Courtney Crumrin

Few characters in Modern Age indie comics conjure quite the same spell as Courtney Crumrin, who stepped out of the shadows in Oni Press's 2002 Color Special and immediately felt like someone comics had been waiting for. Published through Oni Press across the early 2000s, she's a darkly enchanting figure whose adventures — chronicled in titles like Courtney Crumrin & the Coven of Mystics — sit at that irresistible crossroads of gothic atmosphere and heartfelt storytelling. If you have a soft spot for witchy, wonderfully strange corners of indie comics, Courtney is absolutely worth seeking out.