Superheroes And Vigilantes
What ties these together isn't spandex or secret identities so much as the weight people carry when they take justice into their own hands, whether that's a claw-handed mutant shielding a child, a costumed woman patrolling city streets on a shoestring budget, or a masked billionaire dragging himself back into a fight he can't win clean. Several stories go further, using the vigilante mask to examine what it costs the person underneath: burnt-out bodies, strained families, or teenagers who cross from righteous anger into abuse. Even the lighter entries keep circling the same question of what someone owes to the people they've sworn to protect.
