Lorne

Few characters arrive in comics with a ready-made mythology behind them, and Lorne steps onto the Modern Age page in 2008's Angel: After the Fall #6 — brought to comics life by Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch, and John Byrne — carrying all the weight of a fan-beloved figure finally given his four-color due. Over a publishing span stretching to 2022, he turns up in the company of heavy hitters like Angel, Spike, Cordelia Chase, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, and Charles Gunn, the kind of roster that signals this is the emotional heart of the Angel universe rendered in ink. His appearances across Angel: After the Fall, Angel: Not Fade Away, and the celebratory 25 Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Free Comic Book Day may be select, but every one counts — quality over quantity, darling.