Kayla Kareem

Kayla Kareem is a character inhabiting the slice-of-life Quick Stops universe at Dark Horse Comics, sharing her world with an ensemble cast including Jay, Nancy Goldruff, and K.P. Montigrave in stories rooted in everyday, grounded drama.

Fresh out of 2023, Kayla Kareem is a Modern Age creation brought to life by filmmaker-turned-comics-storyteller Kevin Smith and Ahmed Raafat for Dark Horse Comics, debuting in Quick Stops II #1 and carrying on through the Quick Stops universe. She moves through a world populated by characters like Jay, Nancy Goldruff, and K.P. Montigrave — a cast that gives these slice-of-life stories their distinctive, ensemble energy. Still early in her comics life with five catalog appearances, Kayla is the kind of ground-floor character that dedicated readers of Smith's comics corner will want to know now, before the conversation catches up.