Michael Sloane

Born into the pages of Xenia Edizioni's Demon Hunter in 1993, Michael Sloane is an Italian comics creation of the early Modern Age, brought to life by the creative trio of Gino Udina, Alfio Buscaglia, and Giacomo Danubio. Over a run stretching through the mid-nineties, he carved out a respectable 44 appearances across Demon Hunter and Bad Moon, sharing his shadowy world with a compelling cast that includes Demonhunter, Jessica Moretti, Ellen Lang, capitano Duncan Forster, and Frank McNolan. He's a genuine artifact of that fertile independent European comics scene — the kind of character that rewards the curious collector willing to look beyond the familiar Anglo-American publishers. If you're drawn to atmospheric nineties genre storytelling with an Italian flair, Michael Sloane is well worth tracking down.