Scratch9

Publication history

Characters

The Nine Lives

• Scratch - A young, naive house cat living in present-day America.
• Garogga - An embattled smilodon, living in the wilderness of the ice age.
• Bektah - The Pharaoh's cat living in 1491 BC, Egypt invested with mystical abilities over the afterlife.
• Ichirou - A cat living in a Tibetan temple the 5th century. Master of martial arts.
• Writh - A witch's familiar living in Salem, Massachusetts, late 17th century. Practices green magic.
• D'Argent - A cat living in 18th century France, with powers of luck.
• Beeslebohm - The greatest mouser of the East London theater, circa late 19th century. Master of disguise and theatrics.
• N.3.K.0 - A cyborg cat from the 25th century. Various technological enhancements.
• Ix - A highly evolved cat from the "far, distant future." Various telepathic and telekinetic abilities.

  The Supporting Cast

• Penelope - Scratch's best friend, a young girl.
• Marco - A tiny Brussels griffon dog, with a tough attitude and a mistrust of humans.
• Pollo - A former game-fighting chicken, best friend of Marco.
• Squirrelly - A squirrel.
• Tejan - A clumsy cat, and friend to D'Argent.
• Carabas - A lonely man, and friend to D'Argent.
• Prince Menho - A young boy, destined to be king of Egypt, and friend to Bektah.
• Sarah Nunn - A witch practicing black magic, presumed master of Writh.
• T.I.C.K - A small, bug-like electronic companion to N.3.K.0.
• Meg'n - A protective wolf whom Garogga befriends.
• Tok - A wolf cub whom Garogga befriends.

  The Villains

• Dr. Schrödinger - Aged scientist, head of C.R.U.E.L., bent on transferring his mind into a stronger, more durable body.
• Strick - A cat with the ability to send Scratch back in time.
• The Cat Who Walks by Himself - An ancient, giant cat of supernatural origin, Strick's first aspect.
• Si Sawat - A treasure-hoarding cat inhabiting the mountains of old China. Strick's third aspect.
• Pluto - A one-eyed scoundrel of a cat, from London of the 1800s. Strick's sixth aspect.
• Orgul - Cat servant of Freyja, capable of generating winter storms. Strick's second aspect.
• Cat 13 - This cat is the subject of illegal genetic experiments, capable of self-cloning and mutation. Strick's eighth aspect.
• Aliento Ladrón - A warlock's familiar and black-magic practitioner. Strick's fourth aspect.
• Qitt - A cat with a mysterious third eye that is capable of seeing the future. Strick's fifth aspect.
• Za - A cat with an evolved brain from the far, distant future. Strick's ninth aspect.
• The Collector - A simple-minded freelancer who captures animals and sells them to C.R.U.E.L., not realizing they'll be subjected to experiments.
• Grizzbots - Large, bear-like, robotic henchmen of Dr. Schrödinger.
• Mecha-chims - Small, monkey-like, henchmen of Dr. Schrödinger.
• Amam - Mythic lion/crocodile/hippo hybrid demon of Egyptian mythology. Foe of Bektah.
• Gangtie Jutou - Chinese sun bear, invested with impenetrable armor. Foe of Ichirou.
• Astro Bat - Giant Bat-like creature from space. Foe of N.3.K.0.

  Organizations

• C.R.U.E.L. - Corporation for Research into the Ultimate Extension of Longevity - a scientific research corporation, notorious for animal-experimentation, headed up by Dr. Schrödinger
• F.E.R.A.L. - Free Earth Rescue Animal Legion - A 25th century global peace-keeping force composed of cybernetically enhanced animals.

  Titles published

• Scratch9 #1 - Sep 2010
• Scratch9 #2 - Oct 2010
• Scratch9 #3 - Dec 2010
• Scratch9 #4 - Jan 2011
• Scratch9 TPB - June 2011
• Scratch9 #1 - May 4, 2013
• Scratch9: Cat Tails #1 - July 2013
• Scratch9: Cat Tails #2 - September 2013
• Scratch9: Free Comic Book Day 2014 Edition - May 2014
• Scratch9: Cat of Nine Worlds #1 - June 2014
• Scratch9: Cat of Nine Worlds TPB - July 2015
• Scratch9: The Pet Project & Cat Tails TPB - October 2015