Marvel released a couple of teaser ads earlier this month showcasing Elektra, Punisher, etc. with the tagline,
"______ For Hire". Finally, we know what those ads were all about - the new HEROES FOR HIRE book debuting in December 2010 written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA, to their fans) and drawn by Brad Walker (in short, the creative team from "
Nova" and "
Guardians of the Galaxy").
I predict that this will be the sleeper hit of 2011. After all, DnA could get you excited about a book featuring a talking tree, a gun-tottin' raccoon, an insane woman who may by the Celestial Madonna, Bug and... err... Star-Lord (?!?). Imagine what they could do with Ghost Rider, Punisher, Elektra, Iron Fist and Moon Knight! This is the dream team in comics working on the dream team of characters. I'm definitely reserving my ticket! :)
Updated (22-Sep-2010):
Interview with DnA at CBR!In the meantime, read this
interview at Newsarama with the new creators of "
Black Panther: Man Without Fear" - David Liss and Francesco Francavilla. I don't really know why people are complaining about "
Shadowland" and this book. Marvel is trying some great new stuff and thankfully moving away from event-driven books for a while.
