The Young Animal lineup is expanding, and the new miniseries Bug will take readers to Jack Kirby’s Fourth World. Bug!: The Adventures of Forager, a six-issue miniseries from the creative team of Lee, Mike and Laura Allred, will shine the spotlight on one of Kirby’s quirkier creations.
“Every time I get to work with my ‘big bro’ Lee, it’s like tapping into our most thrilling childhood comic book daydreams,” says Michael Allred, artist on the project. “If you gave me the chance to list the characters I’d most like to get my hands on from Kirby’s ‘Fourth World,’ Forager the Bug sits squarely at the top. And now we are throwing him into the DC’s Young Animal mix, winding him up and letting him go! When you add in our not-so-secret weapon of Laura’s magical colors, I couldn’t possibly be more pumped about this series!”
Forager is just one of the hive until the fateful day he emerges from his cocoon and finds himself in a strange house in an unknown realm…and he’s not alone. Bug will have to figure out where he is and how to get home, all the while dealing with the insidious General Electric. The General is after a metal that might change the fabric of life, and Forager must set out across the Multiverse to stop him!
“I am absolutely thrilled to have the first family of comics, the Allreds, producing BUG!: THE ADVENTURES OF FORAGER,” said Gerard Way, the man behind the Young Animal imprint. “This year, DC is celebrating the fantastic brain of Jack Kirby and this is our offering to that wonderful tribute. In Young Animal fashion, this miniseries takes an alternative look at a character from the past, Forager, who still has a few unturned stones in his history.”
“Ever since Mike and I read a battered copy of NEW GODS #9 in the waiting room before guitar lessons, we’ve loved Forager the Bug,” explains Lee Allred, writer on the project. “A kinetic action hero on one hand, an alienated, introspective youth on the other—he’s the quintessential Young Animal character. We’re taking Bug on a slam-bang, save-the-universe romp across DC’s Kirbyverse as we search for Bug’s true place in life. It’s a family team project about a family road trip. Don’t make us turn this Kirby car around!”
Way continues, “The imprint takes an unexpected approach with DC’s classic heroes, while at the same time keeping them fun and completely accessible, and this comic book is no exception. We are honored to have such talented creators at the top of their game working with the imprint, and we hope this is the first of many miniseries to head your way.”
