Keiko Shimasa Takamura

Keiko Shimasa Takamura made her entrance into Kurt Busiek and Brent E. Anderson's richly textured Astro City universe with the 2007 launch of Dark Age: Book Two, a Modern Age chapter of one of comics' most celebrated creator-driven worlds. She moves through a story populated by a memorably eclectic cast — Gary Samuel Novak, Deke MacManus, Charles Williams, "Energy" Brown, and Joey Platypus among them — the kind of vivid ensemble that makes Astro City feel like a living, breathing place. Her presence carries forward into Astro City Metrobook, keeping her part of a saga that has unfolded across sixteen years of DC publishing. A small but genuine piece of Busiek and Anderson's grand tapestry, she's a reminder that even supporting figures in Astro City are crafted with care.