Katrina Cupertino

Katrina Cupertino made her entrance in the pages of The Maxx #1 in 1993 — a landmark debut in the early Image Comics era, co-created by the visionary Sam Kieth and Bill Messner-Loebs. Though her roots are in one of that era's most celebrated and unconventional titles, she carved out her own corner of the Wildstorm universe, turning up across a colorful spread of titles including Deathblow and the fan-favorite Wildstorm and Gamorra Swimsuit Specials. She keeps genuinely electric company — sharing pages with the likes of Grifter, Zealot, and Cybernary — and two of her appearances carry the weight of key-issue status, making her a rewarding discovery for collectors digging deep into the bold, boundary-pushing comics of the mid-nineties. Twelve catalog appearances may be a compact footprint, but in the sprawling, style-drenched world of early Image, Katrina Cupertino is the kind of find that reminds you why hunting through that era is so much fun.