Volume 1
Bug! The Adventures of Forager (2017-)
Creative team Mike, Lee and Laura Allred take a mindbending trip through the Fourth World and beyond with Jack "King" Kirby's unlikeliest heroForager, the noble New God who thinks he's a bugin Bug! The Adventures of Forager.
After waking up in a mysterious basement with no memory of how he got there, Forager discovers two strange new companions who might have some answers. But before he can ask the mute girl ghost and her talking teddy bear how it is that he's even alive, the surreal trio find themselves in a desperate quest to stop a madman from capturing the last remaining shards of orichalcuma mystic metal with the power to make dreams reality!
In the ensuing scramble across the Multiverse, Forager will cross paths with countless more Kirby creations, from the Silver Age Sandman and Manhunter to Atlas and OMAC to the Black Racer himself! But when the New Gods come facetoface with destruction, can Forager embrace his destiny and once again save the entire universe?
The acclaimed Allred team (Batman '66, Silver Surfer, Madman) pays loving tribute to the undisputed King of Comics in Bug! The Adventures of Forager, part of DC's weird and wild Young Animal imprint! Collects issues #16.
Issue 1
Bug! The Adventures of Forager (2017-) #1
An all-new Young Animal miniseries begins! Forager is just one of the Hive before he breaks out of his cocoon and finds himself in a mysterious house in an unknown realm. There he meets all kinds of strange creatures: a ghostly girl, a talking teddy bear and otherworldly weirdos that have literally jumped out of his worst nightmares. But these interdimensional oddballs are nothing compared to the evil General Electric, who is on the hunt for a reality-bending metal that could alter the fabric of life itself. To stay one step ahead of him and preserve the multiverse, Forager must travel through alternate dimensions to seek the metal and, hopefully, catch up with that cagey stuffed bear. If he does it, will he finally be able to distinguish himself as a New God? DC's Young Animal celebrates Jack Kirby's centenary with this new six-issue miniseries-and who better to tackle this task than the Eisner Award-winning Allred clan! Featuring scripts by Lee Allred (BATMAN '66), art by Michael Allred (Silver Surfer) and colors by Laura Allred (Lady Killer), BUG! is truly a family affair.
Issue 2
Bug! The Adventures of Forager (2017-) #2
Bug's tumble through dimensions ends up taking him back in time, to the start of General Electric's mad scheme. In the remote Himalayas, the mad scientist leads his robot army in search of a precious magical metal. Sandman, Sandy, Blue Beetle and the Losers are already out in the snow looking to stop him, but only Bug knows that the fate of the multiverse hangs in the balance.
Issue 3
Bug! The Adventures of Forager (2017-) #3
Forager's latest tumble through time and space lands him in a rough wilderness. There he meets the muscleman Atlas, who himself has run afoul of Chagra, the mysterious figure that caused the reality shards that put Forager on this multidimensional trip to begin with. What happens when a Bug of New Genesis teams up with a legendary powerhouse like Atlas? It's a story we could only call "Atlas Bugged"!
Issue 4
Bug! The Adventures of Forager (2017-) #4
Bug meets Boston Brand, known more commonly as Deadman, one-time circus performer turned nomadic ghost. Deadman has now become trapped in a robotic body, and Bug's chase through dimensions and realities may just be the key to breaking the spook out of his tin can.
Issue 5
Bug! The Adventures of Forager (2017-) #5
In this issue, Bug's pursuit of Chagra takes him not to the past but to a strange future: The world that's coming! The latest reality shard pings Bug into OMAC's timeline at a point where things look dire for Buddy Blank. Is it possible that Buddy's family is the key to this whole thing? You could say that Chagra's scheme just might be a Blank slate!
Issue 6
Bug! The Adventures of Forager (2017-) #6
This is it: part six of "The Domino Effect"! Chagra promised he wouldn't alter reality until Forager returned to New Genesis, but did anyone actually believe him? Seems our beloved Bug might have. Luckily he's got a savvy teddy bear and ghost girl around to keep him focused, or else he might fall apart like a house of cards!