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Everyone is a superhero in their own way

FutureGen Comics exists to help people and organizations see themselves as the hero of the story. Here is how a single comic for a single kid became a whole universe.

Our origin

It started with one girl and one comic

A young girl was told that comic books are for boys. Founder Keith A. Harris and his wife did not accept that, so they made her a comic book of her own, with a hero she could see herself in. The joy on her face was the spark. From that one book, Keith went on to create the FutureGen Universe and its 100+ original characters, all built on a simple belief: everyone deserves to be the hero of their own story.

A father sketching a superheroine at the kitchen table while his daughter watches
Founder Keith A. Harris marking up script pages and sketches at his desk

The founder

Keith A. Harris

Keith is the founder and president of FutureGen Comics, an award-winning entrepreneur and a published comic writer. A graduate of West Virginia State University and an alum of Twinsburg High School, he built FutureGen to turn representation and imagination into real, published books, for kids, families, and organizations alike.

The team

The creators who bring it to life

A studio is only as good as its artists and writers. These are some of the creators who have brought FutureGen stories to the page.

Founder Keith A. Harris marking up script pages and sketches at his desk

Keith A. Harris

Founder, president, writer

Keith is the founder and president of FutureGen Comics, an award-winning entrepreneur and a published comic writer. A graduate of West Virginia State University and an alum of Twinsburg High School, he started the studio in 2016 after he and his wife made a comic for a young girl who had been told comic books are for boys. That one book grew into the FutureGen Universe of 100+ original characters, and into custom comics for families, schools, nonprofits, and organizations.

Portrait of lead writer Lee A. Gooden

Lee A. Gooden

Lead writer

Lee is an award-winning poet, playwright, and independent comics writer from upstate New York, and a freelance journalist and reviewer whose work has appeared in The Post Star, Times Union, and The Saratogian. He is the lead writer at FutureGen and also has an ongoing run on Valor Comics' KOGS and ROMY. His short comic "Eisegesis," from the anthology BorderX: A Crisis in Graphic Detail, was showcased at MIT and at a Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities symposium.

Curt Wilson

Head illustrator

Curt is a South African comic book writer, artist, and independent creator known for original stories that mix cinematic action, emotionally driven characters, and big themes. Before comics, he was a stand-up comedian and the founder of Evil Raccoon Comedy, and he brings that sense of timing and dialogue to the page. He oversees every stage of his own books, from writing and penciling to inks, colors, lettering, and design. He is the creator of The Ascenders, a series about university students thrown into extraordinary circumstances.

Luca Cicchetti

Creator

Jeremy Stokes

Creator

The creative process

From idea to finished comic in five phases

1

Imagine It

We shape the story and characters with you.

2

Sketch It

First pencils show our take on your world.

3

Ink It

We make the linework official.

4

Color It

Color and depth bring it alive.

5

Deliver It

The finished comic is yours to keep.

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