Gary Samuel Novak

Gary Samuel Novak steps onto the page of Kurt Busiek and Brent E. Anderson's richly layered Astro City universe, debuting in 2007 as part of the celebrated Dark Age saga — a Modern Age entry into one of comics' most thoughtfully constructed superhero worlds. Though his catalog footprint is modest, he inhabits a corner of Astro City populated by a vivid cast that includes Charles Williams, "Energy" Brown, and the memorably named Joey Platypus, signaling the kind of street-level, character-dense storytelling that makes Astro City so beloved. For collectors who appreciate the texture and humanity Busiek and Anderson bring to every face in the crowd, Gary Samuel Novak is exactly the sort of discovery that rewards a deep dive into the Astro City Metrobook collections.