The Insect

Brief but genuinely intriguing, The Insect made their Marvel debut in Uncanny Avengers #2 (2013), stepping onto the page right at the heart of the Marvel Now! era in a story charged with some seriously heavy company — Red Skull, Sam Wilson, and others whose presence signals this is no minor corner of the Marvel Universe. With appearances across Captain America and the Marvel Now! Omnibus, and one of those rare collector-flagged key issues already on the résumé, The Insect may be a compact presence in the catalog, but the creative pedigree of Rick Remender and John Cassaday behind that debut makes every one of those three appearances worth tracking down.