After the Cape is a 2007 superhero comic book limited series published by the Image Comics studio ShadowLine. There is also a sequel, After the Cape II, whose first issue was published in November 2007. Created by After the Cape tells the story of a down on his luck former superhero who, following his retirement as a superhero, has fallen into depression and succumbed to alcoholism. He must make ground breaking decisions about both his superhero career and his duty as both a husband and father.