Mara

Mara is a mystical, Celtic shamaness character published by Fantagraphics, with a culturally rooted identity drawing on Celtic spiritual traditions. She appeared across her own series and the Mara Celtic Shamaness title, as well as Fantagraphics' Eros Graphic Albums imprint.

Born from the creative partnership of Dennis Cramer and Dr. L. Frank Michaels, Mara made her entrance in 1991 through Fantagraphics — a publisher never shy about pushing the boundaries of the comics medium during the Copper/Modern Age. Spread across her own dedicated series as well as Mara Celtic Shamaness and the Eros Graphic Albums imprint, she carries a distinctly mystical, culturally rooted identity that sets her apart from the superhero mainstream of her era. Her twelve-year publishing span speaks to a devoted readership willing to seek out something more unconventional on the shelves.