The Black Rapier

The Black Rapier is a costumed hero in the richly layered world of Astro City, a city teeming with superpowered figures. A sword-wielding street-level adventurer, he operates among the city's broader heroic community alongside figures like Quarrel and N-Forcer.

Debuting in the very first issue of Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson's landmark Astro City in 1995, The Black Rapier is one of the Modern Age heroes who helped define that beloved series' richly imagined superhero landscape. Over thirty years of publication, this figure has kept distinguished company — sharing pages with the likes of Quarrel, N-Forcer, Beautie, and Cleopatra — suggesting a place right at the heart of Astro City's colorful, character-driven world. With 41 catalog appearances across Kurt Busiek's Astro City, Astro City, and the Astro City Metrobook collections, and at least one collector-recognized key issue to their name, The Black Rapier is exactly the kind of layered, intriguing figure that makes Astro City such a rewarding universe to explore.