A streetwise drug dealer who was questioned by Sam and Twitch through violent means. They were on the hunt for the mystery red-caped man they had seen twice but never met (Spawn).

Using information Jimmy provided, Sam and Twitch were able to narrow Spawn's territory to a 4 block radius and found him for the first time.

Joey's girlfriend Celia was a resident of the ill-fated New Vista Apartments. Soon after the White Light the residents of the apartment complex began committing strange acts of violence against themselves and others.

Celia had a habit of nibbling and picking at her fingers, and after the White Light she couldn't stop herself. On the day Joey had finally convinced himself to propose to her, he walked in to her apartment to find that she had peeled off most of the skin and tissue on her arms, chest and face.

A methodical and calculating serial killer. John believed he was doing the Lord's work by murdering people and then removing their eyes, the "windows to their souls". All the while, he would ritually journal every aspect of his murders for the sake of posterity.

When he shot at a woman named Gretchen Culver who had come to meet with him about his writings, he unknowingly started a chain of events that led to the birth of Suture. Later, Suture returned to John and repaid his deeds.