre dangioffre 2 Series Jun 6, 2026

Comics that use the medium to interrogate power, government, corruption, and resistance, from allegorical superhero stories to unflinching journalistic and documentary works.

Transmetropolitan (1997)

DC Comics

60 issues

1

Transmetropolitan is one of the most politically savage comics ever written, following journalist Spider Jerusalem as he tears apart corrupt politicians with words as weapons.

Ex Machina (2004)

DC Comics

50 issues

2

Ex Machina follows a retired superhero who becomes Mayor of New York City, exploring the intersection of political reality and superhuman ability with rare nuance and ambiguity.

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