The comic adaptation of La vida es sueño by Calderón de la Barca (2018) emphasizes the emotion of anger as one of the forces that guides the plot. The protagonist, Segismundo, displays aggression through two main gestures: the clenching fist and the frown on his face. This article aims to answer the following questions: Why did the comic artist decide to adapt Calderón’s story by using violence as its main motif? What genre inspired them to follow this interpretative path? What are the political implications of such an influence? Methodologically, this paper describes and analyzes Segismundo’s clenching fists and frowns through the framework of the psychology of emotions. The scenes where anger is displayed by the protagonist are contrasted with the play-text and criticism on La vida es sueño in order to highlight the comics’ particular approach. The paper then argues that the emotional reading of the drama by the comic’s artists is a consequence of the influence of the superhero genre. To support this, a contrast is presented between the illustrations in the adaptation and the front covers of famous comics where anger is displayed through fist clenching and frowns, and scholarship on the issue is consulted. Finally, the ideological implications of this intertextual relationship are expounded by addressing the issue of the impact of right-wing extremists on the origins of superhero comics. The paper concludes that the adaptors of this 2018 version of La vida es sueño unconsciously bring back the language of the KKK, nationalism, and fascism through the interpretation of a violent and lawless Segismundo.