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Best Comics About Political Power

versedb 2 Series Jun 6, 2026
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Comics that use the medium to interrogate power, government, corruption, and resistance, from allegorical superhero stories to unflinching journalistic and documentary works.

Series

Transmetropolitan

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

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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