Symon

Symon stepped onto the scene in 2000 as part of Avataars: Covenant of the Shield, Marvel's imaginative foray into alternate-universe fantasy territory — a Modern Age curiosity that reimagined the Marvel cosmos through a mythic, sword-and-sorcery lens. Debuting in issue #2, crafted by the creative team of Len Kaminski, Oscar Jimenez, and Javier Saltares, this character shares a remarkable corner of Marvel's multiverse with the likes of Iron Man, Prince Avalon, Witchfire, and the ominous Dreadlord. Rare enough to earn a spotlight in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005, Symon is the kind of deep-catalogue find that rewards the dedicated explorer — a small but genuine piece of Marvel's rich tradition of world-building beyond the familiar.