The aim of the imprint was to feature super-powered characters who did not follow the traditional format of classic superhero adventures.
Hard Time's first run was 12 issues long, published from April 2004 to March 2005.
For two years Travis Danes and the high school football team bullied Ethan and his friend Brandon Snood, whose home life was fairly bad.
After Travis and two of his friends tried to rape a girl named Inez Mellencamp, Brandon stopped it by setting off the fire alarm.
A fellow inmate, the elderly "Fruitcake" eventually instructs Ethan on the use of his power and its origin.
Initially, Ethan is unaware of his alter ego, which acted on his suppressed emotions of anger and revenge.
Also, Alyssa Nichols, now institutionalized and currently residing at the Shady Grove mental institution, sends him letters thanking him for saving her life.
Ethan met with his lawyer, who is trying to get him a new trial, and Red's parents, Julius and Truth Rothenberg, representatives of "The Prisoners' Rights Foundation".
Jack told Ethan that the judge was up for an election and couldn't look "soft" on high school shooters.