Jessie Cowper

Astro City has always been a haven for the human stories tucked inside a superhero world, and Jessie Cowper is one of the quietly compelling figures who calls that richly imagined city home. Debuting in 2013 under the masterful hands of Kurt Busiek and Brent Eric Anderson, Jessie belongs to the Modern Age of comics at its most thoughtful, appearing in the pages where characters like Cleopatra, Beautie, and Toni Umtata also leave their marks. With a small but meaningful presence across both Astro City and the collected Astro City Metrobook, Jessie is exactly the kind of character that rewards attentive readers who know this series rewards depth over spectacle.