Simon McCaleb

Kurt Busiek and Brent E. Anderson introduced Simon McCaleb to readers in 2005's Astro City: Dark Age / Book One #1, weaving him into one of Modern Age comics' most celebrated creator-owned universes — a richly human world where the shadows of superheroics fall across ordinary lives. His story unfolds across all three volumes of the Dark Age saga, a sprawling, ambitious arc that kept him in the picture for nearly two decades. Along the way he shares the page with a memorable cast that includes Encephalon, Kahoutek, and Ichthyos — the kind of vivid, imaginative company that makes Astro City such a rewarding corner of DC's library. Six appearances may sound modest, but in a series this carefully crafted, every presence is deliberate — and Simon McCaleb is worth seeking out.