5Poison Spiral » Later in life, Naruto Uzumaki is deployed to a distant industrial town on cryptic orders. In a city torn between warring clans and rotten with secrets, Naruto slowly finds himself coming unraveled. For those who like a bit of noir with your ninjutsu. Conceived of before—and does not follow—the series' canon ending. Rated M for blood, sweat, tears, and other precious bodily fluids.

78 Beyond the Blue Frontier » A sinister party-crasher appears at a banquet held in honor of the Hero of the Triforce. Can the new Link keep his wits long enough to deal with this deeply unwelcome guest? Part III of The Legend of Zelda: Shadow Dawn. Rated M for disrespect, disrobings, and disembowelment.

2The Omashu Job » In the heady days after the end of the Hundred-Year War, a crew of veteran thieves attempts a daring robbery on the streets of Omashu. Naturally, nothing goes quite as expected. An Avatar: The Last Airbender tribute to the crime comics of Aaron, Azzarello, Brubaker, and Cooke. Rated M for murderers, grifters, junkies, and whores.

153 The Amber Twilight » Born under the light of strange times and portents, an unlikely hero must accept a familiar, painful responsibility. A reimagining of the series. Part I of The Legend of Zelda: Shadow Dawn. Rated M for sex, drugs, harsh language, and arterial spray.

55The Lord of the Rings: Journey of the Ring » A thousand years have passed since Brainiac used the One Ring to cover the world in fire. Now, the Ring reappears in the Deep Shire - inherited by unassuming Aang. Will he, the technomancer Iroh, and seven other heroes be able to destroy it?