Mute

Emerging from the shadows of Gotham in 2017, Mute is a Modern Age creation from the acclaimed Detective Comics run by James Tynion IV and artist Eddy Barrows — a period that reinvigorated the title with a darker, more complex edge. With only a handful of catalog appearances concentrated in Detective Comics, this is a figure whose impact punches above their page count, debuting in the same issues that feature heavy-hitters like Batwoman, Cassandra Cain, and Basil Karlo. For collectors drawn to the grittier corners of Gotham's mythology and the rich storytelling of Tynion's celebrated run, Mute is exactly the kind of under-the-radar discovery worth tracking down.