Big-Head

Few characters from the late-eighties indie comics scene carry quite the cult mystique of Big-Head, who crashed onto the page in Dark Horse's Mayhem #1 in 1989, courtesy of the sharp creative team of John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke. Emerging right at the cusp of the Copper and Modern Ages, this character embodies the edgier, creator-driven spirit that made Dark Horse such an exciting alternative to the mainstream. With only a handful of catalog appearances, Big-Head is a rare and intriguing figure — the kind of discovery that makes digging through back-issue bins so rewarding — sharing those early pages with the likes of Stanley Ipkiss and Lt. Kellaway in stories that crackle with that distinctive late-'80s Dark Horse energy.