Mermaid

Born from the visionary minds of Jim Krueger and Alex Ross in the landmark 1997 Earth X Special Edition, Mermaid is a fascinating piece of Marvel's ambitious alternate-future tapestry — a character whose very existence is tied to one of the most celebrated prestige projects of the Modern Age. With appearances across the Earth X and Paradise X lines, she inhabits a richly reimagined Marvel cosmos alongside titans like Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Iron Man, and Daredevil. Her footprint in the catalog is small but deliberate, including a collector-recognized key issue — the mark of a character who matters precisely where she appears. For fans of Ross and Krueger's sweeping, painterly reinvention of the Marvel Universe, Mermaid is one of those intriguing figures worth seeking out.