THE MADNESS (2023)

Legendary writer J. Michael Straczynski teams with superstar artist ACO for a tale of bloody vengeance. In THE MADNESS, Sarah Ross has been using her power as a thief, stealing from the rich and...well, keeping it. Until the day she stole from the wrong person, a highly placed official who pressures the government to assassinate her. The plot, aided by so-called "good" superheroes sponsored by the government, misses her but wipes out her family. Driven mad by grief, and laser-focused on revenge for the murder of her family, Sarah and a hidden side of her personality - an imaginary friend who may be more real than she believes - goes after these superpowered operatives determined to take her revenge, at any cost.

The imaginary friend from Sarah's childhood has returned as a murderous alter ego. The Madness has completely taken over Sarah, and it's determined to track down and destroy the people who killed her family. They know she survived their attempted hit, but is there anything they can do to stop her?

J. Michael Straczynski & ACO unleash another brutal issue! The revenge tour continues as the Madness tracks down the team of government-sanctioned superheroes who killed her family and left her in a shattered mental state. Can Agent X-9 withstand the brutal interrogation that awaits him? Or will he give up the plot that was hatched against Sarah and her family?

LEARN WHAT SARAH LOST - AND WHY SHE'S OUT FOR REVENGE! In this pivotal issue, we get a glimpse of happier times as we see Sarah's past as a thief who falls in love with the agent who has been pursuing her. Here is what Sarah lost and why she is now out for revenge. Her targets in this epic story: Astraea, a godlike being from another realm; and Miss Victory, an avatar of everything great about America - with none of the courage or conviction to back it up.

J. Michael Straczynski's Superpowered Revenge Epic Escalates! Superpowered revenge goes off the rails as the Madness's path of destruction continues to widen. In this issue, she comes face-to-face with two members of the super team that killed her family: Shade and Djinn - plus Djinn's pet dragon, Ignatius. It won't be pretty!

J. Michael Straczynski's superpowered revenge thriller reaches its epic conclusion! Just two names remain on The Madness' hit list: Darius, the leader of the Council of Justice; and Captain Micron, the one who dropped the bomb on Sarah and her family.