Gene the Hackman

Born in the pages of 2000 AD's Christmas Annual in 2006, Gene the Hackman is a Modern Age creation from one of comics' most celebrated creative partnerships — John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, the legendary duo behind some of the British anthology's most iconic work. Over roughly a decade of appearances across 2000 AD and its seasonal specials, Gene carved out a respectable 80-issue presence in Rebellion's flagship title, with two of those issues earning collector-significant key status. The company Gene keeps is gloriously illustrious — sharing pages with the likes of Johnny Alpha, Middenface McNulty, Hammerstein, and Ro-Jaws tells you everything about the wild, irreverent corner of the 2000 AD universe this character calls home. If you love the gritty, inventive storytelling that made British comics a force to be reckoned with, Gene the Hackman is absolutely worth tracking down.