Showcase: Azrael

Azrael is one of my personal favorites when it comes to superheroes. This comics offers a controversial story line revolving around the Catholic religion. This is a more mature comics series and would be most appropriate for older readers. This story is exhilarating and dark a great mix of good and evil, the main character is intriguing and even with wielding the power of judgement still connects with the readers.

Azreal is actually Michael Lane an ex-police man who was chosen by the Order of Purity to regain the mantle of power as the protector of their religion, after the previous Azrael was driven to madness and led a slaughter of innocent people. 

Azrael is granted two swords of fire and ice that can either absolve a person or punish them for their sins. With these he wears a suit of armor called the Suit of Sorrows this suit allows him to hear the cries of people's sins and is the direct reason the previous Azrael went insane. Knowing the risks of this task Lane accepts his destiny to be the protector of innocent souls and a warrior for God. 

Below is the cover art for the current comic series of Azrael:

Cover of Azrael #1
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If your looking for a more mature and serious comic series this is a great choice to invest in. I would highly suggest giving Azrael a chance because it has an amazing story, a complex hero, spectacular writing, and visually stunning artwork.