Winged Victory

Few characters capture the ambitions of the Modern Age quite like Winged Victory, who soared onto the scene in Kurt Busiek's Astro City #3 in 1995, a creation of the legendary team of Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson. Over thirty years and 42 catalog appearances — across Astro City and its collected Metrobook editions — she has proven herself one of the most enduring figures in that richly imagined world, keeping remarkable company alongside the likes of Samaritan, Cleopatra, and N-Forcer. If you've ever wanted a character whose very presence signals that a comic takes its heroes seriously, Winged Victory is exactly where to start.