Alton Winslow

Alton Winslow is a Modern Age creation born from one of comics' most celebrated humanist universes — Kurt Busiek and Brent E. Anderson's Astro City, where the extraordinary is always filtered through deeply personal, street-level eyes. Debuting in 2003's Astro City: Local Heroes #4, Alton exists in a world populated by luminaries like Jack-in-the-Box and Cleopatra, figures who loom large over the title's rich tapestry. His appearances are few, but in Astro City that often means a concentrated, carefully crafted spotlight — Busiek's corner of the DC universe has always rewarded readers who pay attention to every face in the crowd. If you love comics that treat ordinary people as worthy of the same weight as any cape, Alton Winslow is exactly the kind of character that makes Astro City essential reading.