Simon Spector

From 2004, Warren Ellis and Jacen Burrows introduced Simon Spector for Avatar Press, a single-issue comic that reimagines the classic pulp hero as a grim, supernatural detective navigating a world of occult horrors. This debut issue showcases the duo’s signature dark, philosophical storytelling and meticulous art, setting the tone for a character who would later become a cult figure in Ellis’s mythos. Though brief, it’s a striking entry in the creator-owned landscape of the 2000s, blending noir and the macabre with Ellis’s trademark voice.