The Shrew

Few characters capture the scrappy, anything-goes energy of early Image Comics quite like The Shrew, who clawed their way onto the scene in 1993 within the pages of Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon — one of the founding titles of a publisher that rewrote the rules of superhero comics. Over a remarkable 31-year stretch spanning the Copper and Modern Ages, The Shrew has proven to be far more than a footnote, racking up four key-issue appearances that collectors have flagged as genuinely significant. Keeping wild company alongside the likes of Dragon, Mighty Man, and Kurr across Savage Dragon, Savage Dragon Archives, and Shattered Image, this character is a testament to the deep, rewarding world Larsen has built — the kind of figure that rewards fans who dig past the marquee names into the rich corners of Image's longest-running superhero universe.