Embark upon an over-the-top pulp adventure of sex, violence, and sci-fi inspired by Conan, Savage Tales, Heavy Metal, and other comics you tried to hide from your parents. Thousands of years in the future, the human race—under the rule of an Eternal Empress—rules the stars. The Forged, a team of genetically-engineered warrior women cloned from Her Majesty—are the ultimate expression of her will, and soon they will face their greatest challenge…
A new creator-owned series, presented in an oversized, 64 page magazine format from Image Comics and the mind of co-creators/writers Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann and series artist/co-creator Mike Henderson.
THE FORGED #9
Written by: Greg Rucka & Eric Trautmann
Art by: Mike Henderson
Colors by: Nolan Woodard
Letters by: Ariana Maher
Edited by: Alejandro Arbona
CrazyJo must lead Scimitar-3 alongside two other Forged teams into T-space on a mission that spells genocide for the Phobes, while the KIA-listed Vic finds herself face to face with an old frenemy. On Throneworld, Davian enters an uneasy alliance with a Cassandra, but will their alliance reveal the Empress’s true agenda, or is it just part of a longer game?
Concludes the third story arc, THE ABADDON STRIKE.
(Collected in THE FORGED VOL. 03: THE ABADDON STRIKE.)
IMAGE COMICS | 64PGS | COLOR | MATURE READERS | $6.99
THE FORGED #8
Written by: Greg Rucka & Eric Trautmann
Art by: Mike Henderson
Colors by: Nolan Woodard
Letters by: Ariana Maher
Edited by: Alejandro Arbona
Vic is MIA and the mantle of leading Scimitar-3 falls to CrazyJo…if she doesn't crack first. At Court, Davian unravels intrigue as the Empress makes her own moves. Is she as erratic as she seems?
Part 2 (of 3) of the third story arc, THE ABADDON STRIKE.
(Collected in THE FORGED VOL. 03: THE ABADDON STRIKE.)
Image Comics | 64 pg. | Magazine Sized | Color | $6.99US
THE FORGED #7
Written by: Greg Rucka & Eric Trautmann
Art by: Mike Henderson
Colors by: Nolan Woodard
Letters by: Ariana Maher
Edited by: Alejandro Arbona
A NEW STORY ARC BEGINS!
War at the front! Vic and company join Forged teams Rapier and Gladius to bring the war against the Phobes to the Skull Nebula! Meanwhile, General Davian struggles to uncover just what the Empress—and her Cassandras—are up to!
Part 1 (of 3) of the third story arc, THE ABADDON STRIKE.
Image Comics | 64 pg. | Magazine Sized | Color | $6.99US
THE FORGED #6
Written by: Greg Rucka & Eric Trautmann
Art by: Mike Henderson
Colors by: Nolan Woodard
Letters by: Ariana Maher
Edited by: Alejandro Arbona
The second story arc concludes! Agents of the Empire attempt to murder Vic and the team in a variety of inventive and horrible ways, but it turns out it's all just a terrible misunderstanding! So, you know, it's just a standard day.
Also: Harpo gets laid!
(Collected in THE FORGED VOL. 02—HOME SWEET HOME.)
Image Comics | 64 pg. | Magazine Sized | Color | $6.99US
THE FORGED #5
Written by: Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann
Art: Mike Henderson
Cover: Mike Henderson (w Nolan Woodard)
Colors: Nolan Woodard
Letters: Ariana Maher
Editing: Alejandro Arbona
Layout, Logo, and Design: Trautmann
Vic attends a quiet, intimate breakfast with the Eternal Empress where absolutely no violence occurs, while the rest of the team similarly engage in genteel R&R. And if you believe that, we’ve got a planet to sell you, barely used, mineral rights intact.
(Also available with a 20th Anniversary Walking Dead variant cover.)
(Collected in THE FORGED VOL. 02—HOME SWEET HOME.)
Image Comics | 64 pg. | Magazine Sized | Color | $6.99US
THE FORGED #4
Written by: Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann
Art: Mike Henderson
Cover: Mike Henderson (w Nolan Woodard)
Colors: Nolan Woodard
Letters: Ariana Maher
Editing: Alejandro Arbona
Layout, Logo, and Design: Trautmann
A new story arc launches here!
Following the events of Operation: Black Box, Vic and her team of Forged find themselves back on Throneworld and in an environment even more lethal—the realm of Imperial politics, where people will kill to keep their secrets.
(Collected in THE FORGED VOL. 02—HOME SWEET HOME.)
Image Comics | 64 pg. | Magazine Sized | Color | $6.99US
THE FORGED #3
Written by: Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann
Art: Mike Henderson
Cover: Mike Henderson (w Nolan Woodard)
Colors: Nolan Woodard
Letters: Ariana Maher
Editing: Alejandro Arbona
Layout, Logo, and Design: Trautmann
Image Comics | 64 pg. | Magazine Sized | Color | $5.99US
THE FORGED #2
Written by: Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann
Art: Mike Henderson
Cover: Mike Henderson (w Nolan Woodard)
Colors: Nolan Woodard
Letters: Ariana Maher
Editing: Alejandro Arbona
Layout, Logo, and Design: Trautmann
Image Comics | 64 pg. | Magazine Sized | Color | $5.99US
THE FORGED #1
Written by: Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann
Art by: Mike Henderson
Cover: Mike Henderson (w Nolan Woodard)
Colors: Nolan Woodard
Letters: Ariana Maher
Editing: Alejandro Arbona
Layout, Logo, and Design: Trautmann
In the 11th Millennium of the rule of the Eternal Empress, a squad of planet-smashing super soldiers find their routine mission to be anything but. These are the Forged. They take no prisoners. Written by GREG RUCKA & ERIC TRAUTMANN and brought to the page by MIKE HENDERSON, embark upon an over-the-top pulp adventure of sex, violence, and sci-fi in an oversized, 64-page magazine format.
(Collected in THE FORGED VOL. 01—OPERATION: BLACK BOX.)
Image Comics | 64 pg. | Magazine Sized | Color | $5.99US