Joey Platypus

Joey Platypus is one of those wonderfully evocative names that signals exactly the kind of richly textured street-level world Kurt Busiek and Brent E. Anderson built in Astro City — a Modern Age creation who debuted in 2007 and inhabits the gritty, morally complex "Dark Age" corner of that celebrated universe. With only a handful of catalog appearances, Joey is a rare and intriguing figure, sharing pages with characters like Black Velvet, Royal Williams, and Charles Williams in stories that dig deep into Astro City's shadowy underbelly. For collectors who love the texture and humanity that make Astro City so beloved, tracking down Joey Platypus is exactly the kind of rewarding hunt that makes browsing back issues such a joy.