Top 10
Top 10 is a comic book superhero series published by the America's Best Comics imprint of DC comics.Written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Gene Ha and Zander Cannon, the series details the lives and work of a fictional superhero police force. It is somewhat like the Justice League of America crossed with Hill Street Blues.
The twelve issues published thus far focus on the characters of Precinct 10, via the arrival of newbie/rookie Robyn Slinger, a.k.a. Toybox (because her superpower involves controlling a box full of intelligent robot toys). All the members of Precinct 10 have some kind of special power or gimmick — as indeed do virtually all of the inhabitants of the city they police.
The series is noted for its meticulous attention to detail and dedication to the premise of millions of super-beings sharing a single city. For example, a caped streetcorner watch vendor seen in one panel uses a cardboard sign advertising "Signal Watches." Likewise, all other advertising, signage and graffiti in the Top 10 universe contains references to the world of comic books and super powers, as does nearly every line of dialogue.
In 2003, a spin-off series of Top 10 began, called Smax, following Toybox and the eponymous Smax -- an invulnerable, surly, blue-skinned giant -- to Smax's home dimension. Smax is written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Zander Cannon.
The Top 10 series has so far been collected in:
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