There's a really popular 7 partseries right now kind of starring all the super heroes called, "Identity Crisis." It's different from the normal series because the creator puts the heroes in situations they're unable to save or do anything for. Like having the heroes wife die, some comic book fans like it and others don't like it. You'd have to sample one I guess.
Here's an article CNN did on the series:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/book....ap/index.html