Aphrodite IX

Emerging from the fertile creative ground of Image Comics' Top Cow universe at the turn of the millennium, Aphrodite IX made her debut in Saffire #2 in 1999, brought to life by Mat Broome and Mike Woods. She inhabits a world populated by some of Top Cow's most compelling figures — Sara Pezzini, Jackie Estacado, Witchblade, and Ripclaw among them — placing her squarely within that gritty, stylized corner of the Modern Age that Top Cow made its own. Her catalog footprint is intimate, touching collector touchstones like The Top Cow Convention Sketchbook 2004 and Top Cow Book of Revelations, making each appearance a genuine find for fans of the era. For anyone building out their Top Cow collection, she's a sleek, distinctive piece of late-'90s comics history worth tracking down.