The Black Hornet

A shadowy presence who swept into Dynamite Entertainment's modern revival of the Green Hornet mythos, The Black Hornet made their debut in 2010's Green Hornet #2, courtesy of the creative team of Kevin Smith, Phil Hester, and Jonathan Lau. This is a character born into rich company — sharing pages with the Green Hornet himself, the legendary Kato, and a next-generation cast that includes Mulan Kato and Britt Reid Jr. — which tells you immediately that The Black Hornet operates at the heart of a legacy-driven, action-packed universe. With only eight catalog appearances concentrated in a tight 2010–2011 window, this is a rare, intriguing figure whose scarcity makes every appearance worth hunting down. For collectors who love the corners and shadows of a well-crafted superhero mythology, The Black Hornet is exactly the kind of discovery that makes digging through Dynamite's modern era so rewarding.