Nao

Stepping out of the pages of the 2005 Marvel miniseries X-Men: Kitty Pryde — Shadow & Flame, Nao is a Modern Age character whose story unfolds in the atmospheric, Japan-set world crafted by Akira Yoshida and Paul Smith. With only a handful of catalog appearances, Nao is a rare and intriguing presence — the kind of supporting figure who gives a story its texture and depth, sharing the page with Kitty Pryde, the dragon Lockheed, and the shadowy Ogun. For collectors who prize the finer details of a beautifully focused limited series, Nao is exactly the sort of discovery that makes digging through back issues so rewarding.