The stylish series Living in Infamy, written by Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes, is set in Infamy, Ariz., a small town populated by former supervillains now in the witness protection program. The cover of the first issue nicely thumbnails the genius concept: A schlub in a blue bathrobe clutches the morning paper on his front walk, a dead ringer for Ray Liotta in Goodfellas but for the diabolical silver mask.

The series follows Tom Blackbridge—once "the Mechanic," right-hand man to evil mastermind Baron Skarr—who now runs a repair shop, plays poker with his ex-villain buddies, and suspects his telepath wife is having an affair. Like Heroes, Living in Infamy concentrates as much on character development and interpersonal drama as on the fantastical. And it's full of delicious details of the quotidian ex-villain lifestyle: "Chiller," formerly a master of snow and ice, now mans the neighborhood ice-cream truck, and another villain can't even play cards without the alien consciousness in his head telling him what to do.