Atomicus

Stepping out of the richly layered world Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson built in Astro City, Atomicus made their debut in 2003's Local Heroes #2 — a Modern Age creation born into one of Image Comics' most celebrated superhero universes. Though their catalog footprint is intimate, the company they keep is anything but small, sharing pages with the likes of Jack-in-the-Box, Cleopatra, and Julius Furst across the Astro City titles that have kept readers hooked for over two decades. That kind of curated presence in a world so carefully crafted speaks volumes — in Busiek and Anderson's Astro City, even a rare appearance carries weight.