Image Comics is bringing creator-owned super-team drama The Forgotten Five to comic shops as an ongoing series, with #1 on sale December 12, 2026 per a CBR exclusive (Sep 17). Writers Alex Segura and Sara Century reunite with artists Pat Kennedy and Dean Kotz; colors Oliver Mertz, letters Chas! Pangburn, logo Priya Saxena.
Solicit hook
Decades ago, five teens with strange powers barely escaped a shadowy organization called The Contingency. Aided by former Contingency agent Polly Napier and partner Gilly Stokes, they became The Five. Years later, with the Contingency defeated, they’ve grown up and moved on — until rumors of their old foes resurface and they must decide whether to reconnect and fight again. Dual-timeline storytelling; Segura’s Comics Beat interview (quoted via CBR) pitches it as “if the New Mutants were an indie comic.”
Prior life → Image
The series previously ran on Segura’s Patreon and via a Kickstarter; Image is the wider print/digital push. Creators say the first two years are plotted and they see it as a long-running ongoing, not a finite miniseries (per CBR / prior Beat comments).
Date / price confirmation at forge
- On-sale date: Prefer CBR’s December 12, 2026. Scout noted some third-party listings float December 16 — Image Comics’ public December 2026 releases index checked at forge did not yet list Forgotten Five to contradict CBR. RCG leads Dec 12 with a soft note that retailer calendars may still show Dec 16 until Image/Lunar lock.
- Cover price: Not confirmed on CBR or Image shop at forge — do not invent $3.99. Typical Image #1 pricing is common trade chatter only; leave price unstated until a primary solicit posts it.
As-of: 2026-09-19 evening ~5:25 PM CT (America/Chicago). Dec 12 per CBR exclusive; Contingency dual-timeline + Segura/Century/Kennedy/Kotz verified. Price unconfirmed. Dec 16 alternate listings noted as unverified vs CBR.
