Moon Roach

Moon Roach leapt onto the pages of Cerebus: High Society in 1990, a product of Dave Sim's gloriously eccentric Aardvark-Vanaheim universe — the same sprawling, satirical world populated by the likes of Cerebus, Astoria, and Lord Julius Tavers. Emerging in the Copper/Modern Age, this character is a testament to Sim's willingness to populate his landmark indie epic with wonderfully offbeat figures who linger in the memory long after the page is turned. With only six catalog appearances, Moon Roach is a rare find — the kind of deep-cut character that rewards dedicated readers who've gone all the way down the rabbit hole of one of alternative comics' most ambitious long-form narratives.