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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Three Count | Outlaw’s Apprentice, Forgotten Five, Fireborn theme song

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To read: Chris Schweizer’s Outlaw‘s Apprentice

You may know Chris Schweizer from his work on everything from 6 Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton to The Creeps series, and he’s back with a tale of swashbucklers and swords. Outlaw’s Apprentice debuted a few weeks back on Webtoon, and it’s as fun as it sounds:

Otis is a teenaged artist-in-training, but when he and the former mercenary to whom he is apprenticed find themselves on the wrong side of the law, they have to make their escape across the country with the law, bounty hunters, and old enemies dogging their heels.

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