Kayo

Burst onto the scene in the very first issue of Image Comics' Brigade back in 1992, Kayo is a Copper/Modern Age creation from Marat Mychaels and Hank Kanalz who has quietly built a respectable footprint across some of the most energetic corners of the early Image universe. With 35 catalogued appearances spanning a remarkable 25 years and six of those issues flagged as collector-significant key issues, this is a character whose staying power speaks for itself. Kayo moves through the gritty, high-octane worlds of Brigade, Youngblood, and Bloodstrike, sharing pages with heavy hitters like Battlestone, Seahawk, and a colorful cast of co-stars that defines the bold, kinetic spirit of early Image storytelling. If you're tracing the DNA of that era's most ambitious publisher, Kayo is exactly the kind of figure worth hunting down.