Mei Ling Lai

Mei Ling Lai made her entrance into the Image Comics universe in 2013, debuting in Savage Dragon #190 under the watchful eye of creator Erik Larsen — stepping into one of the most boldly independent superhero sandboxes in the Modern Age. Over a dozen years she's carved out a steady presence across 21 appearances in Savage Dragon, sharing pages with the likes of Malcolm Dragon, Angel Murphy, and Battle Girl in the kind of colorful, anything-goes world Larsen built from the ground up. With a key issue already to her name, she's more than a background fixture — she's a genuine piece of the ongoing Savage Dragon tapestry. For collectors following the modern evolution of this long-running series, Mei Ling Lai is exactly the kind of character worth tracking down.