Recluse

Fresh out of 2023's Marvel's Voices: Spider-Verse #1 — one of Marvel's celebrated anthology showcases for new and diverse voices — Recluse is a Modern Age creation from writer-artist Jason Loo, arriving at a moment when the Spider-Verse corner of Marvel is as rich and expansive as it's ever been. With only eight catalog appearances so far, this is a character right at the beginning of their story, already rubbing shoulders with heavy-hitters like Venom, Spider-Man, Miles Morales, and even the irrepressible Peter Porker across titles like Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse and All-New Venom. That's a remarkably high-profile debut run for a newcomer, and it signals that Marvel sees real potential here. If you love getting in on the ground floor with a character whose trajectory is still being written, Recluse is exactly the kind of discovery that makes modern comics so exciting.