Solaris the Tyrant Sun

A villain whose very name announces their ambition, Solaris the Tyrant Sun blazed into the Modern Age through one of DC's most celebrated creative collaborations — Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's All Star Superman — debuting in 2008 in the series' penultimate issue. Sharing the pages with Superman, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen, this cosmic antagonist occupies some of the most visually and narratively ambitious real estate in 21st-century superhero comics. Though appearances in the catalog are rare, that scarcity only adds to the mystique of a character whose very concept — a malevolent, tyrannical sun — operates on a scale of threat that feels genuinely cosmic. If you're drawn to grand, mythic villainy rendered through Quitely's breathtaking linework, Solaris is a figure worth seeking out.