Exclusive: Dive into Mark Russell and Russ Braun’s The Forgotten Divine with Character Blurbs
AHOY Comics has made its reputation on witty satires, acclaimed creators, and a commitment to bold and risk-taking storytelling. Now the publisher is launching its debut Kickstarter for The Forgotten Divine, a satirical science fiction drama from writer Mark Russell and artist Russ Braun. The inaugural campaign from the publisher that asks its readers to Expect More will offer exclusive campaign-only covers, unique AHOY goodies, and more tantalizing perks yet to be announced. Sign up here to be notified when the campaign goes live.
Meet Rodney Coleman, an unhoused veteran whose sleep is haunted by dreams of a faraway planet. (At least, he thinks they’re dreams.) Soon Coleman connects with others plagued by dreams of the same world and finds himself at the head of a UFO cult. The group’s shared effort to understand their visions is heartfelt at first—but over time it descends into unreality, conspiracy, paranoia, violence, and conceivably… revelation.
We have an exclusive look at the characters with blurbs from Russell and art by Braun. Check it out below and sign up now so you don’t miss out when this launches!
Rodney: A homeless veteran whose visions of an alien world start a global movement that would become known as The Forgotten Divine. An explosives expert in Afghanistan, he returns home to a country that now considers him a liability. But his visions give him a sense of purpose he never had on the battlefield.
Doc: Rodney’s mental health therapist. A better friend than therapist, Doc is divorced and lives alone in a house with no pets and only one fork. The only inhabited house in a deserted cul-de-sac, he goes from trying to talk Rodney down from his visions to being a dedicated believer in The Forgotten Divine.
Willemina: Willemina was working at a museum of the weird when she became an oddity herself. Having strange visions, she had no idea what to make of them until she saw a poster for a support group looking for people who were having dreams at once too real and too alien to just be dreams.
Toby: A ten year-old girl who has the strongest and most detailed visions of anyone in The Forgotten Divine. She comes to be seen as a prophet by those who share her affliction/calling.
Agent Reeve: An FBI agent and psychologist, she is willing to do whatever it takes to infiltrate The Forgotten Divine and prevent what she fears will be another Jonestown or Waco. TA dedication which puts her on a collision course with the very people she’s trying to save.
