A new superhero team? In this economy? But what if it’s also a mystery from acclaimed writer Alex Segura? Then you get THE FORGOTTEN FIVE, a superhero story with twists and turns.
Segura and writer Sara Century along with Pat Kennedy (artist), Dean Kotz (artist), Oliver Mertz (colors), Chas! Pangburn (letters), and Priya Saxena (edits) have been serializing The Forgotten Five over at Patreon for a year or so, but now it’s coming to Kickstarter in a collected edition. Here’s the blurb:
From the desk of noir master Alex Segura and writer/journalist Sara Century, with star artists Pat Kennedy and Dean Kotz, comes The Forgotten Five—a gritty, 60-page opening salvo into a world where the line between hero and outcast has completely eroded. This isn’t just another capes-and-tights story; it’s a high-stakes mystery that blends hard-boiled crime aesthetics with the expansive lore of a forgotten super-powered underground. If you crave stories where the shadows are deep and the consequences are permanent, this oversized debut chapter is the missing piece in your long box!
As the Kickstarter page puts it:
The Forgotten Five is a Love Letter to the 80s & 90s: If you miss the “Outback Era” X-Men, the “Five Years Later” Legion, or the character-driven depth of Love & Rockets, this is the book you’ve been waiting for.
We aren’t here to “deconstruct” the superhero. We’re here to celebrate it.
Segura wrote a bit more about the campaign in his newsletter:
Sara, Dean, Pat, and I always envisioned TFF as a long-running saga, akin to the comics we’d pick up on the newsstand as kids like Uncanny X-Men or Legion of Super-Heroes: part of a bigger, complex world, featuring detours and subplots and slow-burn conflicts, and loaded with messy, interesting people. Patreon served as the best way to get that serialized story out – but we always knew we’d need to add to that infrastructure to get it in print and to reach readers outside of Patreon.
So, with that, we’re launching a TFF Kickstarter – collecting the first 60+ pages of story, with exclusive new content, a bevy of variant covers from some industry all-stars, character profiles, and lots more. Plus exclusive perks for folks like you, who’ve supported the Patreon since we launched!
The campaign is being managed by New Pain Productions. And here’s a look:
The Forgotten Five created by Segura/Century/Kennedy/Kotz
