They may be works of fiction, but when they go to dark or taboo places… the world takes notice. Welcome to Watchmojo.com, and today we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 Most Controversial Comic Book Moments.

For this list, we’re looking at moments from the pages of major comic books that readers never saw coming and couldn’t stop talking about, for better or worse, due to the nature of the subject matter that these moments addressed.