The Search For Kate Five (comic story)
The Search For Kate Five was a fifteen-page comic story, part of “Issue 5” of the Tales To Behold subseries of the webcomic The Cosmic Beholder. Written and drawn by Paul Hoppe, it was released both in webcomic form and in a limited print run.
Contents
Plot
The dust has cleared after Centennia's latest adventure, with her cautiously being back together with Captain Perfect. However, instead of enjoying this moment of peace, she can't help thinking about the Odds' recent adventure with Kate Five, and worrying about the possessed heroine. Googling her whereabouts, she hears that Kate clashed with some superheroes in Angel Falls, and decides to go there to make sure she's okay, with Captain Perfect joining her.
Following the lead of Kate and her friends having been seen at the Bleeding Rose, Centennia negotiates with Marcus while Perfect uses it as an excuse to sleep around with some of the patrons. Marcus agrees to fly the two heroes to Sark Island, where he recently took Kate Five's friends. Three minutes after being dropped off, however, the two heroes are captured by Ohmega. Questioning the intruders, the villains are almost amused to learn that they're looking for Kate Five, who teleported off mere moments before their arrival. Having heard what she needed to, Centennia easily breaks out of her restraints, to the genuinely-incapacitated Perfect's surprise, but before she can beat up the baddies, is interrupted by a phone call from Professor Madison, who announces with considerable amusement that in fact, Kate Five has just appeared back in New York, right in the Fortress of Evening.
Worldbuilding
Universes
- This story takes place entirely in Reality Z-25 31-H.
Continuity
- Centennia keeps thinking back to the Odds' adventure with Kate Five, i.e. COMIC: Symbiote Surprise;
- Centennia and Captain Perfect hear of Kate having “clashed with some supers in Angel Falls”, corresponding to the events of COMIC: Kate Five vs Symbiote - Chapter 2, COMIC: Kate Five vs Symbiote - Chapter 3 and PROSE: Angel Falls: Vengeance.
- They visit the Bleeding Rose, previously seen in COMIC: Kate Five vs Symbiote - Chapter 2 and COMIC: Kate Five vs Symbiote - Chapter 4.
- Marcus flies Centennia and Captain Perfect and Sark Island, after having done the same for Battle Angel and Nexus Girl in COMIC: Kate Five vs Symbiote - Chapter 5. This is referenced with him quipping “I should start an airline, seriously”.
- This story's ending dovetails into that of COMIC: Kate Five vs Symbiote - Chapter 6, setting up the full-on crossover between Kate Five and The Cosmic Beholder in COMIC: Kate Five vs Symbiote - Chapter 7.
Behind the scenes
Read online
The Search For Kate Five is available online on the Cosmic Beholder blog.
