Taboo

Bursting onto the scene in the very first issue of Backlash in 1994, Taboo is a creature of the early Wildstorm/Image era — that gloriously kinetic moment when bold new universes were being built from scratch with maximum attitude. Over a run stretching through the mid-nineties, Taboo keeps genuinely electric company, sharing adventures with the likes of Backlash himself, the formidable Zealot, and Zannah across titles including the crossover gem Backlash / Spider-Man. Twenty-one catalog appearances may sound compact, but for fans who love the raw, ambitious energy of early Image storytelling, Taboo is a rewarding piece of that world worth tracking down.