Johnson draws as though the page itself is under stress, with hand-lettered sound effects, torn panel borders and bodies thrown around at real cost. Murder Falcon and Do a Powerbomb! turn that energy into something surprisingly moving.
Mazzucchelli's superhero output is small and enormously influential. Born Again and Batman: Year One taught a generation what restraint and empty space can carry, after which he left the genre for literary work including Asterios Polyp.
