Lisa Leavenworth

Emerging from the gritty, sardonic world of Fantagraphics' Hate in 1990, Lisa Leavenworth is one of the sharply drawn personalities that made Peter Bagge's flagship series a defining artifact of alternative comics' early Modern Age. Created by Bagge and D. Vinicombe, she orbits the same messy, tragicomic universe as Buddy Bradley, Valerie Russo, and the rest of Hate's memorably flawed cast — a constellation of characters that gave the series its raw, lived-in energy. With appearances spread across Hate, Comics Scene, and Junior over the course of the 1990s, Lisa is a testament to the richness of Bagge's world-building, the kind of supporting figure who rewards readers who dig deep into one of indie comics' most celebrated runs.