Issue 4
Benevolent Volume 1 issue 4
Fresh off his public debut as Benevolent, Trevell Suggs spends less time fighting criminals and more time doing what he’s always done—fixing Empire Yankee.
From stalled transit systems and abandoned factories to struggling immigrant neighborhoods and failing apartment buildings, Trevell becomes a street-level guardian for a city that has been neglected for decades.
As he explores hidden corners of Empire Yankee, he uncovers a growing underground economy built around artifact smuggling, corruption, and powerful buyers operating from the shadows.
While gangs, workers, business owners, and everyday citizens begin forming opinions about the mysterious new figure glowing above their city, Trevell slowly realizes that Empire Yankee’s biggest problems aren’t criminals—they’re systems designed to keep the city broken.
But just as Benevolent begins understanding the city he has sworn to protect, disaster strikes.
A coordinated attack shuts down Empire Yankee’s entire power grid.
The blackout is too precise.
Too organized.
Too expensive.
Standing alone above a city swallowed by darkness, Trevell comes to a terrifying realization:
This wasn’t an accident.
Someone is targeting Empire Yankee.
Issue #4 expands the world of BENEVOLENT by exploring the people, neighborhoods, corruption, and hidden economies that define the city while setting the stage for the Blackout Saga.
