Rudi Gagarin

Rudi Gagarin steps onto the page in the gritty, unflinching world of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's Fury — a Modern Age Marvel series that wasted no time establishing itself as one of the harder-edged corners of the universe when it launched in 2001. With only six catalog appearances concentrated in that short, sharp run, Gagarin is very much a creature of that specific story, sharing the stage with the likes of Colonel Nick Fury and a cast of characters as colorful and dangerous as the title itself promises. He may not be a household name, but for fans of Ennis's visceral, no-nonsense storytelling and Robertson's kinetic linework, tracking down this series means encountering Gagarin as part of the fabric of one of Marvel's most uncompromising early-2000s offerings — and that alone makes him worth a closer look.