100 Bullets

100 Bullets is a crime fiction comic series created by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso and published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint. The series consists of numerous story arcs arising when a mysterious organization called the Minutemen gives certain people a gun with 100 untraceable bullets. These individuals are assured that the 100 bullets will enable to them to exact vengeance without any legal consequences. There is a much wider story, however, which involves numerous conspiracies related to the activities of the Minutemen going back hundreds of years. The series sets a very dark and realistic tone and most of the characters are deeply flawed criminals of some sort who very authentically display the dress and speech of an underground life on the street. Despite their humble backgrounds and true to the noir genre, many of these downtrodden losers are able to make honorable choices.