Takeshi Matsuya

Takeshi Matsuya made his Marvel debut in the very first issue of X-Terminators back in 1988, stepping onto the page during the Copper Age alongside a memorable cast that includes Julio Richter, Boom-Boom, and the inventive Wiz Kid. Though his catalog footprint is compact — turning up across X-Terminators, The New Mutants, and as recently as Cable Reloaded in 2021 — that 33-year span speaks to a quiet staying power that rewards the attentive reader. For collectors who love tracking down the full constellation of characters that orbited Marvel's mutant corner of the late '80s, Takeshi is one of those rewarding discoveries hiding in plain sight.