BREAKNECK (2011)

"(W) Mark Bertolini (A) James Boulton Ethan Shade was one of the most inept, third-string supervillains on Earth. But now he may be the last supervillain on Earth. During a month long war, the world's superheroes banded together and wiped out the villains with the exception of Shade. He planned to take down one last bank, but the robbery doesn't quite go as planned, and at the end, Shade had accidentally murdered a popular local superhero. As he races for his life, and accidentally compounds his crimes over and over again, Shade realizes that he's at the centre of a web of deception orchestrated by the world's smartest evil genius, and must try to turn things around for himself before it's too late."

"(W) Mark Bertolini (A) James Boulton Ethan Shade, the last remaining supervillain on Earth, has his troubles compounded as he tries to evade detection by the world's heroes. After a disturbing scuffle with a dynamic pair of vigilante detectives, Shade makes his getaway. Or does he? Aided and abetted by a holographic projection of his former mentor, Shade runs afoul of dozens of heroes, and ends up squarely in the sights of the world's most powerful superhuman, The Foreverman!"

"(W) Mark Bertolini (A) James Boulton The penultimate issue of Breakneck's first story arc sees Ethan Shade in way over his head when old ghosts come back to haunt him! Does Shade have what it takes to come out on top, will he break even, or will he be buried in the mess he's created for himself?"

"(W) Mark Bertolini (A) James Boulton Flashback five years to the Trial of the Century, as the nefarious supervillain Doctor Winter stands accused of crimes against humanity! But not all is as it seems, as the courageous Captain Stone and his superteam of Elder Statesmen arrive just in time to battle the Cult of Intelligence, right in the courtroom! And what role does Ethan Shade play in the day's events?"