G. W. Bridge

G. W. Bridge burst onto the scene in the landmark debut issue of X-Force back in 1991 — one of the most talked-about first issues of the Copper Age — and has been a persistent presence in Marvel's harder-edged corners ever since. A government and law-enforcement type who moves through the same volatile world as Cable, Deadpool, and Domino, Bridge is the kind of character who keeps morally complicated company and thrives in it, turning up across X-Force, Cable, and even Punisher War Journal over more than three decades. His 78 catalogued appearances speak to a quiet staying power that casual readers often overlook, the mark of a character who earns his place in every room he walks into. If you love the gritty, paramilitary edge of early-'90s Marvel and the tangled web of operatives and outlaws that defined that era, Bridge is absolutely worth tracking down.