Image Comics remembers ‘The Forgotten Five’

The superhero webcomic by Alex Segura, Sara Century, Pat Kennedy and Dean Kotz will launch as an ongoing Image Comics title in December.

The Forgotten Five, the Patreon webcomic-turned-crowdfunded project, will find a new home at Image Comics this December.

Alex Segura, author of Secret Identity, teamed up with writer and Best Issue Ever podcaster Sara Century and artists Pat Kennedy and Dean Kotz for the indie superhero series.

“The Forgotten Five is a potent blend of all the kinds of comics and adventures Sara, Pat, Dean, and I loved growing up—with a decidedly modern twist,” said Segura. “The kind of long-running series with simmering subplots, outcast teen angst, and terrifying powers that we were addicted to as readers ourselves. If the New Mutants were an indie comic, you’d have The Forgotten Five.”

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Mirka Andolfo returns to ‘Mercy’ with new series ‘Merciless’

The four-issue Image Comics miniseries reunites Andolfo with artist Lidia Bolognini for a new supernatural mystery set 15 years after the original series.

Mirka Andolfo is teaming with artist Lidia Bolognini for a return to the world of Mercy. Merciless, a new four-issue miniseries, launches in December from Image Comics.

Andolfo previously collaborated with Bolognini on Sweet Paprika: Black, White & Pink. The new series returns to the Victorian-era mining town of Woodsburgh 15 years after the events of Mercy.

“Merciless is a brand-new story with a ‘new’ Lady Hellaine: Rory, now all grown up and ready to uncover some dark secrets in the old town of Woodsburgh,” Andolfo said. “Brought to life by Lidia Bolognini’s amazing art, this is a new horror adventure for fans of Mercy, horror and mystery.”

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