Gormenghast

Gormenghast is a Modern Age creation born from one of comics' most celebrated collaborative voices — Kurt Busiek and Brent Eric Anderson — debuting in Astro City #20 in 2015, DC's richly layered anthology of superhero life. Though their catalog footprint is compact at five appearances, the company is impeccable: this is a character who shares the page with the likes of Hummingbird, Cleopatra, and Quarrel in a series renowned for making every corner of its world feel lived-in and meaningful. For fans who prize Astro City's signature blend of depth and imagination, Gormenghast is exactly the kind of discovery that rewards the devoted reader.