Martin Chefwick

Martin Chefwick made his entrance in the pages of Kurt Busiek's Astro City #17 in 1999, a creation of the celebrated team of Kurt Busiek and Brent E. Anderson — the visionary architects of one of comics' most beloved and humanistic superhero universes. Astro City has always been a place where the margins of the cape-and-cowl world get their due, and Chefwick belongs to that richly textured underside, keeping company with memorable figures like Steeljack, Goldenglove, and the Mock Turtle. His appearances are few but choice, the kind of carefully placed character that Busiek's world does so well — someone who feels like he has a whole life beyond the panel. If you're exploring Astro City's celebrated street-level storytelling, Chefwick is one of those small, telling pieces that makes the city feel genuinely lived-in.